แสลง(sà-lăeng)
Meanings
1VerbB2
[to] disagree with (one’s body); be harmful
of food, drink, or medicine: to not agree with someone’s body; to cause an adverse reaction or be harmful
Examples
หมอmŏrหมอmŏr1doctor; physician2veterinarian3expert; specialist (informal)4traditional healer; shamanบอกว่าbòk wâaบอกว่าbòk wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatเธอterเธอter1she; her2you (informal; familiar)เพิ่งpêrngเพิ่งpêrng1only just now; only now2just; recentlyผ่าpàaผ่าpàa1[to] perform surgery; operate on2[to] cut through; go through (line/crowd/area)3[to] split; cut openฟันคุดfan kútฟันคุดfan kútimpacted tooth (esp. wisdom tooth)อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)กินginกินgin1[to] corrode; erode; eat into2[to] consume; use up3[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)4[to] take (a bribe); pocket5[to] eatของทอดkŏng tôtของทอดkŏng tôtfried food; deep-fried itemsเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because of; due to2because3melodious; pleasant-soundingอาจàatอาจàat1may; might (possibility)2able; capable (literary/formal)3possibly; perhapsแสลงsà-lăengแสลงsà-lăeng1harmful (to health); disagreeable (to the body)2offensive; irritating; upsetting3[to] disagree with (one’s body); be harmfulทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]2[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; renderบวมbuuamบวมbuuam1[to] swell; [to] puff up2inflated (price/figure), exaggerated3swollen; puffyมากขึ้นmâak kêunมากขึ้นmâak kêun1more; increasingly2greater; more (than before)
The doctor said she just had a wisdom tooth removed; avoid fried foods because they may disagree with her and worsen the swelling.
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หลังlăngดื่มdèumนมวัวnom wuuaแล้วláeoคันคอkan korฉันchănเลยloieสงสัยsŏng săiว่าwâaอาจจะàat jàแสลงsà-lăengกับgàpนมnomหรือrĕuแลคโตสlàek-dôht
After drinking cow’s milk I got an itchy throat, so I suspect that milk or lactose may not agree with me.
ยาyaaบางชนิดbaang chá-nítแสลงsà-lăengกับgàpคนkonที่têeเป็นbpenโรคกระเพาะrôhk grà-pórทำให้tam hâiระคายเคืองrá-kaai keuuangและláeปวดท้องbpùuat tóngมากขึ้นmâak kêun
Some medicines do not agree with people who have gastritis, causing irritation and increased stomach pain.
เขาkăoกินginทุเรียนtú-riianแล้วláeoผื่นpèunขึ้นkêunทุกครั้งtúk krángแสดงว่าsà-daeng wâaผลไม้pŏn-lá-máiชนิดchà-nítนี้néeแสลงsà-lăengกับgàpร่างกายrâang gaaiของเขาkŏng kăoโดยตรงdoy dtrong
Every time he eats durian he gets a rash, indicating that this fruit directly disagrees with his body.
2AdjectiveB2
harmful (to health); disagreeable (to the body)
describing food, drink, or medicine that is harmful or causes an adverse reaction in someone’s body
Examples
คุณหมอkun mŏrคุณหมอkun mŏrdoctor (polite address)บอกว่าbòk wâaบอกว่าbòk wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatกุ้งgûngกุ้งgûng1shrimp; prawn (animal)2shrimp; prawn (as food)แสลงsà-lăengแสลงsà-lăeng1harmful (to health); disagreeable (to the body)2offensive; irritating; upsetting3[to] disagree with (one’s body); be harmfulกับgàpกับgàp1to; toward (recipient/target)2and (informal)3with; together with4classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)5side dish; accompaniment6against; versusร่างกายrâang gaaiร่างกายrâang gaaibodyฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)กินginกินgin1[to] corrode; erode; eat into2[to] consume; use up3[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)4[to] take (a bribe); pocket5[to] eatแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; completed-action marker2already; now (as of this point)3then; and then; after that4and; and then (linking clauses)ผื่นpèunผื่นpèunrash (skin)ขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1postverbal particle: onset or occurrence2[to] board; get on3result complement: upward/better4[to] increase5[to] go up; rise; ascend6northward/up-country7[to] sprout; grow; appear
The doctor said shrimp is harmful to my body; I get a rash when I eat it.
