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| หนู nuuR |  |
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| 1. | หนู | nuuR | mouse; mice; rat |
| 2. | หนู | nuuR | [fairly impolite 2nd person pronoun used to call over a waitress in a restaurant and a girl or woman working in a nightclub, café or escort business] you |
| 3. | หนู | nuuR | tiny; petite little thing |
| 4. | หนู | nuuR | [1st person pronoun that a little girl, daughter or grown-up woman uses to refer to herself in a cute way, usually when speaking to her parents or elder relatives] I, myself |
| 5. | หนู | nuuR | [2nd person pronoun used for calling a little girl or boy (usually หนู + the child's nickname) and implying the speaker's tender feeling towards the child] you, little boy, little girl |
| 6. | หนู | nuuR | [1st person pronoun that a female servant and country girl or woman uses to to refer to herself when speaking to anyone] I, myself |
| 7. | หนู | nuuR | Nuu [a common Thai nickname] |
| 8. | ปีหนู | bpeeM nuuR | year of the Rat or Mouse |
| 9. | สารหนู | saanR nuuR | rat poison; [specifically,] Arsenic |
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | หฺนู |
| IPA | nǔː |
| Royal Thai General System | nu |
1.  [noun] | |||
| definition | mouse; mice; rat | ||
| image |  | ||
| classifier | ตัว  | dtuaaM | [numerical classifier for digits, bodies, shirts, pants, suits, animals, fish, germs, chairs, tables, desks, software title] |
| categories | |||
| examples | พริกขี้หนู | phrikH kheeF nuuR | small, green, fiery chili pepper; Capsicum minimum |
| ชั้นวางผ้าขนหนู | chanH waangM phaaF khohnR nuuR | towel rack | |
| หนูแฮมสเตอร์ | nuuR haaemM saL dtuuhrM | hamster | |
| หนูเจอร์บิล | nuuR juuhrM binM | gerbil | |
| หนูตัวเล็ก | nuuR dtuaaM lekH | mouse | |
| กับดักหนู | gapL dakL nuuR | mouse trap | |
| พ่อหนู | phaawF nuuR | [respectful honorific for a child] | |
| แพล็มตาหนู | phlaemM dtaaM nuuR | [is] post-pubescent (i.e. retractable foreskin) | |
| ฟันหนู | fanM nuuR | [name of the two short strokes placed above the vowel อิ to make it อื] | |
| เห็ดหูหนู | hetL huuR nuuR | ear mushroom | |
| เห็ดหูหนูขาว | hetL huuR nuuR khaaoR | white jelly fungus | |
| หนูนา | nuuR naaM | field rat | |
| หนูทดลอง | nuuR thohtH laawngM | laboratory rat; lab mouse | |
| ลูกหนู | luukF nuuR | a [certain type of] firework, a rocket running on a wire | |
| ลูกหนู | luukF nuuR | the bicep; biceps | |
| โรคฉี่หนู | ro:hkF cheeL nuuR | leptospirosis | |
| sample sentences | |||
| as a prefix | หนูตะเภา | nuuR dtaL phaoM | guinea pig; Cavia porcellus |
| หนูพุกใหญ่ | nuuR phookH yaiL | grater bandicoot rat, Bandicota indica | |
| 2. [pronoun, colloquial] | |||
| definition | [fairly impolite 2nd person pronoun used to call over a waitress in a restaurant and a girl or woman working in a nightclub, café or escort business] you | ||
| sample sentences | |||
| 3. [noun] | |||
| definition | tiny; petite little thing | ||
| examples | น้องหนู | naawngH nuuR | [nickname for a Thai boy or girl] |
| น้องหนู | naawngH nuuR | a boy's penis | |
| ไอ้หนู | aiF nuuR | a boy's penis | |
| เจ้าหนู | jaoF nuuR | a boy's penis | |
| หนูแดง | nuuR daaengM | [i.e., name of a tabby cat] little red sweetie | |
| 4. [pronoun, colloquial] | |||
| definition | [1st person pronoun that a little girl, daughter or grown-up woman uses to refer to herself in a cute way, usually when speaking to her parents or elder relatives] I, myself | ||
| categories | |||
| related words | กระผม | graL phohmR | [spoken by a male] I; me |
| เขา | khaoR | [3rd person singular or plural pronoun] he; she; him; her; they; them | |
| คุณ | khoonM | [singular and plural] you; your | |
| เค้า | khaaoH | [variation of เขา , a pronoun used for the 1st person or 3rd person when speaking of oneself or someone in an informal, cute way] | |
| ฉัน | chanR | [used by females in an informal setting—also used by males with intimate friends or lovers] I, me, my | |
| ดิฉัน | diL chanR | [used by female speakers in a formal setting] I; me; my | |
| ตัว | dtuaaM | [2nd person pronoun, calling someone in a cute way] you | |
| เธอ | thuuhrM | [used in intimate or informal settings] you [the 2nd person singular pronoun] | |
| ผม | phohmR | [used by male speakers] I; me; my | |
| มึง | meungM | [among close friends 2nd person pronoun] you; yourself | |
| ลื้อ | leuuH | [2nd person familiar pronoun, from Chinese, used when talking to a male friend] you | |
| หล่อน | laawnL | [a 2nd person pronoun] she, her | |
| อิฉัน | iL chanR | [used by female speakers in a formal setting] I; me; my | |
| sample sentences | |||
| 5. [pronoun, colloquial] | |||
| definition | [2nd person pronoun used for calling a little girl or boy (usually หนู + the child's nickname) and implying the speaker's tender feeling towards the child] you, little boy, little girl | ||
| notes | This might be regarded as a term of endearment, because the speaker sees the little child as a little lovely mouse. | ||
| example | คุณหนู | khoonM nuuR | [3rd person pronoun used by a servant to call his or her master's children] the master's children [son: add ผู้ชาย ; daughter: add ผู้หญิง  ] |
| 6. [pronoun, colloquial] | |||
| definition | [1st person pronoun that a female servant and country girl or woman uses to to refer to herself when speaking to anyone] I, myself | ||
| 7. [proper noun, person, colloquial] | |||
| definition | Nuu [a common Thai nickname] | ||
| categories | |||
| 8. ปีหนู bpeeM nuuR [noun, proper noun, colloquial] | |||
| definition | year of the Rat or Mouse | ||
| categories | |||
| related word | ปีชวด | bpeeM chuaatF | the Rat; the first year of the Chinese astrological cycle, marked by the symbol of a rat |
| 9. สารหนู saanR nuuR [noun] | |||
| definition | rat poison; [specifically,] Arsenic | ||
| related word | อาร์เซนิค | aaM saehM nikH | [chemistry] Arsenic, As, atomic number 33 |
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