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ÇÑÇ  wuaaM
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1.ÇÑÇwuaaMcow; ox; bovine
2.»ÕÇÑÇbpeeM wuaaMyear or zodiac sign of the Bull or Ox

pronunciation guide
Phonemic ThaiÇÑÇ
IPAwuːa
Royal Thai General Systemwua

1. common Thai word   [noun]
definition
cow; ox; bovine

classifierµÑÇ dtuaaM[numerical classifier for digits, bodies, shirts, pants, suits, animals, fish, germs, chairs, tables, desks, software title]
related word»Õ©ÅÙ bpeeM chaL luuRthe Ox; the second year of the Chinese astrological cycle, marked by the symbol of an ox
examples¡Òê¹ÇÑÇgaanM chohnM wuaaMbull fight
ª¹ÇÑÇchohnM wuaaMThai-style bullfight
¹ÁÇÑÇnohmM wuaaMcow's milk
à¹×éÍÇÑÇneuuaH wuaaMbeef
âçÇÑǤÇÒÂrohngM wuaaM khwaayMcow or buffalo shed
ÅÙ¡ÇÑÇluukF wuaaMa calf (the animal)
ÅÙ¡ÇÑǹÖè§luukF wuaaM neungFsteamed (steer) calf
ÇÑÇ¡ÃзԧwuaaM graL thingMbison
ÇÑÇá´§ wuaaM daaengMbanteng, Bos javanicus
ÇÑǵÑǼÙéwuaaM dtuaaM phuuFbull; steer; ox, a bovine male
ÇÑǵÑǼÙéwuaaM dtuaaM phuuFox; bull
ÇÑǵÑÇàÁÕ wuaaM dtuaaM miiaMcow
ÇÑÇ»èÒwuaaM bpaaLbison; wild bull
àÊ×͡ԹÇÑÇseuuaR ginM wuaaM[name of a traditional Thai game/entertainment in the past]
sample
sentences
¤ÇÒÁÇÑÇÂѧäÁèËÒ ¤ÇÒÁ¤ÇÒÂà¢éÒÁÒá·Ã¡
khwaamM wuaaM yangM maiF haayR khwaamM khwaayM khaoF maaM saaekF
[lit.] "We haven't finished with the cows, and (now) here come the buffaloes." — [i.e.] "When it rains, it pours."
µÃ§¡Ñ¹¢éÒÁ¡Ñº¤ÇÒÁàËç¹ÇèÒ ¤ÇÒÁÈÃÑ·¸ÒµèÍÇÑÇà»ç¹¤ÇÒÁ§Á§Ò ËÒ¡Áͧ¨Ò¡á§èÁØÁ¢Í§¡ÒÃãªé·ÃѾÂÒ¡ÃÍÂèÒ§ÁÕ»ÃÐÊÔ·¸ÔÀÒ¾·ÕèÊØ´ áÅéÇ ¤ÇÒÁÈÃÑ·¸ÒµèÍÇÑǹÑè¹ÅèÐ ¤×ÍÇÔ¶Õ·Ò§ãªé·ÃѾÂҡ÷Õè©ÅÒ´·ÕèÊØ´ã¹à§×è͹䢢ͧÍÔ¹à´ÕÂ
dtrohngM ganM khaamF gapL khwaamM henR waaF khwaamM satL thaaM dtaawL wuaaM bpenM khwaamM ngohmM ngaayM haakL maawngM jaakL ngaaeF moomM khaawngR gaanM chaiH sapH phaH yaaM gaawnM yaangL meeM bpraL sitL thiH phaapF theeF sootL laaeoH khwaamM satL thaaM dtaawL wuaaM nanF laF kheuuM wiH theeR thaangM chaiH sapH phaH yaaM gaawnM theeF chaL laatL theeF sootL naiM ngeuuanF khaiR khaawngR inM diiaM
(This idea) is quite contrary to the notion that cattle worship reflects merely blind faith, if one looks from the viewpoint of of using resources in the most efficient way possible. It is precisely cattle worship which provides the most intelligent method of using available resources under the conditions which exist in India.