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หลังlăngผ่าpàaฟันคุดfan kútเขาkăoหลีกเลี่ยงlèek lîangอาหารaa-hăanที่têeแสลงsà-lăengเพราะpráwกลัวgluuaแผลplăeอักเสบàk-sèp
After getting a wisdom tooth removed, he avoided foods that are harmful because he feared inflammation.
ยาyaaบางชนิดbaang chá-nítแสลงsà-lăengกับgàpคนkonที่têeแพ้páeแลคโตสlàek-dôhtทำให้tam hâiปวดท้องbpùuat tóngและláeถ่ายtàaiเหลวlăew
Some medicines are harmful to people with lactose intolerance, causing stomach pain and diarrhea.
แม้máeจะjàเป็นbpenสมุนไพรsà-mŭn praiแต่dtàeถ้าtâaแสลงsà-lăengกับgàpร่างกายrâang gaaiของkŏngใครบางคนkrai baang konก็gâwอาจàatกระตุ้นgrà-dtûnอาการแพ้aa-gaan páeอย่างรุนแรงyàang run raengได้dâi
Even if it's an herb, if it is harmful to someone's body, it can trigger severe allergic reactions.
3AdjectiveC1
offensive; irritating; upsetting
causing irritation, discomfort, or emotional hurt, especially when heard or brought to mind
Examples
คำพูดkam pôotคำพูดkam pôot1what someone says; remarks2one's word; promise3wording; phrasingของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsฟังfangฟังfang1[to] sound; seem (to the ear)2listen3heedแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; completed-action marker2already; now (as of this point)3then; and then; after that4and; and then (linking clauses)แสลงหูsà-lăeng hŏoแสลงหูsà-lăeng hŏooffensive to the earฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เลยloieเลยloie1[to] pass; go beyond; exceed2at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)3so; thus; then (immediate result)4completely; absolutely (emphasis)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)อยากyàakอยากyàak1to crave; to long for2[to] want; desireคุยkuiคุยkui1[to] chat; talk2[to] talk to [sb] romantically; get to know a potential partner (colloq.)3[to] discuss; talk over4[to] brag; boastต่อdtòต่อdtò1[to] renew; extend2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] bargain; haggle4[to] continue; go on5[to] connect; attach; join
His words grated on my ears, so I didn't want to continue the conversation.
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แม้máeเราraoจะjàเลิกกันlêrk ganไปbpaiนานแล้วnaan láewแต่dtàeชื่อchêuของเขาkŏng kăoก็gâwยังyangแสลงsà-lăengใจjaiฉันchănทุกครั้งที่túk kráng têeได้ยินdâi-yin
Although we broke up a long time ago, hearing his name still hurts every time.
คำปลอบใจkam bplòp jaiที่ว่าtêe wâaอย่างน้อยyàang nóiก็gâwยังyangมีmeeงานngaanทำtamกลับglàpแสลงsà-lăengใจjaiคนkonที่têeต้องdtôngทนtonถูกtòokเอาเปรียบao bprìiapอยู่yòoทุกวันtúk wan
The words "At least you still have a job," meant as reassurance, instead sting those who have to endure exploitation every day.
สำหรับsăm-ràpคนkonที่têeเพิ่งpêrngสูญเสียsŏon sĭiaบ้านbâanไปbpaiกับgàpน้ำท่วมnáam tûuamคำพูดkam pôotที่ว่าtêe wâaทุกtúkวิกฤตwí-grìtคือkeuโอกาสoh-gàatอาจàatฟังfangแสลงหูsà-lăeng hŏoมากกว่าmâak gwàaจะjàให้กำลังใจhâi gam-lang-jai
For someone who has just lost their home in a flood, the claim that every crisis is an opportunity may sound grating rather than encouraging.