อินดี้
in-dêeMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
indie; non-mainstream; independent
Related to an independent, non-mainstream style or production, especially in music, film, art, or fashion.
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วงwongวงwong1circle; ring2band; musical group3group; circle (of people)4classifier: sets (musical groups, rings)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ทำเพลงtam-pleengทำเพลงtam-pleeng1[to] make music; [to] produce a song2[to] dawdle; [to] waste timeแนวอินดี้nɛɛo-in-dîiแนวอินดี้nɛɛo-in-dîiindie style; alternative genreและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ปล่อยbplɔ̀iปล่อยbplɔ̀i1[to] let go; release2[to] allow; let3[to] emit; discharge4[to] release (media/info)5[to] neglect; let [sth] slideเองeengเองeeng1oneself; personally; by oneself2only; just; merely3exactly that/itselfโดยdooiโดยdooi1by; via; through2in a ... way; -ly3according to; in accordance withไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)สังกัดsǎng-gàtสังกัดsǎng-gàt1[to] be affiliated with; belong to2affiliation; membership3under; attached toค่ายใหญ่kâai-yàiค่ายใหญ่kâai-yài1large camp2major label; major company
This band makes indie-style music and releases it themselves without a major label.
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ภาพยนตร์pâap-pá-yonอินดี้in-dêeเรื่องrêuuangนั้นnánได้dâiรางวัลraang-wanจากjàakเทศกาลtêht-sà-gaanหนังnăngต่างประเทศdtàang bprà-têht
That indie film won an award at an international film festival.
เธอtəəชอบchɔ̂ɔpเสื้อผ้าsʉ̂ʉa-pâaแนวอินดี้nɛɛo-in-dîiที่tîiออกแบบɔ̀ɔk-bɛ̀ɛpโดยdooiดีไซเนอร์dii-sai-nə̂əท้องถิ่นtɔ́ɔng-tìnเพราะprɔ́สะท้อนsà-tɔ́ɔnความคิดสร้างสรรค์kwaam-kít-sâang-sǎnที่tîiไม่mâiตามกระแสdtaam-grà-sɛ̌ɛ
She likes indie-style clothing designed by local designers because it reflects creativity that doesn’t follow the mainstream.
ซาวด์อินดี้saao-in-dîiของkɔ̌ɔngอัลบั้มal-bâmนี้níiผสมโฟล์กpà-sǒm-fooกับgàpอิเล็กทรอนิกì-lék-trɔɔ-níkอย่างyàangพอดีpɔɔ-diiทำให้tam-hâiโดดเด่นdòot-dèenจากjàakกระแสหลักgrà-sɛ̌ɛ-làk
The indie sound of this album blends folk and electronic just right, making it stand out from the mainstream.
2NounB2
an indie person; non-mainstream person
A person who follows an independent, non-mainstream style or subculture.
Examples
เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)สายอินดี้sǎai-in-dîiสายอินดี้sǎai-in-dîiindie crowd/type; indie folksชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)แต่งตัวdtɛ̀ng-dtuuaแต่งตัวdtɛ̀ng-dtuua1[to] get dressed; dress [oneself]2[to] dress [sb]; clothe [sb]3[to] dress up; dress stylishly; wear a costumeไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ตามกระแสdtaam-grà-sɛ̌ɛตามกระแสdtaam-grà-sɛ̌ɛ1[to] follow the trend; go with the flow2in line with trends; because it's popularและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeวงดนตรีwong-don-dtriiวงดนตรีwong-don-dtriiband; music ensembleเองeengเองeeng1oneself; personally; by oneself2only; just; merely3exactly that/itself
My friend is indie; he dresses off-trend and runs his own band.
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เธอterดูdooอินดี้in-dêeตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeทรงผมsong pŏmไปจนถึงbpai jon tĕungงานศิลปะngaan sĭn-là-bpàที่têeเธอterทำเองtam engทั้งหมดtáng mòt
She looks indie from her hairstyle to the entirely self-made artwork she creates.
คนkonอินดี้in-dêeมักmákยึดyéutวิถีwí-tĕeของตัวเองkŏng dtuua ayngไม่mâiยอมyomถูกtòokนิยามní-yaamด้วยdûuayแฟชั่นfae-chânกระแสหลักgrà-săe làk
Indie people tend to follow their own path and refuse to be defined by mainstream fashion.
เขาkăoเริ่มrêrmจากjàakเป็นbpenเด็กdèkอินดี้in-dêeในnaiซอยsoiเล็กๆlék lékก่อนจะgòn jàค่อยๆkôi kôiสร้างsâangวัฒนธรรมย่อยwát-tá-ná-tam yôiของตัวเองkŏng dtuua ayngในnaiกลุ่มเพื่อนglùm pêuuan
He started as an indie kid in a small alley and gradually built his own subculture among friends.
3AdjectiveB2
individualistic; unconventional (colloquial)
Doing things in one's own way rather than following what other people expect or usually do.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringอินดี้in-dêeอินดี้in-dêe1indie; non-mainstream; independent2an indie person; non-mainstream person3individualistic; unconventional (colloquial)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forไปเที่ยวbpai tîiaoไปเที่ยวbpai tîiao1[to] go out for fun; hang out2[to] travel for leisure; go on a trip; go sightseeing3[to] drop by for fun; pay a casual visitตอนไหนdton năiตอนไหนdton năiwhen?; what time?ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)รอrorรอror1[to] wait2[to] wait for; awaitให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverว่างwâangว่างwâang1free; not busy2empty; vacant3[to] be idle; be unoccupiedตรงกันdtrong ganตรงกันdtrong gan1matching; coincident; in agreement2[to] match; coincide (with)
He does things his own way: whenever he feels like taking a trip, he goes, rarely waiting until others are free too.
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เพื่อนpêuuanคนนี้kon néeอินดี้in-dêeมากmâakชอบchôpกินginของหวานkŏng wăanก่อนอาหารgòn aa-hăanคาวkaaoต่างจากdtàang jàakคนอื่นkon èunในกลุ่มnai glùm
This friend really does things their own way, preferring dessert before the main course, unlike everyone else in the group.
ถึงtĕungทุกคนtúk konจะjàเชียร์chiaให้hâiเขาkăoรับงานráp ngaanบริษัทใหญ่bò-rí-sàt yàiเขาkăoก็gâwยังyangอินดี้in-dêeเลือกlêuuakกลับไปglàp bpaiทำสวนtam sŭuanที่บ้านtêe bâanเพราะpráwอยากyàakใช้ชีวิตchái chee-wítในnaiแบบbàepของตัวเองkŏng dtuua ayng
Although everyone encouraged him to take a job at a big company, he went his own way and chose to return home to farm because he wanted to live life on his own terms.
หัวหน้าhŭua nâaค่อนข้างkôn kâangอินดี้in-dêeแม้máeทีมteemจะjàเสนอsà-nĕrวิธีwí-teeที่têeใช้cháiกันganทั่วไปtûua bpaiเขาkăoก็gâwมักเลือกmák lêuuakทำตามtam dtaamแนวทางnaeo taangของตัวเองkŏng dtuua ayng
The boss tends to do things his own way; even when the team proposes a standard method, he usually chooses his own approach.
Word Breakdown
อินinอินin1in bounds (sports)2[to] be emotionally absorbed (slang)3fashionable; trendy (loan, informal)4into; enthusiastic about (slang)in bounds (sports)Part 1
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อินดี้in-dêeอินดี้in-dêeindie; non-mainstream; independentindie; non-mainstream; independentWord