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yae
Meanings
1NounA2
bad; poor (quality/condition)
bad, poor, or substandard in quality, condition, or situation
Examples
อากาศaa-gàatอากาศaa-gàat1air2weather3atmosphere (figurative); ambienceวันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)แย่yâeแย่yâe1terrible; awful (intensified)2[to] be in a bad way3bad; poorมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
The weather today is very bad.
2NounB1
[to] split; branch off; diverge
to split apart, branch off, or go in different directions (e.g., roads, rivers, opinions)
Examples
ข้างหน้าkâang nâaข้างหน้าkâang nâa1ahead; in front2the front; the area ahead3in front of [sb]/[sth]4the future; time aheadมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoทางtaangทางtaang1direction; side2method; means; manner3classifier: roads/routes/ways4side/party (institutional)5by; via; through (means or channel)6way; route; road; pathแยyaeแยyae1small viper (regional/obsolete)2bad; poor (quality/condition)3[to] split; branch off; diverge
There is a fork in the road ahead.
3NounC2
small viper (regional/obsolete)
name for a small venomous snake in some regions; obsolete usage
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ตำนานพื้นบ้านdtam-naan péuun bâanตำนานพื้นบ้านdtam-naan péuun bâanfolk legend; local legendบางbaangบางbaang1some; certain2thin; slightถิ่นtìnถิ่นtìn1habitat; natural range2native place; homeland3region; localityกล่าวถึงglàao tĕungกล่าวถึงglàao tĕung1[to] mention; refer to; allude to2[to] discuss; treat (a topic); speak aboutงูพิษngoo pítงูพิษngoo pítvenomous snakeขนาดเล็กkà-nàat lékขนาดเล็กkà-nàat lék1small-sized; compact2small size (option)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/slotว่องไวwông waiว่องไวwông wai1quickly; nimbly2quick; nimble; swiftชนิดหนึ่งchá-nít nèungชนิดหนึ่งchá-nít nèunga certain kind; one kind (of)เรียกว่าrîiak wâaเรียกว่าrîiak wâa1[to] call; name [sb/sth]; refer to as2[to] be called; be known/termed as3you could say; that is to say; effectivelyแยyaeแยyae1small viper (regional/obsolete)2bad; poor (quality/condition)3[to] split; branch off; divergeซึ่งsêungซึ่งsêung1which; that (relative pronoun)2which/and this; introducing explanationปัจจุบันbpàt-jù-banปัจจุบันbpàt-jù-ban1present; current; contemporary2nowadays; at present3the present; the current timeแทบtâepแทบtâep1almost; nearly2barely; hardly3virtually; practicallyไม่มีmâi meeไม่มีmâi mee1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverรู้จักrúu jàkรู้จักrúu jàk1[to] know; be acquainted with2[to] recognize; identify3[to] know how; be capable (from familiarity); be prudent withชื่อchêuชื่อchêu1name2reputation; renown3[to] be named; be calledนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)
Some local folklore mentions a type of small, swift venomous snake called 'yae', a name that is almost unknown today.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
แย่yâeแย่yâe1terrible; awful (intensified)2[to] be in a bad way3bad; poor
- terrible; awful (intensified)
- [to] be in a bad way
- bad; poor
แยกyâekแยกyâek1[to] separate; split; divide2[to] distinguish; tell apart3[to] branch off4junction; intersection5separate; distinct; individual
- [to] separate; split; divide
- [to] distinguish; tell apart
- [to] branch off
- junction; intersection
- separate; distinct; individual
ไม่ดีmâi deeไม่ดีmâi dee1not good; bad; poor (quality/condition)2improper; immoral3not well; unwell; not okay4badly; poorly5[!] Not good!
- not good; bad; poor (quality/condition)
- improper; immoral
- not well; unwell; not okay
- badly; poorly
- [!] Not good!