ขลาด

Thai

Etymology

From Old Khmer khlāca (to quail, to shrink back, to cower; to be fearful, to be afraid; to fear, to be afraid of, to dread; for fear that; etc). Cognate with Modern Khmer ខ្លាច (khlaac). Perhaps corrupted as Thai ขยาด (kà-yàat).

Pronunciation

Orthographicขลาด
lāɗ
Phonemicขฺลาด
̥lāɗ
RomanizationPaiboonklàat
Royal Institutekhlat
(standard) IPA(key)/kʰlaːt̚˨˩/

Adjective

ขลาด (klàat) (abstract noun ความขลาด)

  1. coward; faint-hearted; poor-spirited; fearful; timid; timorous; tremulous.

Derived terms

Derived terms
  • ขลาดกลัว
  • ขลาดเขลา
  • ขี้ขลาด (kîi-klàat)
  • ขี้ขลาดตาขาว
  • ใจขลาด
  • รู้หาญรู้ขลาด
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