แมงดา
mɛɛng-daaMeanings
1NounB1
giant water bug
a type of large, edible water insect (Lethocerus indicus), often used in Thai cuisine for its distinct aroma.
Examples
ยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)ของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)น้ำพริกnáam-príkน้ำพริกnáam-príkchili paste; chili dipแมงดาmɛɛng-daaแมงดาmɛɛng-daa1giant water bug2pimp (slang)3kept man; freeloader (slang)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
My grandmother really likes to eat chili paste with giant water bug.
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This bowl of chili paste is very fragrant; did you add giant water bug to it?
ตอนกลางคืนdtɔɔn-glaang-kʉʉnชาวบ้านchaao-bâanจะjàเอาaoไฟfaiไปbpaiล่อlɔ̂ɔแมงดาmɛɛng-daaตามdtaamท้องนาtɔ́ɔng-naaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaนำมาnam-maaขายkǎai
At night, villagers use lights to attract giant water bugs in the rice fields to catch and sell them.
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaแมงดาmɛɛng-daaตัวจริงdtuua-jingจะjàมีกลิ่นหอมmii-glìn-hɔ̌ɔmเป็นเอกลักษณ์bpen-èek-gà-lákแต่dtɛ̀ɛน้ำพริกnáam-príkสำเร็จรูปsǎm-rèt-rûupส่วนใหญ่sùuan-yàiมักmákใช้cháiวัตถุwát-tùแต่งdtɛ̀ngกลิ่นสังเคราะห์glìn-sǎng-krɔ́เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเลียนแบบliian-bɛ̀ɛp
Although the real giant water bug has a unique fragrance, most commercial chili pastes use artificial flavoring to mimic the scent.
2NounB2
pimp (slang)
a man who lives off the earnings of a prostitute; a pimp (slang).
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)กล่าวหาglàao-hǎaกล่าวหาglàao-hǎa[to] accuse [sb] (of [sth])ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)แมงดาmɛɛng-daaแมงดาmɛɛng-daa1giant water bug2pimp (slang)3kept man; freeloader (slang)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerคอยkɔɔiคอยkɔɔi1[to] wait (for [sb]/[sth])2keep (doing); regularly (do)3[to] be on standby; be readyคุมkumคุมkum1[to] control; oversee; supervise2[to] restrain; keep in check3[to] guard; keep in custodyผู้หญิงpûu-yǐngผู้หญิงpûu-yǐng1woman; girl; female person2women's; female (as modifier)ค้าkáaค้าkáa1[to] trade; [to] do business2friendly feminine final particle (informal writing)บริการbɔɔ-rí-gaanบริการbɔɔ-rí-gaan1service2[to] serve; provide service to
He was accused of being a pimp who controls sex workers.
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ตำรวจdtam-rùuatกำลังgam-langสืบสวนsʉ̀ʉp-sǔuanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaจับกุมjàp-gumแก๊งgɛ́ngแมงดาmɛɛng-daaในพื้นที่nai-pʉ́ʉn-tîi
The police are investigating to arrest the pimp gang in the area.
สารคดีsǎa-rá-ká-diiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiได้dâaiเปิดโปงbpə̀ət-bpoongเครือข่ายkrʉʉa-kàaiของkɔ̌ɔngเหล่าlàoแมงดาmɛɛng-daaและlɛ́การgaanค้ามนุษย์káa-má-nútที่tîiแฝงตัวfɛ̌ɛng-dtuuaอยู่ในyùu-naiเมืองใหญ่mʉʉang-yài
This documentary exposed the network of pimps and human trafficking operating covertly in the big city.
ตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔnในnaiหนังnǎngแสดงให้เห็นsà-dɛɛng-hâi-hěnชีวิตchii-wítของkɔ̌ɔngแมงดาmɛɛng-daaที่tîiท้ายที่สุดtáai-tîi-sùtก็gɔ̂ต้องdtɔ̂ngรับrápผลกรรมpǒn-gamที่tîiตัวเองdtuua-eengก่อgɔ̀ɔไว้wái
The character in the movie portrays the life of a pimp who ultimately has to face the consequences of his actions.
3NounB2
kept man; freeloader (slang)
a man who lives off a woman's money or support; a freeloader (slang).
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herทนtonทนton1[to] endure; tolerate; bear2[to] withstand; resist3durable; resistant (of things)คบkópคบkóp1[to] associate with; keep company with; be friends with2[to] date (romantically); be in a relationshipกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillได้ยังไงdâai-yang-ngaiได้ยังไงdâai-yang-ngai1how is that possible?; how come?2how could (someone) ...?; in what way ...?ทั้งที่táng-tîiทั้งที่táng-tîialthough; even thoughไม่ทำงานmâi-tam-ngaanไม่ทำงานmâi-tam-ngaan1not working; out of order2[to] not be working (now)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerเกาะgɔ̀เกาะgɔ̀1island2[to] cling; [to] hold on3[to] stick; [to] adhere4[to] come close to shore (of a boat)5[to] rely on [sb] for support or advantage (figurative)เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)เหมือนmʉ̌ʉanเหมือนmʉ̌ʉan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughแมงดาmɛɛng-daaแมงดาmɛɛng-daa1giant water bug2pimp (slang)3kept man; freeloader (slang)อีกìikอีกìik1more; additional2again3else; other4yet; still (in comparisons/time)
How can you stand being with him? He doesn't work and just freeloads off you like a 'maeng da'.
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ผู้ชายpôo chaaiที่têeวันๆwan wanไม่mâiทำอะไรtam à-raiรอrorให้hâiแฟนfaenเลี้ยงlíiangอย่างเดียวyàang diaoคนkonเขาkăoเรียกว่าrîiak wâaแมงดาmaeng daa
A man who does nothing all day and just waits for his girlfriend to support him is what people call a freeloader.
เขาkǎoเบื่อbʉ̀ʉaที่tîiถูกtùukสังคมsǎng-komตราหน้าdtraa-nâaว่าwâaเป็นbpenแมงดาmɛɛng-daaเขาkǎoจึงjʉngพยายามpá-yaa-yaamพิสูจน์pí-sùutตัวเองdtuua-eengด้วยdûuaiการgaanหาเลี้ยงชีพhǎa-líiang-chîipโดยdooiไม่mâiพึ่งพาpʉ̂ng-paaใครkrai
He was tired of being socially labeled as a freeloader, so he tried to prove himself by earning a living without relying on anyone.
การที่gaan-tîiผู้ชายpûu-chaaiโตdtooแล้วแต่lɛ́ɛo-dtɛ̀ɛยังyangขอkɔ̌ɔเงินngənผู้หญิงpûu-yǐngใช้cháiโดยdooiไม่mâiคิดkítจะjàทำงานtam-ngaanถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenพฤติกรรมprʉ́t-dtì-gamของkɔ̌ɔngพวกpûuakแมงดาmɛɛng-daaที่tîiน่ารังเกียจnâa-rang-gìiat
For a grown man to still ask a woman for money without any intention of working is considered the despicable behavior of a freeloader.
Tones
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2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
mɛɛng
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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แมงดาmɛɛng-daaแมงดาmɛɛng-daagiant water buggiant water bugWord