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| ตัวเงินตัวทอง dtuaaM ngernM dtuaaM thaawngM |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ตัว-เงิน-ตัว-ทอง |
| IPA | tuːa ŋɤn tuːa tʰɔːŋ |
| Royal Thai General System | tua ngoen tua thong |
| 1. [noun, phrase] | |||
| definition | money maker; ready source of income; valuable person; rain-maker (in business) | ||
| components | ตัว  | dtuaaM | one (generic word [e.g. the small one]) |
 เงิน | ngernM | money; finance; silver | |
| ตัว | dtuaaM | one (generic word [e.g. the small one]) | |
ทอง  | thaawngM | gold; Au | |
| sample sentences | |||
แถว ๆบ้านมีตัวเงินตัวทองอยู่มาก เขาเคยเห็นมันนอนแอ้งแม้งอยู่ใกล้ปากซอย เพราะโดนรถทับ  thaaeoR thaaeoR baanF meeM dtuaaM ngernM dtuaaM thaawngM yuuL maakF khaoR kheeuyM henR manM naawnM aaengF maaengH yuuL glaiF bpaakL saawyM phrawH do:hnM rohtH thapH "Near his home there were lots of water monitors; he used to see then lying motionless near the intersection of his street because they were run over by a car." | |||
| 2. [noun] | |||
| definition | water monitor; water lizard (Varanus salvator) | ||
| classifier | ตัว | dtuaaM | [numerical classifier for digits, number, bodies, shirts, pants, suits, animals, fish, germs, chairs, tables, desks, software title] |
| components | ตัว | dtuaaM | one (generic word [e.g. the small one]) |
| เงิน | ngernM | money; finance; silver | |
| ตัว | dtuaaM | one (generic word [e.g. the small one]) | |
| ทอง | thaawngM | gold; Au | |
| synonym | เหี้ย | hiiaF | an aquatic monitor lizard; water monitor (Varanus salvator) |
| sample sentences | ตอนน้ำท่วมถนนใหม่ จะมีตัวเงินตัวทองออกมาว่ายบนถนนเป็นร้อยเป็นพัน dtaawnM naamH thuaamF thaL nohnR maiL jaL meeM dtuaaM ngernM dtuaaM thaawngM aawkL maaM waaiF bohnM thaL nohnR bpenM raawyH bpenM phanM "When the streets first started to flood, huge numbers of monitor lizards came swimming down the streets." | ||
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