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| นาค naakF |  |
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| 1. | Naga (snake, serpent demon); a mythological creature/serpent statue that can be found in almost all the temples (wat) in Thailand |
| 2. | Naak [a Thai given name or nickname] (fabulous serpent) |
| 3. | a person who is about to be ordained (บวช  ) as a Buddhist priest |
| 4. | [used in literature only] elephant |
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| Phonemic Thai | นาก |
| IPA | nâːk |
| Royal Thai General System | nak |
| similar sounding | นาก | ||
| alternate spelling | นาคา | naaM khaaM | |
| 1. [noun, proper noun] | |||
| definition | Naga (snake, serpent demon); a mythological creature/serpent statue that can be found in almost all the temples (wat) in Thailand | ||
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| classifier | ตัว | dtuaaM | [numerical classifier for digits, number, bodies, shirts, pants, suits, animals, fish, germs, chairs, tables, desks, software title] |
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| example | พญานาค | phaH yaaM naakF | King of Nagas; serpent; great Naga |
| 2. [proper noun, person, formal, colloquial] | |||
| definition | Naak [a Thai given name or nickname] (fabulous serpent) | ||
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| 3. [noun, proper noun, person, formal] | |||
| definition | a person who is about to be ordained (บวช ) as a Buddhist priest | ||
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| example | พิธีทำขวัญนาค | phiH theeM thamM khwanR naakF | naga ordination ceremony |
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| 4. [noun, formal, poetic] | |||
| definition | [used in literature only] elephant | ||
| classifier | ตัว | dtuaaM | [numerical classifier for digits, number, bodies, shirts, pants, suits, animals, fish, germs, chairs, tables, desks, software title] |
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