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Áѹ  manM
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1.ÁѹmanM[the indefinite pronoun for referring to animals or things] it; they
2.ÁѹmanMoil; fat; grease
3.ÁѹmanM[is] oily; fatty; greasy; nutty; crisp; starchy (taste)
4.ÁѹmanMyam (the tuber); potato
5.ÁѹmanM[is] flashing; shining; sparkling; glowing; bright; shiny; audacious; interesting; provoking (positive connotation)
6.¢ÕéÁѹkheeF manM[?] [southern Thai dialect] [is] stingy
7.¢ÕéÁѹkheeF manM[?] [southern Thai dialect] [is] playfully deceptive

pronunciation guide
Phonemic ThaiÁѹ
IPAman
Royal Thai General Systemman

1. common Thai word   [pronoun, colloquial]
definition
[the indefinite pronoun for referring to animals or things] it; they

notesit's considered impolite to use this word.
categories¤ÓÊÃþ¹ÒÁPronouns
examples
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gawF makH jaL dtaayM phrawH phitH khaawngR manM naiM waehM laaM anM ruaatF reoM
then he often will die from its poison within a short time.
¡è͹Áѹ¨Ð¡Ñ´¤¹gaawnL manM jaL gatL khohnMBefore it bites someone,
¢Í§ÁѹkhaawngR manMits; belonging to it
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khohnM maiF ginM nguuM bpenM aaM haanR laeH maiF liiangH manM waiH bpenM sat[w]L liiangH
People neither eat snakes nor raise them as pets
¶éÒ¤¹ã´¶Ù¡Áѹ¡Ñ´áÅÐËÒËÁÍÁÒªèÇÂäÁè·Ñ¹
thaaF khohnM daiM thuukL manM gatL laeH haaR maawR maaM chuayF maiF thanM
If a person is bitten and doesn't see a doctor expeditiously,
à¾ÃÒÐÇèÒÁѹà»ç¹ÊѵÇì·ÕèäÁèÊÇÂÍÂèÒ§ÊѵÇìÍ×è¹ æ
phrawH waaF manM bpenM sat[w]L theeF maiF suayR yaangL sat[w]L euunL euunL
because they are not cute like other animals.
Áѹ¨ÐmanM jaLit will
ÁѹÁÑ¡¨ÐªÙ¤Í¢Í§Áѹ¢Öé¹ÊÙ§áÅéǨ֧¡Ñ´
manM makH jaL chuuM khaawM khaawngR manM kheunF suungR laaeoH jeungM gatL
it usually lifts its neck up high, then strikes.
sample
sentences
¤ÇÒÁÃÑ¡Áѹ·ÓãËéµÒºÍ´
khwaamM rakH manM thahmM haiF dtaaM baawtL
"Love can make you blind."
à´ç¡ æ µéͧäÁèàÅ蹺¹Ê¹ÒÁË­éÒ à¾ÃÒÐÁѹà»Õ¡ÁÒ¡
dekL dekL dtaawngF maiF lehnF bohnM saL naamR yaaF phrawH manM bpiiakL maakF
"The children must not play on the lawn, because it is very wet."
µéͧàÃÕ§äÇéã¡ÅéªÔ´µÔ´µè͡Ѻ¹ÒÁ ËÃ×ÍÊÃþ¹ÒÁ·ÕèÁѹ᷹
dtaawngF riiangM waiH glaiF chitH dtitL dtaawL gapL naamM reuuR sapL phaH naamM theeF manM thaaenM
[They] must be placed adjacent to their related noun or pronoun.
áµè·ÕèÊØ´áÅéÇ ¡çËÅա˹դӶÒÁàÃ×èͧµÓá˹觹Ò¡ÃѰÁ¹µÃÕäÁèä´é áµèà¢Ò¡ç¤Ô´ÇèÒ Áѹà»ç¹á¼¹¡ÒõջÅÒ˹éÒä« µÑÇà¢Òàͧ
dtaaeL theeF sootL laaeoH gawF leekL neeR khahmM thaamR reuuangF dtahmM naengL naaM yohkH ratH mohnM dtreeM maiF daiF dtaaeL khaoR gawF khitH waaF manM bpenM phaaenR gaanM dteeM bplaaM naaF saiM dtuaaM khaoR aehngM
"In the end, we cannot avoid the question regarding the position of the prime minister but he believes that this is a plot to upset his own carefully laid plans."
à¹×éÍàÊÕÂáÅéÇ ¤Ø³¤ÇÃâ¹Áѹ·Ôé§
neuuaH siiaR laaeoH khoonM khuaanM yohnM manM thingH
"The meat is bad, you should throw it away."
¼Áà¤Â仺ҧáʹ»ÃÐ¨Ó áµèà´ÕëÂǹÕéäÁèä»áÅéÇ à¾ÃÒж¹¹ÁѹáÂèàµçÁ·Õ
phohmR kheeuyM bpaiM baangM saaenR bpraL jahmM dtaaeL diaaoR neeH maiF bpaiM laaeoH phrawH thaL nohnR manM yaaeF dtemM theeM
[spoken by a male] "I often used to go to Bangsaen but now I don’t go; the road is very bad."
