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| ช้อน chaawnH |  |
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| 1. | ช้อน | chaawnH | spoon; tablespoon |
| 1b. | ช้อน | chaawnH | to spoon; to ladle; to scoop up |
| 1c. | ช้อน | chaawnH | [numerical classifier for spoonful] |
| 2. | ช้อนหอย | chaawnH haawyR | ibis; long-beaked bird in the family Threskiornithidae |
| 2b. | นกช้อนหอย | nohkH chaawnH haawyR | ibis |
| 2c. | นกช้อน | nohkH chaawnH | [informal] ibis |
| 2d. | ช้อน | chaawnH | to lift |
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| Phonemic Thai | ช้อน |
| IPA | tɕʰɔ́ːn |
| Royal Thai General System | chon |
| 1. [noun] | |||
| definition | spoon; tablespoon | ||
| classifier | คัน  | khanM | [numerical classifier for vehicles, cars, umbrellas, etc.] |
| categories | |||
| examples | พลั่วหรือช้อนตักดิน | phluaaF reuuR chaawnH dtakL dinM | gardening trowel |
| ช้อนซุป | chaawnH soopH | soup spoon | |
| ส้อมช้อน | saawmF chaawnH | fork and spoon, the set of eating utensils commonly used in Thailand | |
| ช้อนชา | chaawnH chaaM | teaspoon; measurement equal to one teaspoon | |
| ช้อนตวง | chaawnH dtuaangM | measuring spoon | |
| ช้อนส้อม | chaawnH saawmF | cutlery, silverware (a spoon and fork set) | |
| ช้อนกลาง | chaawnH glaangM | serving spoon | |
| ช้อนคาว | chaawnH khaaoM | tablespoon | |
| ช้อนโต๊ะ | chaawnH dtoH | tablespoon; measurement equal to one tablespoon | |
| ช้อนถ้วย | chaawnH thuayF | a ceramic spoon | |
| ช้อนไม้ | chaawnH maaiH | wooden spoon | |
| ช้อนจีนใหญ่ | chaawnH jeenM yaiL | large Chinese-style spoon | |
| ช้อนจีนเล็ก | chaawnH jeenM lekH | small Chinese-style spoon | |
| sample sentences | |||
| 1b. [verb] | |||
| definition | to spoon; to ladle; to scoop up | ||
| sample sentence | เห็นหุ้นตก อย่ารีบผลีผลามเข้าไปช้อนซื้อ เดี๋ยวจะกลายเป็นแมลงเม่าบินเข้ากองไฟเสียเปล่า ๆ henR hoonF dtohkL yaaL reepF phleeR phlaamR khaoF bpaiM chaawnH seuuH diaaoR jaL glaaiM bpenM maH laaengM maoF binM khaoF gaawngM faiM siiaR bplaaoL bplaaoL "If you see that stock prices are falling, don’t rush in and scoop up the shares; you will be like a moth drawn to a flame and lose money for nothing." | ||
| 1c. [classifier] | |||
| definition | [numerical classifier for spoonful] | ||
| enumerated nouns | เต้าหู้ยี้ | dtaoF huuF yeeH | pickled bean curd |
| ยาถ่าย | yaaM thaaiL | laxative | |
| example | ช้อนพูน | chaawnH phuunM | [numerical classifier of such soft or sticky food as cream or yogurt] a dollop, a large spoonful |
| 2. ช้อนหอย chaawnH haawyR [noun] | |||
| definition | ibis; long-beaked bird in the family Threskiornithidae | ||
| categories | |||
| synonym | ค้อนหอย | khaawnH haawyR | ibis |
| examples | ช้อนหอยขาว | chaawnH haawyR khaaoR | black-headed ibis, Threskiornis melanocephalus |
| ช้อนหอยดำ | chaawnH haawyR damM | white-shouldered ibis, Pseudibis davisoni | |
| ช้อนหอยใหญ่ | chaawnH haawyR yaiL | giant ibis, Pseudibis gigantea, Thaumatibis gigantea | |
| ช้อนหอยดำเหลือบ | chaawnH haawyR damM leuuapL | glossy ibis, Plegadis falcinellus | |
| 2b. นกช้อนหอย nohkH chaawnH haawyR [noun] | |||
| definition | ibis | ||
| categories | |||
| 2c. นกช้อน nohkH chaawnH [noun] | |||
| definition | [informal] ibis | ||
| 2d. | |||
| definition | to lift | ||
| example | ช้อนตา | chaawnH dtaaM | to raise one's eyes |
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