แรด
rɛ̂ɛtMeanings
1NounA2
rhinoceros
a large, heavy animal with one or two horns on its nose and thick skin; a rhinoceros
Examples
แรดrɛ̂ɛtแรดrɛ̂ɛt1rhinoceros2shameless; sexually forward (slang, offensive)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)สัตว์sàtสัตว์sàt1animal (non-human creature)2beast; brute (pejorative)ตัวใหญ่dtuua-yàiตัวใหญ่dtuua-yài1big; large-bodied2large letters; uppercase (colloq.)
A rhinoceros is a big animal.
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A rhinoceros has thick skin and a horn on its nose.
นักอนุรักษ์nák-à-nú-rákกำลังgam-langพยายามpá-yaa-yaamปกป้องbpòk-bpɔ̂ngแรดrɛ̂ɛtจากjàakการgaanลักลอบlák-lɔ̂ɔpล่าlâaของkɔ̌ɔngมนุษย์má-nút
Conservationists are trying to protect rhinoceroses from human poaching.
2AdjectiveB2
shameless; sexually forward (slang, offensive)
slang for someone (often a woman) seen as brazen, shameless, or overtly sexually forward; insulting
Examples
เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2she; herโดนdohnโดนdohn1[to] hit; make contact with [sb/sth]2[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)3[to] be hit; be struck; be affected4[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)5for a long time (Isan)เพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanfriends (plural)นินทาnin-taaนินทาnin-taa1[to] gossip; backbite2gossip; backbitingว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeทำตัวtam dtuuaทำตัวtam dtuua[to] behave; conduct oneself; carry oneselfแรดrâetแรดrâet1rhinoceros2shameless; sexually forward (slang, offensive)ที่ไปtêe bpaiที่ไปtêe bpaidestination; place to goคุยkuiคุยkui1[to] chat; talk2[to] discuss; talk over3[to] brag; boast4[to] talk to [sb] romantically; get to know a potential partner (colloq.)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ผู้ชายpôo chaaiผู้ชายpôo chaai1man; male (person)2boyfriend; male romantic partner (informal)หลายคนlăai konหลายคนlăai konmany/several people
She was gossiped about by her friends for acting brazenly by talking to many men.
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ในสมัยก่อนnai-sà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnผู้หญิงpûu-yǐngที่tîiแสดงความคิดเห็นsà-dɛɛng-kwaam-kít-hěnอย่างตรงไปตรงมาyàang-dtrong-bpai-dtrong-maaมักจะmák-jàถูกtùukมองว่าmɔɔng-wâaแรดrɛ̂ɛt
In the past, women who expressed their opinions directly were often seen as brazen.
คำว่าkam-wâaแรดrɛ̂ɛtสะท้อนsà-tɔ́ɔnอคติà-ká-dtìทางเพศtaang-pêetที่tîiสังคมsǎng-komมักmákใช้cháiตัดสินdtàt-sǐnพฤติกรรมprʉ́t-dtì-gamของผู้หญิงkɔ̌ɔng-pûu-yǐngที่tîiแตกต่างdtɛ̀ɛk-dtàangจากjàakบรรทัดฐานban-tát-tǎan
The word 'raet' (brazen) reflects the gender bias that society often uses to judge the behavior of women who deviate from the norm.
บทบาทbòt-bàatนางร้ายnaang ráaiในnaiละครไทยlá-kon taiมักmákถูกtòokสร้างภาพsâang pâapให้hâiเป็นbpenผู้หญิงpôo yĭngแรดๆrâet-râetที่têeคอยkoiแย่งชิงyâeng chingพระเอกprá àyk
The role of the female villain in Thai dramas is often portrayed as a brazen woman who is always trying to steal the male lead.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
rɛ̂ɛt
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
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 | — | — |