¾Ç¡¢Ò»ÃШÓà»ç¹¡ÃÇ´ã¹Ãͧà·éÒ äÁè·ÓãËéà¢Òµéͧ¡Ñ§ÇÅÍÐäà áµèÁѹÃÓ¤Ò­
phuaakF khaaR bpraL jahmM bpenM gruaatL naiM raawngM thaaoH maiF thahmM haiF khaoR dtaawngF gangM wohnM aL raiM dtaaeL manM rahmM khaanM
"My regular customers are a real pain. I don’t want them to worry about anything but they are annoying."
Áͧ´Ùà¹×éÍ˹ѧÁѧÊҢͧµ¹àͧ äÁèÇèÒÊèǹä˹Áѹ¡çà¡Ô´º¹á¼è¹´Ô¹¼×¹¹Õé·Ñé§¹Ñé¹
maawngM duuM neuuaH nangR mangM saaR khaawngR dtohnM aehngM maiF waaF suaanL naiR manM gawF geertL bohnM phaenL dinM pheuunR neeH thangH nanH
"When I look at any part of my body (I realize) that each part was born on this Land."
Áѹ§èÒÂÁÒ¡·Õè·èÒ¹¨Ð¾Åԡ˹éÒÁ×Íà»ç¹ËÅѧÁ×Í´éÇ¡ÒáÃзӷءÊÔè§·Ø¡ÍÂèÒ§µÃ§¢éÒÁ¡Ñº·Õè¹ÒÂ¡Ï à¡èÒà¤Â·Ó
manM ngaayF maakF theeF thanF jaL phlikH naaF meuuM bpenM langR meuuM duayF gaanM graL thahmM thookH singL thookH yaangL dtrohngM khaamF gapL theeF naaM yohkH gaoL kheeuyM thahmM
"It is very easy for him to completely turn over a new leaf by doing everything exactly the opposite of what the former Prime Minister used to do."
ÁѹªÓÃØ´
manM chahmM rootH
"It's broken." — "It's out of order."
Áѹà»Õ¡ÁÒ¡ ÍÂèÒÇÒ§º¹âµêÐ
manM bpiiakL maakF yaaL waangM bohnM dtoH
"Don’t put it on the table; it is very wet."
ÁѹÂÒ¡
manM yaakF
"It is difficult."
Áѹ˹ѡÁÒ¡ ¤Ø³Â¡¤¹à´ÕÂÇäÁèäËÇ
manM nakL maakF khoonM yohkH khohnM diaaoM maiF waiR
"It is very heavy, you can’t lift it alone."
ÁѹËÁ´
manM mohtL
"It's all gone."
ÁѹÍÂÙè·Õèâ¹è¹
manM yuuL theeF nohnF
"It is over here."
ÁѹÍѹµÃÒÂ
manM anM dtraayM
"It's dangerous."
ÁѹÍÒ¨¨Ð¶Ù¡·Õèã¤ÃºÍ¡äÇé
manM aatL jaL thuukL theeF khraiM baawkL waiH
"Perhaps it's true what someone once said."
äÁèµéͧà¡Ã§ã¨ àÃÒÁѹ¤¹¡Ñ¹àͧÍÂÙèáÅéÇ
maiF dtaawngF graehngM jaiM raoM manM khohnM ganM aehngM yuuL laaeoH
"No need to feel obliged." — "Do not feel that you are imposing on me." — "You're among friends." — "You absolutely don't have to stand on ceremony." — "Make youself at home."
äÁèÇèÒÍÐäâͧÇÑÇ ¹Ñº¨Ò¡¹Á áç§Ò¹«Ò¡ 仨¹¶Ö§áÁéáµè¢Õé¢Í§Áѹ ¡çÅéǹ¹ÓÁÒãªé»ÃÐ⪹ìä´éËÁ´
maiF waaF aL raiM khaawngR wuaaM napH jaakL nohmM raaengM ngaanM saakF bpaiM johnM theungR maaeH dtaaeL kheeF khaawngR manM gawF luaanH nahmM maaM chaiH bpraL yoht[n]L daiF mohtL
Many products from the cow including its milk, its labor, its carcass, and even its excrement can all be brought to good use.
àÃ×èͧÁѹ¼èÒ¹ä»áÅéÇ
reuuangF manM phaanL bpaiM laaeoH
"It was over." — "The story is over."
ÅеÑǨÐÁÕª×è͵ÒÁÊբͧ¢¹Áѹ
laH dtuaaM jaL meeM cheuuF dtaamM seeR khaawngR khohnR manM
"Each [pet] is named according to it's fur color."
ËÁÒäÁè¡Ô¹¢éÒÇàÅ ©Ñ¹äÁèÃÙéÇèÒÁѹà»ç¹ÍÐäÃ
maaR maiF ginM khaaoF leeuyM chanR maiF ruuH waaF manM bpenM aL raiM
"The dog won’t eat at all. I don’t know what is the matter with him."
ËÁÒÇÔè§ä»áÅéÇ ©Ñ¹äÁèÃÙéÇèÒÁѹä»ä˹
maaR wingF bpaiM laaeoH chanR maiF ruuH waaF manM bpaiM naiR
"The dog has run away. I don’t know where it has gone."
ÍÂèÒÅ×ÁÊ觨´ËÁÒÂä»ÁѹÊӤѭÁÒ¡
yaaL leuumM sohngL johtL maayR bpaiM manM sahmR khanM maakF
"Don’t forget to post the letter, it is most important."
àÍÒËÁÒ¹Õéä»Áѹ¨Ð»¡»Ñ¡ã¨ÃÑ¡ÉÒà¨éÒãËé¾é¹ÍѹµÃÒÂ
aoM maaR neeH bpaiM manM jaL bpohkL bpakL jaiM rakH saaR jaoF haiF phohnH anM dtraayM
"Take this dog, he will protect you from danger."
2. common Thai word   [noun, colloquial]
definition
oil; fat; grease

