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| หัวไม้ huaaR maaiH |  |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | หัว-ม้าย |
| IPA | hǔːa máːj |
| Royal Thai General System | hua mai |
| 1. [noun, phrase, colloquial] | |||
| definition | gangster; ruffian; rogue | ||
| components |  หัว  | huaaR | head; brain; bulb; tuber |
ไม้  | maaiH | wood; woods; forest; stick; rod | |
| related words | เกะกะระราน | gehL gaL raH raanM | to be rowdy, annoying by pushing people around or picking on people like a hooligan or lousy lager lout |
| แก๊งค์ | gaaengH | [Thai transcription of the foreign loanword, "gang"] | |
| คนพาล | khohnM phaanM | bully | |
| นักเลง | nakH laehngM | [negative connotation] hooligan; thug; delinquent; lager lout; ruffian; vandal | |
| นักเลงชั้นกระจอก | nakH laehngM chanH graL jaawkL | an inferior, paltry, lame or pathetic hooligan | |
| นักเลงหัวไม้ | nakH laehngM huaaR maaiH | rogue; villian; gangeter; thug; scoundrel; vagrant | |
| อันธพาล | anM thaH phaanM | hooligan; thug; gangster; ruffian; delinquent | |
| อันธพาลกวนเมือง | anM thaH phaanM guaanM meuuangM | a hooligan or thug who always causes public disturbance | |
| example | นักเลงหัวไม้ | nakH laehngM huaaR maaiH | rogue; villian; gangeter; thug; scoundrel; vagrant |
| 2. [noun] | |||
| definition | stump of trees or fragments of wood | ||
| components | หัว | huaaR | head; brain; bulb; tuber |
| ไม้ | maaiH | wood; woods; forest; stick; rod | |
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