[Help] Please Help To Understand ปลวก

[Stifler]

Hello every one. Please help me to understand following sentence:

กำจัดปลวกไปได้อีกหนึ่งตัว ตัวต่อไประวังไว้ให้ดีล่ะ

In particular I want to understand ปลวก. Here it is definitely not "Ant" or "Termite" as most translators suggest. It has to do something with boyfriend(kik)-girlfriend relationship and money I guess. It is something deeper same KIK.

[tgeezer]

กำจัดปลวกไปได้อีกหนึ่งตัว ตัวต่อไประวังไว้ให้ดีล่ะ

You can subdue/chase another termite, the next one be careful,- said with emphasis. Is what is says, you need to know the story to know what it means.

You said it is about relationships; done once be careful the second time.

When we call people names pig,dog, worm etc. we refer to the type they are, termites are destructive.

Edited December 10, 2012 by tgeezer

[kriswillems]

I think it very much depends on the context, because different Thai people have different explanations:

http://guru.google.c...8f8663b11d30e34

In most examples I found on the internet it is used in a negative context, it's a word you would use to describe someone you don't like or someone you think is ugly.

Edited December 10, 2012 by kriswillems

[Stifler]

My Thai acquaintance (she is a girl) told me that Termite is a girl that is looking for a boyfriend but I think that she is not telling all of truth. Any ideas of such meaning?

P.S. guys, thanks for trying to help

Edited December 10, 2012 by Stifler

[kriswillems]

My Thai acquaintance (she is a girl) told me that Termite is a girl that is looking for a boyfriend but I think that she is not telling all of truth. Any ideas of such meaning?

I didn't see any example were it has this meaning. So, I think this woman just doesn't want to teach you bad words.

I think it's a word similar to แรด.

[Stifler]

Thanks for all the help. I will continue my investigation and will write here if I find out something interesting.

[starrdog]

I've seen ปลวก used to mean an ugly girl/katoey. A scene in a bar from the movie มึง กู comes to mind. Not sure if it's used to refer to guys though.

Edited December 11, 2012 by starrdog