เกเร

gay-ray

Meanings

1NounA2

disobedient; troublesome; misbehaving

Disobedient; troublesome; misbehaving (often said of children or students). Example: เด็กเกเร (a misbehaving child)

Examples

เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young person (informal)3classifier: childrenคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)เกเรgay-rayเกเรgay-ray1disobedient; troublesome; misbehaving2[to] act up; [to] cause trouble3hostile; defiant (archaic)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยอมyomยอมyom1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)ทำการtam gaanทำการtam gaan1[to] carry out; conduct; perform; execute2[to] operate; be in operation; be open (for business)บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: houses/buildings (residences)
That child is naughty and refuses to do homework.
2NounA2

[to] act up; [to] cause trouble

[to] behave in a way that causes trouble or disorder. Example: นักเรียนเกเร (a troublesome student)

Examples

เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young person (informal)3classifier: childrenห้องhôngห้องhông1room2classifier: roomsข้างๆkâang kâangข้างๆkâang kâang1beside; next to2nearby; at the side; next door3adjacent; neighboring; next-door4the adjacent person/place (elliptical)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)เกเรgay-rayเกเรgay-ray1disobedient; troublesome; misbehaving2[to] act up; [to] cause trouble3hostile; defiant (archaic)ทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ห้องเรียนhông riianห้องเรียนhông riianclassroomวุ่นวายwûn waaiวุ่นวายwûn waai1chaotic; disorderly; hectic2troublesome; bothersome3[to] fuss; meddle; make a fuss
The kids in the next class are unruly, making the classroom chaotic.
3NounC2

hostile; defiant (archaic)

Archaic/old usage: hostile, defiant, or disloyal toward authority.

Examples

ขุนนางkŭn naangขุนนางkŭn naangnoble; aristocrat; court officialบางคนbaang konบางคนbaang konsome people; some personsถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3proper; morally right4to be correct/right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6by (passive marker)กล่าวหาglàao hăaกล่าวหาglàao hăa1[to] accuse [sb] (of [sth])2[to] allege; accuse3[to] charge (formally)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเกเรgay-rayเกเรgay-ray1disobedient; troublesome; misbehaving2[to] act up; [to] cause trouble3hostile; defiant (archaic)ต่อdtòต่อdtò1[to] bargain; haggle2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] continue; go on4subsequently; then (adverbial sequence)5[to] connect; attach; join6next; following; subsequentราชสำนักrâat-chá-săm-nákราชสำนักrâat-chá-săm-nák1royal court2court circlesเมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2when (past time marker)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยอมyomยอมyom1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)ปฏิบัติตามbpà-dtì-bàt dtaamปฏิบัติตามbpà-dtì-bàt dtaam[to] comply with [sth]; abide by [sth]; follow [sth]; obey [sb/sth]พระราชโองการprá-râat-chá-ohng-gaanพระราชโองการprá-râat-chá-ohng-gaanroyal command; royal decreeอย่างเคร่งครัดyàang krêng-krátอย่างเคร่งครัดyàang krêng-krátstrictly; rigorously; stringently
Some nobles were accused of being defiant toward the royal court when they refused to strictly follow the royal decree.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

เกgayเกgay1stylish; chic; cool (slang)2gay (slang/informal)Part 1
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เรrayเรray1we; us2I; me (informal)Part 2
เกเรgay-rayเกเรgay-raydisobedient; troublesome; misbehaving