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เสือ  seuuaR
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1.เสือseuuaRtiger
2.ปีเสือbpeeM seuuaRyear of the Tiger
3.เสือโคร่งseuuaR khrohngFhuge tiger

pronunciation guide
Phonemic Thaiเสือ
IPAsɯ̌ːa
Royal Thai General Systemsuea

similar
sounding
เสื้อ, เสื่อ
1. common Thai word   [noun]
definition
tiger

image    
classifierตัว dtuaaM[numerical classifier for digits, bodies, shirts, pants, suits, animals, fish, germs, chairs, tables, desks, software title]
categories
synonymพยัคฆ์phaH yak[k]Htiger; fierce beast
examplesพี่เสือpheeF seuuaRThai name for the Hull City A.F.C. (Hull)
ลูกเสือluukF seuuaR[literally, "Tiger Cub"] Boy Scout
สว่านข้อเสือsaL waanL khaawF seuuaRbrace (the tool)
สอ เสือsaawR seuuaRThe 40th consonant in the Thai alphabet
เสือกระดาษseuuaR graL daatL"paper tiger," one who acts like he has a lot of power but in fact does not; tough-talker
เสือกินวัวseuuaR ginM wuaaM[name of a traditional Thai game/entertainment in the past]
เสือจากัวร์seuuaR jaaM guaa[r]Mjaguar
เสือดาว seuuaR daaoMleopard
เสือดำseuuaR damMpanther
เสือใต้seuuaR dtaiFSouthern Tigers (Thai nickname for FC Bayern Munich, Germany, football club)
เสือนอนกินseuuaR naawnM ginMindependently wealthy person; person living off investments
เสือนอนกินseuuaR naawnM ginMthe person that one lives (i.e. sleeps and eats) with
เสือไบseuuaR baiMbisexual
เสือผู้หญิงseuuaR phuuF yingR[fig.] woman with low sexual values
เสือไฟ seuuaR faiMAsiatic golden cat, Pardofelis temminckii
เสือร้องไห้seuuaR raawngH haiF(lit.) crying tiger; [name of the food dish] Thai beef brisket
เสือลายเมฆseuuaR laayM maehkFclouded leopard, Felis nebulosa
เสือสิงห์กระทิงแรดseuuaR sing[h]R graL thingM raaetFwily, old jackles; experienced con men (lit. tigers, lions, bulls, and rhinoceroses)
เสือสิ้นลายseuuaR sinF laayMa toothless tiger
เสือสิ้นลายseuuaR sinF laayM[is] tamed; subdued
เสือหิวseuuaR hiuR[is] obsessed with; crazy about; lusting after
หางเสือhaangR seuuaRhelm; rudder; tiller of a boat
ไอ้เสือน้อยaiF seuuaR naawyH"You little tiger!"
sample
sentences
ใจดีสู้เสือ
jaiM deeM suuF seuuaR
"The bull must be taken by the horns."
ชาติเสือ ไม่ทิ้งลาย
chaatF seuuaR maiF thingH laayM
"The leopard cannot change his spots. "
ยุงร้ายกว่าเสือ
yoongM raayH gwaaL seuuaR
"The mosquito is more dangerous than the tiger."
เสือซ่อนเล็บ
seuuaR saawnF lepH
"To hide one’s light under a bushel."
หน้าเนื้อใจเสือ
naaF neuuaH jaiM seuuaR
"Full of courtesy, full of craft." — "Many kiss the hand they wish to cut off."
หนีเสือปะจระเข้
neeR seuuaR bpaL jaawM raH khaehF
"Escape from a tiger only to happen upon a crocodile." [as in the English idiom, "Out of the frying pan and into the fire."]
หนีเสือปะจระเข้
neeR seuuaR bpaL jaawM raH khaehF
[i.e.] "Out of the frying-pan and into the fire."
as a prefixเสือชีต้าseuuaR cheeM dtaaFcheetah
2. ปีเสือ  bpeeM seuuaR  [noun, proper noun, colloquial]
definition
year of the Tiger

categories
related wordปีขาล bpeeM khaanRthe tiger; the third year of the Chinese astrological cycle, marked by the symbol of a tiger
3. เสือโคร่ง  seuuaR khrohngF  [noun]
definition
huge tiger

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