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¹¡  nohkH
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1.bird
2.(of a revolver or gun) cock hammer; part of the trigger mechanism
3.[transient Thai and gay slang meaning] to miss your prey (when going out cruising)

pronunciation guide
Phonemic Thai¹¡
IPAnók
Royal Thai General Systemnok

1. common Thai word   [noun]
definition
bird

image    
classifierµÑÇ dtuaaM[numerical classifier for digits, bodies, shirts, pants, suits, animals, fish, germs, chairs, tables, desks, software title]
examples¢¹¹¡khohnR nohkHfeather
¢Õ鹡kheeF nohkH[usually preceded by ½ÃÑè§ ] fake; phoney; bogus; spurious; pretended; feigned; sham; low-class; inferior; insignificant; meaningless; worthless
¹¡¡ÃШԺnohkH graL jipLa tailor bird
¹¡µèÍnohkH dtaawL[negative connotation] a decoy [used to attract peopel's attention and deceive them]
¹¡á¶ºÍàÁÃÔ¡Òà˹×ÍnohkH thaaepL aL maehM riH gaaM neuuaRa North American bird (eg. blue jay)
¹¡·Ò§¹ÇÅ nohkH thaangM nuaanMtern; common sea swallow
¹¡¹éÍÂ㹡ç·Í§nohkH naawyH naiM grohngM thaawngMsomeone who is being protected or raised in a "golden cage," a happy, luxurious, and pampering environment or manner
¹¡¹Ò§áÍè¹nohkH naangM aenLswallow (the bird)
¹¡àÅç¡ÁÕ˹éÒÍ¡ÊÕá´§nohkH lekH meeM naaF ohkL seeR daaengM[describing a] robin
¹¡ËÑÇ¢ÇÒ¹ nohkH huaaR khwaanRwoodpecker
¹Í¹¹¡naawnM nohkHto sit napping; as on a plane
»Ò¡¹¡bpaakL nohkHbill; beak
Ãѧ¹¡rangM nohkHa bird nest, a bird's nest
ÅÙ¡¹¡luukF nohkHbaby bird
Êèͧ´Ù¹¡saawngL duuM nohkHto watch birds
¡ÒÃÊèͧ´Ù¹¡gaanM saawngL duuM nohkHbird watching
àËÂÕèÂÇÅèÒ¹¡yiaaoL laaF nohkHfalcon
ÎÍ ¹¡ÎÙ¡haawM nohkH huukFThe 44th consonant in the Thai alphabet
sample
sentences
¤Ø³µéͧ«×éÍÍÒËÒù¡ÍÕ¡Ëè͹֧¤èÐkhoonM dtaawngF seuuH aaM haanR nohkH eekL haawL neungM khaF[spoken by a female] "You must buy another packet of birdseed, sir."
¨Ò¡àÃ×͹àËÁ×͹¹¡¨Ò¡ÃѧjaakL reuuanM meuuanR nohkH jaakL rangM"East, west, home is best."
¹¡¹éÍ·ÓÃѧáµè¾ÍµÑÇnohkH naawyH thahmM rangM dtaaeL phaawM dtuaaM"Cut your coat according to your cloth."
¹¡¹Ñè¹àÃÕ¡ÇèÒÍÐääÐ?nohkH nanF riiakF waaF aL raiM khaH[spoken by a female] "What sort of bird is that?"
ÂÔ§¡ÃÐÊØ¹¹Ñ´à´ÕÂÇä´é¹¡ÊͧµÑÇyingM graL soonR natH diaaoM daiF nohkH saawngR dtuaaM"To kill two birds with one stone (bolt, sling, etc.)"
as a prefix¹¡¡ÃШ͡nohkH graL jaawkLsparrow
¹¡¡ÃШҺnohkH graL jaapLa [kind of] sparrow-like bird Pleoceus baya
¹¡¡ÃеÑéÇnohkH graL dtuaaFcockatoo
¹¡¡ÃзÒnohkH graL thaaMpartridge
¹¡¡Ãзا nohkH graL thoongMpelican
¹¡¡ÃÐÂÒ§nohkH graL yaangMheron or egret
¹¡¡ÃÐàÃÕ¹nohkH graL riianMa [type of] bird, the crane
¹¡¡ÃÐÊÒnohkH graL saaRstork
¹¡¡ÇÑ¡nohkH gwakLa white-breasted waterhen, Amaurornis phoenicurus
¹¡¡ÒnohkH gaaM[from the "kaw" sound it makes] a crow or crowlike bird
¹¡¡Ò§à¢¹nohkH gaangM khaehnRthe magpie robin
¹¡á¡éÇ nohkH gaaeoFparrot (the bird)
¹¡¢ÁÔé¹nohkH khaL minForiole
¹¡à¢ÒnohkH khaoRdove (the bird)
¹¡à¢ÒnohkH khaoR[idiom for] penis
¹¡à¤éÒáÁÇnohkH khaaoH maaeoMowl
¹¡à¤éÒáÁÇnohkH khaaoH maaeoMpygmy owlet, Glaucidium brodiei
¹¡§Ñè§nohkH ngangFhornbill
¹¡ªé͹nohkH chaawnHwhite ibis, Threskiornis melanocephalus
¹¡µÐ¡ÃØÁnohkH dtaL groomMthe bird, Leptoptilos javanicus
¹¡¹Ò§¹ÇÅnohkH naangM nuaanMgull; seagull
¹¡»Ù´nohkH bpuutLcrow pheasant, Centropus sinensis
¹¡¾ÔÃÒº nohkH phiH raapFpigeon
¹¡à¾¹¡ÇÔ¹ nohkH phaehnM gwinM[Thai transcription of the foreign loanword, "penguin"]
¹¡¿ÅÒÁÔ§â¡ nohkH flaaM mingM gohM[Thai transcription of the foreign loanword, "flamingo"]
¹¡ÂÒ§ nohkH yaangMheron (the bird)
¹¡ÂÙ§nohkH yuungMpeacock
¹¡ÃéÒnohkH raaHa peacock-like bird. Also called ÍÕÃéÒ
¹¡áÃé§nohkH raaengHvulture; Torgos calvus (Accipitridae); Pseudogyps bengalensis
¹¡áÊ¡nohkH saaekLbarn owl, Strix flammea, Tyto alba
¹¡Ë§ÊìË¡nohkH hohng[s]R yohkLparakeet
¹¡àËÂÕèÂÇnohkH yiaaoLhawk (the bird)
¹¡ÍÔ¹·ÃÕnohkH inM seeMeagle
¹¡ÍÕ¡ÒnohkH eeM gaaMsandpiper bird, Actitis hypoleucos
¹¡ÎÑÁÁÔ§àºÔÃì´nohkH hamM mingM beertL[Thai transcription of the foreign loanword, "hummingbird"]
¹¡ÎÙ¡nohkH huukForiental barn owl
2.   [noun]
definition
(of a revolver or gun) cock hammer; part of the trigger mechanism

exampleÅÑè¹¹¡lanF nohkHto pull the trigger
3.   [verb, transitive, colloquial]
definition
[transient Thai and gay slang meaning] to miss your prey (when going out cruising)


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