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| แมลง maH laaengM |  |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | มะ-แลง |
| IPA | má lɛːŋ |
| Royal Thai General System | malaeng |
 [noun] | |||
| definition | bug; insect | ||
| notes | note the irregular pronounciation Generally, Class: Insecta (three body sections, three pairs of legs) | ||
| classifier | ตัว  | dtuaaM | [numerical classifier for digits, bodies, shirts, pants, suits, animals, fish, germs, chairs, tables, desks, software title] |
| examples | แมลงกัด | maH laaengM gatL | insect bite |
| ตัวแมลง | dtuaaM maH laaengM | bug; insect | |
| แมลงสาบ | maH laaengM saapL | cockroach | |
แมลงปอ  | maH laaengM bpaawM | dragonfly | |
| ยากันแมลง | yaaM ganM maH laaengM | insect repellent | |
| หอยแมลงภู่ | haawyR maH laaengM phuuF | mussel | |
| ไม่ใช่แมลง | maiF chaiF maH laaengM | [literally, "not an insect"] spider | |
| ยาฆ่าแมลง | yaaM khaaF maH laaengM | insecticide | |
| โดนแมลงต่อย | do:hnM maH laaengM dtaawyL | insect sting | |
| โดนแมลงกัด | do:hnM maH laaengM gatL | insect bite | |
| แมลงปีกแข็ง | maH laaengM bpeekL khaengR | beetle | |
| sample sentences | |||
เขามีประสบการณ์จากญาติที่เมืองจีน จึงนำมาประยุกต์ ส่วนหนึ่งได้ปลูกพืชสมุนไพรใต้ต้นผลไม้ ช่วยขับไล่แมลงได้อย่างดี khaoR meeM bpraL sohpL gaanM jaakL yaatF theeF meuuangM jeenM jeungM namM maaM bpraL yookH suaanL neungL daiF bpluukL pheuutF saL moonR phraiM dtaiF dtohnF phohnR laH maaiH chuayF khapL laiF maH laaengM daiF yaangL deeM "He has experience from his relatives in China which he adapted; one (of these adaptations) was to plant medicinal herbs around his fruit trees which work very well to ward off insects." | |||
| as a prefix | แมลงจี่ | maH laaengM jeeL | O. virens |
| แมลงเต่าทอง | maH laaengM dtaoL thaawngM | ladybug; Aspidomorpha sanctaecrucis (Chrysomelidae) | |
| แมลงภู่ | maH laaengM phuuF | a [type of] beetle | |
| แมลงมอด | maH laaengM maawtF | ricemite; woodmite; wheatmite; snout beetle | |
| แมลงเม่า | maH laaengM maoF | tussock moth | |
| แมลงวัน | maH laaengM wanM | [insect] fly, Musca domestica | |
| แมลงหวี่ | maH laaengM weeL | gnat; fruit fly, a species of fly; Drosophilia sp. | |
| special note |
This word contains an initial consonant cluster which follows the general clustered consonant tone rule. This
is the common case for clusters in which:
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