examples¢éÒÇÁѹä¡èkhaaoF manM gaiLHainanese chicken rice
ä¢ÁѹkhaiR manManimal lard; fat (in the blood)
à¹×é͵ԴÁѹneuuaH dtitL manMa piece of meat, usually beef or pork, with some fat in it/between the muscles
à¹×éÍàÂ×èÍä¢ÁѹneuuaH yeuuaF khaiR manMfatty tissue
¼ÔÇÁѹphiuR manMoily skin
Áѹà¹ÂmanM neeuyMmilk fat
Áѹà»ÅÇmanM bplaayoMsoft fatty tissue; adipose tissue
ÁѹÊÁͧmanM saL maawngRbrain
ÁÕÁѹÁÒ¡meeM manM maakFgreasy; rich; fatty (of food)
3.   [attributive verb, colloquial]
definition
[is] oily; fatty; greasy; nutty; crisp; starchy (taste)

examples·Í´ÁѹthaawtF manMbattered and deep-fried cake (or patty) of meat, poultry, fish or prawn
·Í´Áѹ»ÅÒthaawtF manM bplaaMfried fish cake
¹éÓÁѹnahmH manMoil; gasoline; fuel
4.   [noun]
definition
yam (the tuber); potato

categories¼Ñ¡µèÒ§ æVegetables
examplesá»é§ÁѹbpaaengF manMpotato flour; cassava flour; tapioca flour
Áѹ·Í´manM thaawtFfried potatoes
Áѹà·ÈmanM thaehtFsweet potato
Áѹ½ÃÑè§manM faL rangL[general] Irish potato; potato
µé¹Áѹ½ÃÑè§dtohnF manM faL rangLthe potato plant
as a prefixÁѹÊÓ»ÐËÅѧ manM sahmR bpaL langRcassava; yuca; manioc; tapioca; Manihot esculenta, Manihot utilissima(Euphorbiaceae)
5.   [attributive verb, colloquial]
definition
[is] flashing; shining; sparkling; glowing; bright; shiny; audacious; interesting; provoking (positive connotation)

related wordsÇÒÇwaaoMflashing; shining; sparkling
ÇÒÇwaaoMto sparkle; glow; be bright; be shiny
áÇÇwaaeoMgleaming; sparkling
examples¡Ãд١¢Ñ´ÁѹgraL duukL khatL manMmiserly; stingy; niggardly
¤ÓÁѹkhahmM manMpledge
¿Í§ÁѹfaawngM manMthe punctuation mark (ï), formerly used at the beginning of a new paragraph
6. ¢ÕéÁѹ  kheeF manM  [attributive verb]
definition
[?] [southern Thai dialect] [is] stingy

categoriesRegional Dialects and Minority Languages of the Thai Language » ÀÒÉÒÀÒ¤ãµéRegional Dialects and Minority Languages of the Thai Language » Southern Thai Dialect
7. ¢ÕéÁѹ  kheeF manM  [attributive verb]
definition
[?] [southern Thai dialect] [is] playfully deceptive

categoriesRegional Dialects and Minority Languages of the Thai Language » ÀÒÉÒÀÒ¤ãµéRegional Dialects and Minority Languages of the Thai Language » Southern Thai Dialect

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