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ปัญญาอ่อน
bpanM yaaM aawnL
Royal Institute - 1982
ปัญญาอ่อน  /ปัน-ยา-อ่อน/
[นาม] ภาวะที่มีระดับสติปัญญาด้อยหรือต่ำกว่าปรกติ มักมีสาเหตุเกิดขึ้นในระหว่างพัฒนาการ ทำให้เด็กมีความสามารถจำกัดในด้านการเรียนรู้และมีพฤติกรรมปรับตัวไม่อยู่ในระดับที่ควรเป็น.

pronunciation guide
Phonemic Thaiปัน-ยา-อ่อน
IPApan jaː ʔɔ̀ːn
Royal Thai General Systempanya on

 [verb]
definition
[of a person] [derogatory] retarded in intelligence

componentsปัญญาbpanM yaaM[Buddhism] intelligence; wisdom; sharpness; wit
อ่อน aawnL[is] rundown; weak; faint; feeble; debilitated; effete; fragile; frail; infirm; puny; sickly; unsteady; not severe; [of drugs] mild
related wordsคนโง่khohnM ngo:hFmoron; idiot; nincompoop; fool; simpleton
คนเซ่อkhohnM suuhrFnincompoop; fool; simpleton
งั่งngangF[derogatory] a fool; foolish
งี่เง่า ngeeF ngaoF[derogatory] [is] stupid; foolish; unintelligent; brainless; dense; dim; half-witted; moronic; obtuse; simple; simple-minded; slow; slow-witted; thick; asinine; daft (informal); idiotic; imbecilic; inane; nonsensical; pointless; rash; senseless; unintelligent
เง่า ngaoF[derogatory] [often preceded by โง่ ] [is] stupid; foolish; unintelligent; brainless; dense; dim; half-witted; moronic; obtuse; simple; simple-minded; slow; slow-witted; thick; asinine; daft (informal); idiotic; imbecilic; inane; nonsensical; pointless; rash; senseless; unintelligent
โง่ ngo:hF[is] stupid; silly; dumb; foolish; vain
โง่เง่าngo:hF ngaoF[is] stupid; foolish
โง่เง่าเต่าตุ่น!ngo:hF ngaoF dtaoL dtoonL[derogatory] [is] unintelligent; brainless; dense; dim; half-witted; moronic; obtuse; simple; simple-minded; slow; slow-witted; thick; foolish; asinine; daft (informal); idiotic; imbecilic; inane; nonsensical; pointless; rash; senseless; unintelligent
ซื่อบื้อ!seuuF beuuF[colloquial slang showing disapproval] (being a) twit; twerp; twirp; nincompoop; numbskull; numskull; prat; dunderhead; halfwit; half-witted; imbecile; moron; moronic; annoyingly stupid or foolish
ต๊องdtaawngH[colloquial slang] wacky; being a space cadet, oddball, weirdo or weirdie; being a spaz
ติ๊งต๊อง dtingH dtaawngH[colloquial slang, sometimes shortened as ต๊อง] being a space cadet; being a spaz; eccentric; odd; freakish; peculiar; quirky; strange; flaky; odd; wacky; lightheaded; forgetful; inept; being a klutz or clumsy person
ทึ่ม theumF[derogatory] [is] dumb; stupid; thick-headed; dim-witted
บ๊อง baawngHcrazy; mad
บื้อ beuuF[showing insult and disapproval][is] slow, delayed, tardy; stupid, braindead, dense, dim, dozy (British informal), dull-witted, obtuse, retarded, thick
เบ๊อะ buhH[showing disapproval] stupid-looking; barmy; quirky
ปัญญานิ่มbpanM yaaM nimF[rude and derogatory] feeble-minded; retarded; moronic; idiotic; halfwitted; imbecilic; mindless; stupid; unintelligent
ผู้ไม่รู้หนังสือphuuF maiF ruuH nangR seuuRan illiterate person
สตึ saL dteuL[is] bad; useless; inferior; poor
แอร์เฮด aaeM haehtF[Thai transcription of the foreign loanword] airhead; [English slang] a moron
ไอ้งั่งaiF ngangF[derogatory] "You, goddamn fool (moron, idiot, nincompoop)!"
sample
sentence
คืนนั้นผมวิ่งไปหาซื้อเทปบันทึกเสียงฉบับปัญญาอ่อนมาได้หนึ่งเครื่อง
kheuunM nanH phohmR wingF bpaiM haaR seuuH thaehpF banM theukH siiangR chaL bapL bpanM yaaM aawnL maaM daiF neungL khreuuangF
"That evening I went out to purchase a simple-to-use tape recorder (lit. tape recorder for idiots)."
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