Thai

water buffalo

Adjective

ควาย • ‎(kwaai) ‎(abstract noun ความควาย)

1. (slang, vulgar, derogatory and offensive) idiot; ignorant; stupid; unintelligent.
2. (slang, sometimes vulgar or offensive) very large.

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Noun

ควาย • ‎(kwaai)

1. (sometimes considered vulgar) water buffalo: the animal Bubalus bubalis of the family Bovidae.
2. (slang, vulgar, derogatory and offensive) idiot; stupid person.

Usage notes

As for the sense of water buffalo, the term is sometimes considered vulgar. It is often replaced by the term กระบือ ‎(grà-bʉʉ) in formal writing.

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