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hòht ráai

Meanings

1NounB1

cruel; brutal

showing no mercy; causing pain or suffering to others

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทำกับtam gàpทำกับtam gàp1[to] cook; [to] prepare food2[to] do [sth] to [sb]; [to] treat [sb]สัตว์sàtสัตว์sàt1animal (non-human creature)2beast; brute (pejorative)อย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3in the manner of; -ly4classifier (for kinds/types)โหดร้ายhòht ráaiโหดร้ายhòht ráai1harsh; severe2cruel; brutalจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofทุกคนtúk konทุกคนtúk koneveryone; everybodyรับrápรับráp1[to] receive; get2[to] accept3[to] pick up; collect4[to] admit; confess5[to] take (a call/order/job)6[to] take; catch (transport)7[to] host; welcome8[to] withstand; bearไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)
He treated the animals so cruelly that no one could accept it.
2NounB2

harsh; severe

very severe or extreme in a way that lacks kindness, e.g., harsh weather or harsh punishment

Examples

ฤดูหนาวrú-doo năaoฤดูหนาวrú-doo năao1winter; cold season2in winterปีbpeeปีbpee1year2years old3zodiac year; animal yearนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)โหดร้ายhòht ráaiโหดร้ายhòht ráai1harsh; severe2cruel; brutalมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofหลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2many; numerous (as a pronoun)หมู่บ้านmòo bâanหมู่บ้านmòo bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated communityขาดแคลนkàat klaenขาดแคลนkàat klaen1scarce; lacking2[to] be in short supply; lackอาหารaa-hăanอาหารaa-hăan1food; nourishment2dish; meal3diet; what one eats
That winter was very harsh, to the point that many villages lacked food.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

โหดhòhtโหดhòht1cruel; brutal; savage2harsh; severe; intense3awesome; badass (slang)Part 1
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ร้ายráaiร้ายráai1evil; wicked; malicious2severe; grave; serious3fierce; vicious; dangerous4badly; severely (degree adverb in compounds)Part 2
โหดร้ายhòht ráaiโหดร้ายhòht ráaicruel; brutal