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ä¡è  gaiL
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1.ä¡ègaiLchicken
2.ä¡ègaiL[slang] women
3.»Õä¡èbpeeM gaiLyear of the Chicken or Rooster

pronunciation guide
Phonemic Thaiä¡è
IPAkɑ̀j
Royal Thai General Systemkai

similar
sounding
ä¡ë
1. common Thai word   [noun]
definition
chicken

image    
classifierµÑÇ dtuaaM[numerical classifier for digits, bodies, shirts, pants, suits, animals, fish, germs, chairs, tables, desks, software title]
categories¹¡µèÒ§ æBirds
examples¡Í ä¡ègaawM gaiLThe 1st consonant in the Thai alphabet, a middle-class letter pronounced like a 'K' or a hard 'G.'
¡Í àÍë ¡Í ä¡ègaawM eeuyR gaawM gaiLG is for /gaiL/ (chicken)
ä¡è¢Ñ¹gaiL khanRa cock's crow
ä¡è§Ç§gaiL nguaangMturkey
ä¡èá¨égaiL jaaeFrooster
ä¡èµÑǼÙégaiL dtuaaM phuuFrooster
ä¡èµÑÇàÁÕ gaiL dtuaaM miiaMhen
ä¡è·Í´gaiL thaawtFdeep-fried chicken
ä¡è¹ÒgaiL naaMmoorhen, Gallinule chloropus, or birds of the family Rallidae
ä¡è»èÒgaiL bpaaLwild fowl; red jungle chicken
ä¡è¼Ñ´ãº¡Ðà¾ÃÒgaiL phatL baiM graL phaoMa Thai dish of diced chicken fried with chilli and basil
ä¡èÂèÒ§gaiL yaangFroast chicken
ä¡èÍè͹gaiL aawnL[sexual connotation] a greenhorn; inexperienced person; naïve man
¢¹ä¡èkhohnR gaiLchicken feather
ä¢èä¡èkhaiL gaiLegg of a chicken
¨Ñºä¡èjapL gaiLlook for easy women
ª¹ä¡èchohnM gaiLcock fight
µéÁ¢èÒä¡èdtohmF khaaL gaiLchicken soup with coconut milk and galangal root
µÒä¡èdtaaM gaiLthe symbol ï in Thai typography, indicating the beginning of a paragraph
µÒä¡èdtaaM gaiLchicken eye
µÒä¡èdtaaM gaiLmetal eyelet or grommet
à¹×éÍä¡èneuuaH gaiLchicken meat
»ÅèÍÂä¡èbplaawyL gaiL[colloquial, figurative, idiomatic verb] to make a stupid or careless mistake; to blunder
áÁèä¡èmaaeF gaiLhen
ÂèÒ§ä¡èyaangF gaiLto roast chicken
ÅÙ¡ä¡è luukF gaiLbaby chicken; chicklet
ÅÙ¡¢¹ä¡èluukF khohnR gaiLshuttlecock
ÊÕä¢èä¡èseeR khaiL gaiLcream-colored
ËÁÙàËç´à»ç´ä¡èmuuR hetL bpetL gaiL[literally, "pork, mushroom, duck, chicken"] [elaborate expression referring to] many varieties of meat
sample
sentences
ä¡è§ÒÁà¾ÃÒТ¹ ¤¹§ÒÁà¾ÃÒÐáµè§gaiL ngaamM phrawH khohnR khohnM ngaamM phrawH dtaengL"Fine feathers make fine birds; the tailor makes the man."
ä¡è¨Ô¡à´ç¡µÒº¹»Ò¡âÍè§gaiL jikL dekL dtaayM bohnM bpaakL ohngL[a mnemonic for remembering the middle-class consonants in Thai] "Chicken pecks a child to death over the mouth of a clay pot."
¢Íâ·É¹Ð¤Ð ©Ñ¹·Ò¹áµè«Õ¿Ùé´/ÍÒËÒ÷ÐàÅ ä¡è áÅÐ ä¡è§Ç§à·èÒ¹Ñé¹khaawR thohtF naH khaH chanR thaanM dtaaeL seeM fuutH aaM haanR thaH laehM gaiL laeH gaiL nguaangM thaoF nanH"I’m sorry, but I only eat seafood, chicken, and turkey."
©Ñ¹·Ò¹áµè«Õ¿Ùé´/ÍÒËÒ÷ÐàÅ ä¡èáÅÐä¡è§Ç§à·èÒ¹Ñé¹...äÁè·Ò¹ËÁÙáÅÐà¹×éÍá´§¤èÐ.chanR thaanM dtaaeL seeM fuutH aaM haanR thaH laehM gaiL laeH gaiL nguaangM thaoF nanH maiF thaanM muuR laeH neuuaH daaengM khaF"I eat seafood, chicken and turkey, but no pork or red meat."
ã¹ÊǹÁÕä¡èÁÒ¡naiM suaanR meeM gaiL maakF"There are many fowls in the garden."
¼Á/©Ñ¹ äÁè¡Ô¹ä¡è»ÅÒÍÒËÒ÷ÐàÅËÁÙà¹×éÍÇÑÇËÃ×Íà¹×éÍá¡ÐphohmR chanR maiF ginM gaiL bplaaM aaM haanR thaH laehM muuR neuuaH wuaaM reuuR neuuaH gaeL"I don't eat chicken, fish, seafood, pork, beef or lamb."
ÁÒ¡è͹ä¡èmaaM gaawnL gaiL"Come before the chicken." — to arrive very early in the morning."
ÊÁÀÒÃËǧä¡èÇÑ´sohmR phaanM huaangR gaiL watH"A dog in the manger."
as a prefixä¡èµÐàÀÒgaiL dtaL phaoMcochin [a Chinese breed of chicken]
2.   [noun, colloquial, vulgar]
definition
[slang] women

3. »Õä¡è  bpeeM gaiL  [noun, proper noun, colloquial]
definition
year of the Chicken or Rooster

categories¨Ñ¡ÃÃÒÈÕ » ª×èÍ·ÕèäÁèà»ç¹·Ò§¡Òâͧ¨Ñ¡ÃÃÒÈÕ¨Õ¹Zodiac » Informal Names of the Chinese Zodiac Signs
related word»ÕÃСҠbpeeM raH gaaMthe Cock; the tenth year of the Chinese astrological cycle, marked by the symbol of a cock (male chicken)

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