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dteeM wuaaM graL thohpH khraatF
"To beat the dog before the lion."
ã¹ÍÔ¹à´Õ«Öè§ÁÕâ»ÃµÕ¹ã¹ÃÙ»¢Í§ÇÑÇà´Ô¹ÂÑéÇàÂÕéÂÍÂÙèàµçÁä»ËÁ´à»ç¹ÅéÒ¹ µÑÇ
naiM inM diiaM seungF meeM bprohM dteenM naiM ruupF khaawngR wuaaM deernM yuaaH yiiaH yuuL dtemM bpaiM mohtL bpenM laanH dtuaaM
In India there is a lot of protein in the form of millions of cattle just walking around.
à¾ÃÒФ¹ÍÔ¹à´ÕÂãªé»ÃÐ⪹ì¨Ò¡ÇÑÇÁÒ¡¡ÇèÒ¡ÒÃàÍÒà¹×éÍÁÒ·ÓÅÙ¡ªÔé¹ÍÂèÒ§ÂÔè§
phrawH khohnM inM diiaM chaiH bpraL yoht[n]L jaakL wuaaM maakF gwaaL gaanM aoM neuuaH maaM thamM luukF chinH yaangL yingF
(This is) because Indians can make greater use of the cow than using its meat to make meatballs.
ÁÙŤèҢͧÊÔè§àËÅèÒ¹ÕéÃÇÁ¡Ñ¹áÅéÇÁÒ¡¡ÇèÒÅÙ¡ªÔé¹à¹×éÍÇÑÇà»ç¹ÍѹÁÒ¡
muunM khaaF khaawngR singL laoL neeH ruaamM ganM laaeoH maakF gwaaL luukF chinH neuuaH wuaaM bpenM anM maakF
The value of all these things together outweighs (the value) of its meat by a large margin.
àÁ×è͹ѡÁÒ¹ØÉÂÇÔ·ÂÒàÈÃɰ¡Ô¨ËѹÁÒÈÖ¡ÉÒ¤ÇÒÁÊÑÁ¾Ñ¹¸ìÃÐËÇèÒ§ÇÑǡѺªÕÇÔµªÒÇÍÔ¹à´ÕÂà¢éÒ¨ÃÔ§ ¡ÅѺ¾ºÇèÒ ¤ÇÒÁ¹Ñº¶×ÍÈÃÑ·¸ÒµèÍÇÑǢͧªÒÇÍÔ¹à´Õ¹Ñé¹ à»ç¹»ÃÐ⪹ì·Ò§àÈÃɰ¡Ô¨¢Í§ªÕÇÔµÎÔ¹´ÙÍÂèÒ§ÂÔè§
meuuaF nakH maaM nootH saL yaH witH thaH yaaM saehtL thaL gitL hanR maaM seukL saaR khwaamM samR phan[t]M raH waangL wuaaM gapL cheeM witH chaaoM inM diiaM khaoF jingM glapL phohpH waaF khwaamM napH theuuR satL thaaM dtaawL wuaaM khaawngR chaaoM inM diiaM nanH bpenM bpraL yoht[n]L thaangM saehtL thaL gitL khaawngR cheeM witH hinM duuM yaangL yingF
When economic anthropologists closely study the relationship between cows and Indians, they find that the Indians' worship of cows is indeed of significant economic value to Hindus.
àÁ×èÍʶҹ¡ÒóìÂ×´àÂ×éÍÁÒ¶Ö§¢¹Ò´¹ÕéáÅéÇ ¡ÒÃÅéÍÁ¤Í¡ ËÅѧ ÇÑÇËÒ ¡ç¶×ÍÇèÒ´Õ¡ÇèÒ»ÅèÍÂãËéà˵ءÒóìºÒ¹»ÅÒÂ
meuuaF saL thaanR naH gaan[n]M yeuutF yeuuaH maaM theungR khaL naatL neeH laaeoH gaanM laawmH khaawkF langR wuaaM haayR gaawF theuuR waaF deeM gwaaL bplaawyL haiF haehtL gaan[n]M baanM bplaayM
"When circumstances have gone this far already, 'closing the barn door' after 'the horses have escaped' is better than better than allowing the situation to escalate. ."
áÁéáµè¨ÐàÅÕé§ÇÑÇ¢Öé¹ÁÒãËÁèã¹àªÔ§¾Ò³ÔªÂì ¡çµéͧãªé·Ø¹ÁËÒÈÒÅ áÅзÓãË餹¨¹à¢éÒäÁè¶Ö§¼ÅÔµÀѳ±ì¨Ò¡ÇÑÇÍÕ¡µèÍä»
