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1.  [noun]
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mouse; mice; rat
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| classifier | ตัว  | dtuaaM | [numerical classifier for digits, bodies, shirts, pants, suits, animals, fish, germs, chairs, tables, desks, software title] |
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| examples | กับดักหนู | gapL dakL nuuR | mouse trap |
| ชั้นวางผ้าขนหนู | chanH waangM phaaF khohnR nuuR | towel rack |
| นอ หนู | naawM nuuR | The 25th consonant in the Thai alphabet |
| นอ หนูขวักไขว่ | naawM nuuR khwakL khwaiL | N is for /nuuR/ (the mice), who run about helter-skelter |
| พริกขี้หนู | phrikH kheeF nuuR | small, green, fiery chili pepper; Capsicum minimum |
| 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] |
| ลูกหนู | luukF nuuR | a [certain type of] firework, a rocket running on a wire |
| ลูกหนู | luukF nuuR | the bicep; biceps |
| หนูเจอร์บิล | nuuR juuhrM binM | gerbil |
| หนูตัวเล็ก | nuuR dtuaaM lekH | mouse |
| หนูทดลอง | nuuR thohtH laawngM | laboratory rat; lab mouse |
| หนูนา | nuuR naaM | field rat |
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| เห็ดหูหนู | hetL huuR nuuR | ear mushroom |
| เห็ดหูหนูขาว | hetL huuR nuuR khaaoR | white jelly fungus |
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| as a prefix | หนูตะเภา | nuuR dtaL phaoM | guinea pig; Cavia porcellus |
| หนูพุกใหญ่ | nuuR phookH yaiL | grater bandicoot rat, Bandicota indica |
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2. [pronoun, colloquial]
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[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
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3. [noun]
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tiny; petite little thing
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| examples | เจ้าหนู | jaoF nuuR | a boy's penis |
| น้องหนู | naawngH nuuR | [nickname for a Thai boy or girl] |
| น้องหนู | naawngH nuuR | a boy's penis |
| หนูแดง | nuuR daaengM | [i.e., name of a tabby cat] little red sweetie |
| ไอ้หนู | aiF nuuR | a boy's penis |
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4. [pronoun, colloquial]
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[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
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| related words | กระผม | graL phohmR | [spoken by a male] I; me |
| เขา | khaoR | [3rd person pronoun] he; she; they; them; him; her |
| คุณ | khoonM | [singular and plural] you |
| 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 |
| หล่อน | laawnL | [a 2nd person pronoun] she |
| อิฉัน | iL chanR | [used by female speakers in a formal setting] I; me; my |
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sentences | [ก] หนู, จ๋า [ข] จ๋า [ก] หนูจะไปไหน? [ข] หนูจะไปตลาดจ้ะ nuuR jaaR jaaR nuuR jaL bpaiM naiR nuuR jaL bpaiM dtaL laatL jaFA: Hey mousey [jaa]. B: Yes. A: Where are you going? B. I am going to the market [jaa]. |
หนูโทรไปแล้วค่ะ แต่ยังไม่เจอตัว ก็เลยยังไม่ได้นัดnuuR thohM bpaiM laaeoH khaF dtaaeL yangM maiF juuhrM dtuaaM gaawF leeuyM yangM maiF daiF natH"I have called already but I have not been able to get in touch with her; therefore, I have not yet set up an appointment." |
อุ๊ย! หนูพลาดอีกแล้ว!uyH nuuR phlaatF eekL laaeoH"[Britney Spears'] Oops! ... I Did It Again!" |
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5. [pronoun, colloquial]
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[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
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| 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 ] |
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sentence | [ก] หนู, จ๋า [ข] จ๋า [ก] หนูจะไปไหน? [ข] หนูจะไปตลาดจ้ะ nuuR jaaR jaaR nuuR jaL bpaiM naiR nuuR jaL bpaiM dtaL laatL jaFA: Hey mousey [jaa]. B: Yes. A: Where are you going? B. I am going to the market [jaa]. |
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6. [pronoun, colloquial]
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[1st person pronoun that a female servant and country girl or woman uses to to refer to herself when speaking to anyone] I, myself
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7. [proper noun, person, colloquial]
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Nuu [a common Thai nickname]
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8. ปีหนู bpeeM nuuR [noun, proper noun, colloquial]
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year of the Rat or Mouse
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| related word | ปีชวด  | bpeeM chuaatF | the Rat; the first year of the Chinese astrological cycle, marked by the symbol of a rat |
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9. สารหนู saanR nuuR [noun]
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rat poison; [specifically,] Arsenic
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| related word | อาร์เซนิค | aa[r]M saehM nikH | [chemistry] Arsenic, As, atomic number 33 |
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