โหดร้าย
hòot-ráaiMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
cruel; brutal
showing no mercy; causing pain or suffering to others
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; 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; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4like; as; such as5in the manner of; -lyโหดร้ายhòot-ráaiโหดร้ายhòot-ráai1cruel; brutal2harsh; severeจนjonจนjon1poor2until; 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] host; welcome7[to] defend; resist an attack8[to] withstand; bear9bottom; receptive sexual partner (slang)ไม่ได้mâi-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.
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คนร้ายkon-ráaiหัวเราะhǔua-rɔ́ขณะkà-nàทำร้ายtam-ráaiเหยื่อyʉ̀ʉaอย่างyàangโหดร้ายhòot-ráaiต่อหน้าdtɔ̀ɔ-nâaคนkonที่tîiผ่านไปpàan-bpaiมาmaa
The criminal laughed while cruelly hurting the victim in front of passersby.
เธอtəəเล่าlâoว่าwâaถูกtùukหัวหน้าhǔua-nâaดุด่าdù-dàaอย่างyàangโหดร้ายhòot-ráaiจนjonร้องไห้rɔ́ɔng-hâaiและlɛ́ไม่mâiกล้าglâaกลับglàpไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaan
She said she was scolded so cruelly by her boss that she cried and didn’t dare to return to work.
สารคดีsǎa-rá-ká-diiเปิดโปงbpə̀ət-bpoongการฝึกgaan-fʉ̀kเด็กdèkทหารtá-hǎanที่tîiโหดร้ายhòot-ráaiซึ่งsʉ̂ngใช้cháiความเจ็บปวดkwaam-jèp-bpùuatและlɛ́ความหวาดกลัวkwaam-wàat-gluuaเป็นbpenเครื่องมือkrʉ̂ʉang-mʉʉควบคุมkûuap-kum
The documentary exposed the cruel training of child soldiers, which uses pain and fear as tools of control.
2AdjectiveB2
harsh; severe
very severe or extreme in a way that lacks kindness, e.g., harsh weather or harsh punishment
Examples
ฤดูหนาวrʉ́-duu-nǎaoฤดูหนาวrʉ́-duu-nǎaowinter; cold seasonปีbpiiปีbpii1year2classifier: yearsนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)โหดร้ายhòot-ráaiโหดร้ายhòot-ráai1cruel; brutal2harsh; severeมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofหลายlǎaiหลายlǎai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)หมู่บ้านmùu-bâanหมู่บ้านmùu-bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated communityขาดแคลนkàat-klɛɛnขาดแคลนkàat-klɛɛn1scarce; lacking2[to] be in short supply; lackอาหารaa-hǎanอาหารaa-hǎan1food; nourishment2dish; meal3diet; what one eats
That winter was very harsh, to the point that many villages lacked food.
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ครูkruuบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaการให้gaan-hâiการบ้านgaan-bâanหนักnàkทุกวันtúk-wanคงkongโหดร้ายhòot-ráaiเกินไปgəən-bpaiสำหรับsǎm-ràpเด็กเล็กdèk-lék
The teacher said giving heavy homework every day would be too harsh for young children.
บทลงโทษbòt-long-tôotที่tîiตัดสิทธิ์dtàt-sìtทั้งtángทีมtiimดูduuโหดร้ายhòot-ráaiเกินgəənความผิดkwaam-pìtที่tîiเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂n
The punishment of disqualifying the entire team seems excessively harsh for the offense committed.
สภาพอากาศsà-pâap-aa-gàatบนbonภูเขาpuu-kǎoโหดร้ายhòot-ráaiจนjonการกู้gaan-gûuภัยpaiต้องdtɔ̂ngยกเลิกyók-lə̂əkเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความปลอดภัยkwaam-bplɔ̀ɔt-pai
The mountain weather was so severe that the rescue operation had to be canceled for safety.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
hòot
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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
โหดhòotโหดhòot1cruel; brutal; savage2harsh; severe; intense3awesome; badass (slang)cruel; brutal; savagePart 1
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ร้ายráaiร้ายráai1evil; wicked; malicious2severe; grave; serious3fierce; vicious; dangerousevil; wicked; maliciousPart 2
โหดร้ายhòot-ráaiโหดร้ายhòot-ráaicruel; brutalcruel; brutalWord