อาจหาญ
àat-hǎanMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
daring; audacious; bold
Brave and daring, often in a way that challenges a superior force, authority, or convention; audacious.
Examples
ทหารtá-hǎanทหารtá-hǎan1soldier; service member2the military; armed forces3military (as modifier)นายnaaiนายnaai1Mr. (male title)2boss; employer; superior3chief; leader; master4you (informal, usually to a male peer)นั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)อาจหาญàat-hǎanอาจหาญàat-hǎan1daring; audacious; bold2boldly; with daringมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerคัดค้านkát-káanคัดค้านkát-káan[to] oppose; object (to)คำkamคำkam1word; term2classifier for words/utterances3speech; saying; utteranceสั่งของsàng-kɔ̌ɔngสั่งของsàng-kɔ̌ɔng[to] order goods; [to] order thingsผู้บังคับบัญชาpûu-bang-káp-ban-chaaผู้บังคับบัญชาpûu-bang-káp-ban-chaasuperior; commander; supervisor
That soldier was very audacious to object to his commander's order.
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ไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiอาจหาญàat-hǎanพอpɔɔที่จะtîi-jàทูลtuunทัดทานtát-taanความคิดkwaam-kítของkɔ̌ɔngพระราชาprá-raa-chaa
No one was daring enough to speak against the king's idea.
เขาkǎoเป็นbpenนักเขียนnák-kǐianเพียงpiiangไม่กี่mâi-gìiคนkonที่tîiมีmiiความkwaamอาจหาญàat-hǎanในnaiการวิพากษ์วิจารณ์gaan-wí-pâak-wí-jaanรัฐบาลเผด็จการrát-tà-baan-pà-dèt-gaanอย่างตรงไปตรงมาyàang-dtrong-bpai-dtrong-maa
He is one of the few writers audacious enough to openly criticize the dictatorial government.
ความคิดkwaam-kítของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəที่tîiอาจหาญàat-hǎanท้าทายtáa-taaiขนบธรรมเนียมkà-nòp-tam-niiamเก่าแก่gào-gɛ̀ɛของkɔ̌ɔngสังคมsǎng-komทำให้เกิดtam-hâi-gə̀ətทั้งtángเสียงชื่นชมsǐiang-chʉ̂ʉn-chomและlɛ́คำตำหนิkam-dtam-nì
Her audacious ideas that challenged the society's age-old traditions brought both praise and criticism.
2AdverbB2
boldly; with daring
In a bold, brave way; without fear of risk or authority.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพูดpûutพูดpûut1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutความจริงkwaam-jingความจริงkwaam-jing1truth; fact2actually; in fact; to tell the truthออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maa1[to] come out; emerge2[to] be released; be made public3[to] turn out; end up4[to] come forward; speak outอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4like; as; such as5in the manner of; -lyอาจหาญàat-hǎanอาจหาญàat-hǎan1daring; audacious; bold2boldly; with daringต่อหน้าdtɔ̀ɔ-nâaต่อหน้าdtɔ̀ɔ-nâa1in front of; to someone's face2before; in the presence ofทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybody
He spoke the truth boldly in front of everyone.
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นักดับเพลิงnák-dàp-pləəngคนkonนั้นnánวิ่งwîngเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiอาคารaa-kaanที่tîiไฟไหม้fai-mâiอย่างyàangอาจหาญàat-hǎan
That firefighter ran into the burning building in a bold, brave way.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàรู้rúuว่าwâaเสี่ยงอันตรายsìiang-an-dtà-raaiเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยังyangตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiเผชิญหน้าpà-chəən-nâaกับgàpศัตรูsàt-dtruuอย่างyàangอาจหาญàat-hǎanเพียงลำพังpiiang-lam-pang
Even knowing the danger, he still decided to face the enemy boldly by himself.
เธอtəəรับผิดชอบráp-pìt-chɔ̂ɔpโครงการใหญ่kroong-gaan-yàiที่tîiไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiกล้าglâaทำtamอย่างyàangอาจหาญàat-hǎanและlɛ́สุดท้ายsùt-táaiก็gɔ̂ทำtamมันmanสำเร็จsǎm-rèt
She boldly took responsibility for the big project that no one else dared to do, and in the end, she succeeded.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -จ, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
àat
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
อาจàatอาจàat1may; might (possibility)2possibly; perhaps3able; capable (literary/formal)may; might (possibility)Part 1
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หาญhǎanหาญhǎan1brave; bold; courageous (formal/literary)2[to] dare; venture; have the audacity to (formal/literary)brave; bold; courageous (formal/literary)Part 2
อาจหาญàat-hǎanอาจหาญàat-hǎandaring; audacious; bolddaring; audacious; boldWord