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| เล็บ lepH |  |
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| 1. | claw; fingernail; toenail |
| 2. | [numerical classifier for fingernail] |
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | เล็บ |
| IPA | lép |
| Royal Thai General System | lep |
| 1. [noun] | |||
| definition | claw; fingernail; toenail | ||
| examples | ตัดเล็บ  | dtatL lepH | to cut the fingernails or toenails |
| ตะไบเล็บ | dtaL baiM lepH | nail file | |
| น้ำยาทาเล็บ | namH yaaM thaaM lepH | nail polish | |
| เล็บมือ | lepH meuuM | fingernail | |
| ฟ้อนเล็บ | faawnH lepH | Fingernail dance (Northern Thai classical dance) | |
| อุ้งเล็บ | oongF lepH | claw | |
| แต่งเล็บ | dtaengL lepH | manicure | |
| ยาทาเล็บ | yaaM thaaM lepH | fingernail polish | |
| ขัดเล็บ | khatL lepH | to file one's nails | |
| วงเล็บ | wohngM lepH | curly-braces; parentheses | |
| เล็บเท้า | lepH thaaoH | toe nail; toenail | |
| ถอดเขี้ยวถอดเล็บ | thaawtL khiaaoF thaawtL lepH | "Remove the fangs, remove the claws" — [of a person] to become tame | |
| ถอดเขี้ยวถอดเล็บ | thaawtL khiaaoF thaawtL lepH | "[figurative] to remove the fangs or the claws; to take the bite out." | |
| รอดพ้นกรงเล็บ | raawtF phohnH grohngM lepH | to survive the dangers of; to escape from the clutches of (colloq.) | |
| กรงเล็บ | grohngM lepH | claws; talons; tentacles | |
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| 2. [classifier] | |||
| definition | [numerical classifier for fingernail] | ||
| enumerated nouns | เล็บเท้า | lepH thaaoH | toe nail; toenail |
| เล็บมือ | lepH meuuM | fingernail | |
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