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| กอ gaawM |  |
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| 1. | [pronunciation of the 1st letter of the Thai alphabet] |
| 2. | a cluster of vegetation, grove |
| 3. | [colloquial slang] a gay person; homosexual |
| 4. | [numerical classifier for clumps of vegetation] |
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | กอ |
| IPA | kɔː |
| Royal Thai General System | ko |
| 1. | |||
| definition | [pronunciation of the 1st letter of the Thai alphabet] | ||
| 2. | |||
| definition | a cluster of vegetation, grove | ||
| examples | ยืนกอกระดุม | yeuunM gaawM graL doomM | to stand with hand covering the crotch |
| กอไผ่ | gaawM phaiL | a bamboo clump | |
| เหล่ากอ | laoL gaawM | relatives | |
| แตกกอ | dtaaekL gaawM | to branch off (as in a tree or plant) | |
| sample sentence | |||
| 3. [noun, colloquial] | |||
| definition | [colloquial slang] a gay person; homosexual | ||
| categories | |||
| example | นังกอ | nangM gaawM | [third person pronoun used typically by a gay person to refer to] another gay person not in the circle of friends |
| 4. [classifier] | |||
| definition | [numerical classifier for clumps of vegetation] | ||
| sample sentence | แม้แต่กระท่อมริมนาที่ปลูกมะละกอกับต้นกล้วยไว้กอหนึ่ง ก็ยังแลโล่งไม่มีสีเขียวของต้นไม้ต้นหญ้าให้เห็น  maaeH dtaaeL graL thaawmF rimM naaM theeF bpluukL maH laH gaawM gapL dtohnF gluayF waiH gaawM neungL gaawF yangM laaeM lo:hngF maiF meeM seeR khiaaoR khaawngR dtohnF maaiH dtohnF yaaF haiF henR "Even the hut and the small grove of papaya and banana trees he planted there disappeared; there were neither green trees nor grass to see." | ||
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