เถื่อน
tèuuan
Meanings
1NounB1
illegal; illicit; unauthorized
not permitted by law or without official approval or registration
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillซื้อséuซื้อséu1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offแผ่นpàenแผ่นpàen1sheet; slab; panel2disc; plate; record3tectonic plate (geo.)4classifier for flat itemsเกมgaymเกมgaym1game; match2video game3set (in sports)เถื่อนtèuuanเถื่อนtèuuan1illegal; illicit; unauthorized2unlicensed; bootleg; pirated3wild; uncivilized; rough4off the grid; outside official systemsจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)ตลาดนัดdtà-làat nátตลาดนัดdtà-làat nátperiodic/open-air market; pop-up marketซึ่งsêungซึ่งsêung1which; that (relative pronoun)2which/and this; introducing explanationไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ถูกกฎหมายtòok gòt-măaiถูกกฎหมายtòok gòt-măailegal; lawful
He bought a pirated game disc at the flea market, which is illegal.
2NounB2
unlicensed; bootleg; pirated
produced, distributed, or operated without a license or proper authorization
Examples
ร้านนั้นráan nánร้านนั้นráan nánthat shop; that storeขายkăaiขายkăai1[to] sell [sth]2for sale; for purchase3[to] sell oneself; prostitute oneselfบุหรี่bù-rèeบุหรี่bù-rèecigaretteเถื่อนtèuuanเถื่อนtèuuan1illegal; illicit; unauthorized2unlicensed; bootleg; pirated3wild; uncivilized; rough4off the grid; outside official systemsที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotไม่มีmâi meeไม่มีmâi mee1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockฉลากchà-làakฉลากchà-làak1label; tag (on a product)2raffle/lot-drawing slipภาษาไทยpaa-săa taiภาษาไทยpaa-săa tai1Thai language2Thai (school subject)3Thai-language; in Thai
That shop sells illicit cigarettes without Thai labels.
3NounB2
wild; uncivilized; rough
lacking order, refinement, or adherence to social norms; primitive or brutal in behavior or condition
Examples
บรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàat1atmosphere; ambience2atmosphere (gaseous envelope)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ค่ายkâaiค่ายkâai1camp; encampment2fee; charge3label; company (entertainment/media)4camp (classifier)นั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)ดูdooดูdoo1consult; get advice from2try; have a go3[to] divine; tell fortune4[to] examine; check; inspect5[to] seem; appear6[to] look; watch; seeเถื่อนtèuuanเถื่อนtèuuan1illegal; illicit; unauthorized2unlicensed; bootleg; pirated3wild; uncivilized; rough4off the grid; outside official systemsเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingไม่มีmâi meeไม่มีmâi mee1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockระเบียบrá-bìiapระเบียบrá-bìiap1regulation; administrative rule2order; orderliness3discipline4procedure; protocolและláeและláeand (coordinating)ผู้คนpôo konผู้คนpôo konpeople; the publicมักmákมักmák1often; usually2[to] tend to; usually [do sth]3fond of; inclined toใช้กำลังchái gam-langใช้กำลังchái gam-lang[to] use force; [to] use violenceแก้ปัญหาgâe bpan-hăaแก้ปัญหาgâe bpan-hăa1[to] solve; fix; resolve a problem2[to] address/mitigate; [to] troubleshoot
The atmosphere in that camp felt rough and unruly because there was no order and people often used force to solve problems.
4NounC1
off the grid; outside official systems
existing or operating outside regulated or formal systems or oversight (e.g., settlements, utilities, markets); figurative
Examples
ชุมชนchum-chonชุมชนchum-chon1community2community (online/interest-based)ตรงdtrongตรงdtrong1straight (not bent)2direct; straightforward; frank3[to] be straight; align4directly; straight (direction/path)5exact; matching; correspondingชายคลองchaai klongชายคลองchaai klongcanal bankเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsชุมชนchum-chonชุมชนchum-chon1community2community (online/interest-based)เถื่อนtèuuanเถื่อนtèuuan1illegal; illicit; unauthorized2unlicensed; bootleg; pirated3wild; uncivilized; rough4off the grid; outside official systemsเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)ไม่มีmâi meeไม่มีmâi mee1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockทะเบียนบ้านtá-biian bâanทะเบียนบ้านtá-biian bâan1household registration book2household register; household registrationและláeและláeand (coordinating)ระบบrá-bòpระบบrá-bòp1system; organized method2arrangement; orderน้ำไฟnám faiน้ำไฟnám faiutilities (water and electricity)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)รัฐrátรัฐrát1state; government2the public sector
The settlement by the canal is an informal settlement because it has no house registration or state-provided utilities.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ผิดกฎหมายpìt gòt-măaiผิดกฎหมายpìt gòt-măai1illegal; unlawful2illegally
- illegal; unlawful
- illegally
ป่าจัดbpàa jàtป่าจัดbpàa jàt1very dense forest2extremely wild/uncivilized (figurative)
- very dense forest
- extremely wild/uncivilized (figurative)
ป่าเถื่อนbpàa tèuuanป่าเถื่อนbpàa tèuuanbarbaric; savage; uncivilized
barbaric; savage; uncivilized
ใต้ดินdtâi dinใต้ดินdtâi din1underground; subterranean2the subway/metro (colloquial)3clandestine; illicit; underground (movement/market)
- underground; subterranean
- the subway/metro (colloquial)
- clandestine; illicit; underground (movement/market)
โจรสลัดjohn sà-làtโจรสลัดjohn sà-làt1pirate (sea robber)2pirated; bootleg
- pirate (sea robber)
- pirated; bootleg