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นิโกร  niH gro:hM 
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1.นิโกรniH gro:hM[Thai transcription of the foreign loanword, "negro"] [outdated usage]
2.คนนิโกรkhohnM niH gro:hM[outdated] black people or person, person of African, or mixed-African ancestry

pronunciation guide
Phonemic Thaiนิ-โกฺร
IPAníʔ kroː
Royal Thai General Systemnikro

1.   [noun, adjective, loanword, English]
definition
[Thai transcription of the foreign loanword, "negro"] [outdated usage]

notesนิโกร  is not used much in Thai any more; the preferred usage nowadays is คนมืด 
sample
sentence
เขามอมหน้าของเขาด้วยถ่านให้ดูเหมือนพวกนิโกร
khaoR maawmM naaF khaawngR khaoR duayF thaanL haiF duuM meuuanR phuaakF niH gro:hM
"He blackened his face with charcoal so that he looked like a negro."
2. คนนิโกร   khohnM niH gro:hM  [noun, adjective]
definition
[outdated] black people or person, person of African, or mixed-African ancestry

notesนิโกร  is not used much in Thai any more; the preferred usage nowadays is คนมืด 
classifierคน khohnM[numerical classifier for persons/occupations]
related wordคนมืด khohnM meuutFblack people or person, person of African, or mixed-African ancestry

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