แผลง(plăeng)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] shoot; fire (a weapon)

to discharge or shoot a weapon, such as a gun, arrow, or cannon (e.g., แผลงศร ‘shoot an arrow’)

In the fairy tale, the prince shot an arrow at the giant.

2VerbB2

[to] distort; twist (meaning/usage)

to change something from its original or proper form; to warp or twist the meaning, wording, or usage (e.g., แผลงคำ)

The word 'damnoen' (to proceed) is a word transformed from 'doen' (to walk).

3AdjectiveB2

mischievous; prankish (colloq.)

playfully naughty in a way that causes minor trouble or teasing; often in colloquial expressions (e.g., เล่นแผลง ๆ)

The kids like to be playfully naughty when the teacher is not in the classroom.

4VerbB2

[to] act up; play a prank; do something wild (colloq.)

to behave in a troublesome, daring, or prankish way; to do something out of the ordinary for fun or mischief (colloquial)

Last night, some teenagers were acting up, riding their noisy motorcycles and disturbing the whole alley.