เคร่ง

krêng

Meanings

1NounB1

strict; rigorous

very strict or exacting about rules, standards, or discipline

Examples

ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3teacher (classifier; formal)คนนี้kon néeคนนี้kon néethis personเคร่งkrêngเคร่งkrêng1strict; rigorous2stern; serious3devout; piousเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesเวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4time (classifier) [rare/idiomatic]เข้าเรียนสายkâo riian săaiเข้าเรียนสายkâo riian săai[to] be late for classไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
This teacher is strict about time; you absolutely cannot come to class late.
2NounB2

stern; serious

serious and severe in manner; not lighthearted

Examples

วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)หัวหน้าhŭua nâaหัวหน้าhŭua nâa1boss; supervisor2leader; chiefเคร่งkrêngเคร่งkrêng1strict; rigorous2stern; serious3devout; piousมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyไม่มีmâi meeไม่มีmâi mee1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverกล้าglâaกล้าglâa1brave; courageous2to dare3seedling; young plant4bravely; boldlyพูดเล่นpôot lênพูดเล่นpôot lên[to] joke; [to] kidในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ห้องประชุมhông bprà-chumห้องประชุมhông bprà-chummeeting room; conference room
Today the boss was very serious; no one dared to joke in the meeting room.
3NounB2

devout; pious

strictly observant or highly devoted in religious practice

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเคร่งkrêngเคร่งkrêng1strict; rigorous2stern; serious3devout; piousเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesถือศีลtĕu sĭnถือศีลtĕu sĭn[to] observe Buddhist preceptsในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)วันพระwan práวันพระwan práBuddhist holy/observance day (uposatha)และláeและláeand (coordinating)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)พลาดไปplâat bpaiพลาดไปplâat bpai[to] have missed [sth]; [to] have made a mistakeวัดwátวัดwát1to gauge; assess2Buddhist temple3to measureเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
He is devout about observing precepts on Buddhist holy days and never misses going to the temple.

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