maaeH dtaaeL jaL liiangH wuaaM kheunF maaM maiL naiM cheerngM phaaM nit[y]H gaawF dtaawngF chaiH thoonM maH haaR saanR laeH thamM haiF khohnM johnM khaoF maiF theungR phaL litL dtaL phan[t]M jaakL wuaaM eekL dtaawL bpaiM
Even if there were a new commercial cattle industry, such an industry would require a tremendous capital investment; this would prevent poor people from gaining access to all the products of the cattle from then on.
äÁèÇèÒÍÐäâͧÇÑÇ ¹Ñº¨Ò¡¹Á áç§Ò¹«Ò¡ 仨¹¶Ö§áÁéáµè¢Õé¢Í§Áѹ ¡çÅéǹ¹ÓÁÒãªé»ÃÐ⪹ìä´éËÁ´
maiF waaF aL raiM khaawngR wuaaM napH jaakL nohmM raaengM ngaanM saakF bpaiM johnM theungR maaeH dtaaeL kheeF khaawngR manM gaawF luaanH namM maaM chaiH bpraL yoht[n]L daiF mohtL
Many products from the cow including its milk, its labor, its carcass, and even its excrement can all be brought to good use.
ÃÑ¡ÇÑÇãËé¼Ù¡ ÃÑ¡ÅÙ¡ãËéµÕ
rakH wuaaM haiF phuukL rakH luukF haiF dteeM
"Spare the rod, and spoil the child."
àÃÒ·Óá¡§à¹×é͡ѹÁÒ¡è͹¨ÐÁÕã¤ÃàÅÕé§ÇÑÇäÇéàª×Í´¹Õè¤ÃѺ à¹×éÍÇÑÇ·Ø¡¡ÔâÅ¡ÃÑÁ ÅéǹÁÒ¨Ò¡ÇÑÇá¡è·Õè»Å´ÃÐÇÒ§¨Ò¡äÃè¹Ò·Ñé§¹Ñé¹
raoM thamM gaaengM neuuaH ganM maaM gaawnL jaL meeM khraiM liiangH wuaaM waiH cheuuatF neeF khrapH neuuaH wuaaM thookH giL lohM gramM luaanH maaM jaakL wuaaM gaaeL theeF bplohtL raH waangM jaakL raiF naaM thangH nanH
"We used to make beef curry before anyone raised cattle for slaughter; every kilogram of meat consumed came from old oxen who had retired from plowing fields."
ÇÑÇá¡è¡Ô¹Ë­éÒÍè͹
wuaaM gaaeL ginM yaaF aawnL
"Old bull eats soft grass." — [referring to] the marriage between an older man and a younger woman."
ÇÑÇÊѹËÅѧ¢Ò´ àËç¹¹¡¡ÒºÔ¹¼Ò´¡çµ¡ã¨
wuaaM sanR langR khaatL henR nohkH gaaM binM phaatL gaawF dtohkL jaiM
"Conscience makes cowards of us all."
ÇÑÇÊѹËÅѧËÇÐ
wuaaM sanR langR waL
"Conscience makes cowards of us all."
ÇÑÇËÒÂÅéÍÁ¤Í¡
wuaaM haayR laawmH khaawkF
"It is too late to shut the stable-door when the steed is stolen." — "To come up with a method of prevention after something bad has happened." — "You can't unring the bell."
2. »ÕÇÑÇ  bpeeM wuaaM  [noun, proper noun, colloquial]
definition
year or zodiac sign of the Bull or Ox

categories
related wordsÃÒÈÕ¾ÄÉÀ raaM seeR phreuH sohpLThai Zodiac sign for Taurus, the second sign of the zodiac
â¤khohMcow

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