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| แมว maaeoM | ![]() |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||||||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | แมว |
| IPA | mɛːw |
| Royal Thai General System | maeo |
[noun] | |||
| definition | cat | ||
| image | ![]() | ||
| classifier | ตัว ![]() | dtuaaM | [numerical classifier for digits, bodies, shirts, pants, suits, animals, fish, germs, chairs, tables, desks, software title] |
| categories | |||
| related words | โพง | pho:hngM | tom cat; male cat |
| หมิว | miuR | [a cat's dialogue] "meow"; "miew" | |
| เหมียว | miaaoR | [onomatopoeic sound of a cat's meow] "meow" | |
| examples | หนวดแมว![]() ![]() | nuaatL maaeoM | cat whiskers |
ลูกแมว ![]() ![]() | luukF maaeoM | kitten | |
ของแมว![]() ![]() | khaawngR maaeoM | feline; pertaining to cats | |
สัตว์ตระกูลแมว![]() ![]() | satL dtraL guunM maaeoM | feline | |
นกเค้าแมว![]() | nohkH khaaoH maaeoM | owl | |
นางแมว![]() | naangM maaeoM | a female cat | |
นกเค้าแมว![]() | nohkH khaaoH maaeoM | pygmy owlet, Glaucidium brodiei | |
แมวไทย ![]() | maaeoM thaiM | Siamese cat | |
แมวน้ำ![]() | maaeoM naamH | seal (the animal) | |
แมวสีสวาด![]() | maaeoM seeR saL waatL | blue point Siamese cat | |
ตาแมว ![]() | dtaaM maaeoM | cat's eye | |
แมวป่า ![]() | maaeoM bpaaL | a wild (jungle) cat; [such as] cougar (shown), leopard, lynx, bobcat, etc. | |
ฝูงแมว![]() ![]() | fuungR maaeoM | litter of kittens; pack of cats | |
ฝูงแมวฝูงหนึ่ง![]() ![]() | fuungR maaeoM fuungR neungL | a group of cats | |
แมวเล็ก![]() | maaeoM lekH | a small cat | |
ย้อมแมวขาย![]() | yaawmH maaeoM khaaiR | to dupe; to deceive | |
แมวดำ![]() | maaeoM damM | Thai name for the Sunderland A.F.C. (Sunderland) | |
แมวตาย![]() | maaeoM dtaaiM | "The cat died." | |
ยื่นหมูยื่นแมว![]() | yeuunF muuR yeuunF maaeoM | to give something in exchange; sway; provide a quid pro quo | |
แมวมอง![]() | maaeoM maawngM | scout (military or sports) | |
แมวเฝ้าปลาย่าง![]() | maaeoM faoF bplaaM yaangF | "Letting the fox guard the henhouse" | |
ตีนแมว![]() | dteenM maaeoM | cat burglar | |
| sample sentences | |||
เด็กผู้หญิงจับเอาแมวดำตัวหนึ่งโยนลงไปในน้ำแล้วปล่อยให้มันตะเกียกตะกายปีนตลิ่งหนีไป ![]() dekL phuuF yingR japL aoM maaeoM damM dtuaaM neungL yo:hnM lohngM bpaiM naiM naamH laaeoH bplaawyL haiF manM dtaL giiakL dtaL gaaiM bpeenM dtaL lingL neeR bpaiM "The girl grabbed the black cat and threw it into the water; then she let it scamper up the river bank and run away." | |||
แมวกระโดดข้ามกิ่งไม้อย่างปราดเปรียว ![]() maaeoM graL do:htL khaamF gingL maaiH yaangL bpraatL bpriaaoM "The cat jumped nimbly over the tree branch." | |||
| as a prefix | แมวกวัก | maaeoM gwakL | Beckoning Cat |
| แมวคราว | maaeoM khraaoM | a large cat | |

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