ใจฝ่อ(jai fòr)

Meanings

1AdjectiveB1

discouraged; faint-hearted; timid

Discouraged, faint-hearted, or easily scared; having lost courage, often from being intimidated.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleใจฝ่อjai fòrใจฝ่อjai fòr1discouraged; faint-hearted; timid2[to] lose one's nerve; [to] be intimidatedไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)กล้าglâaกล้าglâa1brave; courageous2to dare3seedling; young plant4bravely; boldlyพูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutหน้าnâaหน้าnâa1front; frontage2next; upcoming3face—prefix (before nouns)4in front; at the front5season (in names)6page7faceชั้นเรียนchán riianชั้นเรียนchán riian1class; lesson; course session2class/group of students3class level; grade/year
He is a faint-hearted person; he doesn't dare to speak in front of the class.
2VerbB1

[to] lose one's nerve; [to] be intimidated

To suddenly feel scared and lose the courage to continue or face something.

Examples

พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyเห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asงูngooงูngoosnakeตัวใหญ่dtuua yàiตัวใหญ่dtuua yài1big; large-bodied2large letters; uppercase (colloq.)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerใจฝ่อjai fòrใจฝ่อjai fòr1discouraged; faint-hearted; timid2[to] lose one's nerve; [to] be intimidatedทันทีtan teeทันทีtan tee1immediately; at once2as soon as; the moment that (ทันทีที่)
When I saw the big snake, I suddenly lost my courage.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ใจjaiใจjai1heart; mind; feelings; spirit2kindness; compassion; generosity3courage; spirit; morale4intention; will; willingness5core; essence (in compounds)Part 1
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ฝ่อfòrฝ่อfòr1[to] be shriveled; [to] be atrophied2[to] lose courage; [to] be discouragedPart 2
ใจฝ่อjai fòrใจฝ่อjai fòrdiscouraged; faint-hearted; timid