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| งู nguuM |  |
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| 1. | งู | nguuM | snake |
| 2. | ปีงู | bpeeM nguuM | year of the Snake |
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | งู |
| IPA | ŋuː |
| Royal Thai General System | ngu |
1.  [noun] | |||
| definition | snake | ||
| classifier | ตัว  | dtuaaM | [numerical classifier for digits, bodies, shirts, pants, suits, animals, fish, germs, chairs, tables, desks, software title] |
| categories | |||
| synonyms | เงี้ยว | ngiaaoH | snake; legless reptile |
| โภคิน | pho:hM khinM | snake; serpent | |
| โภคี | pho:hM kheeM | snake; serpent | |
| examples | ...งู ๆ ปลา ๆ | nguuM nguuM bplaaM bplaaM | ...a little bit |
| งูหางกระดิ่ง | nguuM haangR graL dingL | rattlesnake | |
| ปีงูใหญ่ | bpeeM nguuM yaiL | year of the Dragon, Big Snake or Naga | |
| ปีงูเล็ก | bpeeM nguuM lekH | year of the Snake | |
| ไอ้แก่หัวงู! | aiF gaaeL huaaR nguuM | [colloquial expletive idiom showing strong disapproval] a dirty rotten tricky old man who likes to seduce or like seducing young girls; a dirty rotten tricky old man who performs an indecent and sexual act against a girl | |
| แม่งูเอ๋ย | maaeF nguuM eeuyR | [name of a traditional Thai game/entertainment in the past] | |
บวบงู  | buaapL nguuM | snake gourd, Trichosanthes anguina | |
| พิษงู | phitH nguuM | snake venom | |
| งูพิษ | nguuM phitH | poisonous snake | |
| งูเงี้ยวเขี้ยวขอ | nguuM ngiaaoH khiaaoF khaawR | wild animals (of various types) | |
| งูใหญ่ | nguuM yaiL | Big Snake (Thai nickname for Internazionale Milan, Italy, football club) | |
| sample sentences | |||
ปัญหาทุกอย่างที่เกิดขึ้นจนกลายเป็นวิกฤตในครั้งนี้ พันกันเป็นห่วงโซ่เหมือนงูกินหาง bpanM haaR thookH yaangL theeF geertL kheunF johnM glaaiM bpenM wiH gritL naiM khrangH neeH phanM ganM bpenM huaangL so:hF meuuanR nguuM ginM haangR "All these problems which have arisen to the level of crisis this time are connected in a chain like a snake eating its tail." | |||
ชาวนาที่ทำงานอยู่ในท้องนา บางครั้งก็มีความเสี่ยง เนื่องจากมีงูอยู่ทั่วไปในท้องนา chaaoM naaM theeF thamM ngaanM yuuL naiM thaawngH naaM baangM khrangH gaawF meeM khwaamM siiangL neuuangF jaakL meeM nguuM yuuL thuaaF bpaiM naiM thaawngH naaM "Farmers who work in the [rice] fields are at risk because there are snakes all through the rice paddies." | |||
| as a prefix | งูจงอาง | nguuM johngM aangM | king cobra snake |
| งูแสงอาทิตย์ | nguuM saaengR aaM thitH | sunbeam snake; sunlight snake; Xenopeltis unicolor | |
| งูหลาม | nguuM laamR | python | |
| งูเหลือม | nguuM leuuamR | python; boa constrictor | |
| งูเห่า | nguuM haoL | cobra | |
| 2. ปีงู bpeeM nguuM | |||
| definition | year of the Snake | ||
| related words | ปีงูเล็ก | bpeeM nguuM lekH | year of the Snake |
| ปีมะเส็ง | bpeeM maH sengR | the Snake; the sixth year of the Chinese astrological cycle, marked by the symbol of a snake | |
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