เน่า

nâo

Meanings

1NounA2

rotten; decayed; spoiled

gone bad due to decomposition, especially food or organic matter; foul-smelling

Examples

ปลาbplaaปลาbplaa1fish (animal)2fish (as food)3classifier: fishที่วางtêe waangที่วางtêe waangstand; rack; holderทิ้งไว้tíng wáiทิ้งไว้tíng wái1[to] leave [sth] to sit/remain (for a time)2[to] leave behind [sth]ข้างนอกkâang nôkข้างนอกkâang nôk1outside; outdoors2the outside; exteriorเน่าnâoเน่าnâo1rotten; decayed; spoiled2[to] rot; decay; go bad3corrupt; rotten (fig.)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)กลิ่นแรงglìn raengกลิ่นแรงglìn raengstrong/pungent smellมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
The fish left outside has gone bad; the smell is very strong.
2NounB1

[to] rot; decay; go bad

to spoil or decompose, especially organic matter over time

Examples

ผักpàkผักpàk1CL: bunch; bundle (regional/dialectal)2vegetable(s)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotลืมleuumลืมleuum1[to] forget2[to] leave behind (by forgetting)3forget to; omit unintentionallyไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)3so that; in order to4for later; in reserve5[to] leave (something) as is6[to] set aside; reserveในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ตู้เย็นdtôo yenตู้เย็นdtôo yenrefrigerator; fridgeหลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2many; numerous (as a pronoun)วันwanวันwan1day2daytime; daylight3classifier: daysเริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toเน่าnâoเน่าnâo1rotten; decayed; spoiled2[to] rot; decay; go bad3corrupt; rotten (fig.)และláeและláeand (coordinating)มีกลิ่นmee glìnมีกลิ่นmee glìn[to] have a smell; [to] give off an odorแรงraengแรงraeng1strong; intense; severe2force; strength; power3hard; strongly (adverbial use)
The vegetables forgotten in the fridge for several days have started to rot and smell strong.
3NounB2

corrupt; rotten (fig.)

morally corrupt, dysfunctional, or very bad in quality (informal/figurative, e.g., ระบบเน่า)

Examples

เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)บ่นbònบ่นbòn1to nag2complaint; grumbling (speech)3to complain; grumbleว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeระบบrá-bòpระบบrá-bòp1system; organized method2arrangement; orderสมัครเรียนsà-màk riianสมัครเรียนsà-màk riian1[to] apply for admission2[to] enroll/register (for a course)ออนไลน์on-laaiออนไลน์on-laai1online (connected to the internet)2online; on the internet; digitallyเน่าnâoเน่าnâo1rotten; decayed; spoiled2[to] rot; decay; go bad3corrupt; rotten (fig.)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyเข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3[to] understand4[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)5[to] fit; suit; match6[to] begin; start; take effect7cooked rice8riceไม่ได้mâi 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)ทั้งวันtáng wanทั้งวันtáng wanall day; the whole day
The kids complained that the online enrollment system was so bad that they couldn’t log in all day.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

เสียsĭiaเสียsĭia1broken; out of order2[to] pay3late; deceased4polite intensifier (after verbs/adjectives)5sadly; unfortunately (final particle)6[to] lose; forfeit; waste7spoiled; ruined; gone bad
  • broken; out of order
  • [to] pay
  • late; deceased
  • polite intensifier (after verbs/adjectives)
  • sadly; unfortunately (final particle)
  • [to] lose; forfeit; waste
  • spoiled; ruined; gone bad
เน่าเสียnâo sĭiaเน่าเสียnâo sĭia1rotten; spoiled; decayed; putrid2[to] rot; [to] spoil; [to] decay3corrupted; degraded (fig.)
  • rotten; spoiled; decayed; putrid
  • [to] rot; [to] spoil; [to] decay
  • corrupted; degraded (fig.)
เฟะféเฟะfé1rotten; mushy; soggy; overripe2morally corrupt; rotten (figurative)
  • rotten; mushy; soggy; overripe
  • morally corrupt; rotten (figurative)
เสื่อมsèuamเสื่อมsèuam1[to] deteriorate; decline2degraded; deteriorated; degenerate
  • [to] deteriorate; decline
  • degraded; deteriorated; degenerate
บูดbòotบูดbòot1spoiled; sour (food)2[to] spoil; go sour
  • spoiled; sour (food)
  • [to] spoil; go sour