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| ท่อน thaawnF |  |
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| 1. | ท่อน | thaawnF | mid- or sub-section; part; portion; fraction; segment; piece; lump |
| 2. | ท่อนตัว | thaawnF dtuaaM | midriff; trunk (of the body); mid-section (of the body) |
| 3. | ท่อน | thaawnF | a log |
| 4. | ท่อน | thaawnF | [numerical classifier for bone, log, and pipe] |
| 5. | ท่อน | thaawnF | [fig.] large penis |
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| Phonemic Thai | ท่อน |
| IPA | tʰɔ̂ːn |
| Royal Thai General System | thon |
| 1. [noun] | |||
| definition | mid- or sub-section; part; portion; fraction; segment; piece; lump | ||
| examples | กระดูกแขนท่อนใน | graL duukL khaaenR thaawnF naiM | ulna |
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| 2. ท่อนตัว thaawnF dtuaaM [noun] | |||
| definition | midriff; trunk (of the body); mid-section (of the body) | ||
| example | ท่อนบน | thaawnF bohnM | top (women's clothing); blouse; halter top; upper portion |
| 3. [noun] | |||
| definition | a log | ||
| examples | ท่อนไม้ | thaawnF maaiH | a log; stick; piece of wood |
| ท่อนซุง | thaawnF soongM | a piece of wood; log; piece of timber | |
| sample sentence | เห็นเศษฟางในตาผู้อื่น แต่ไม่เห็นท่อนซุงในตาตัวเอง henR saehtL faangM naiM dtaaM phuuF euunL dtaaeL maiF henR thaawnF soongM naiM dtaaM dtuaaM aehngM "To see the straw in the others eye but not the girder in ones own eye." — [French Proverb] "See a mote in another’s eye but fail to see a beam in your own (Luke 6:41 - also found in the Talmud, Petronius, Arabic, Persian etc. - No.23)." | ||
| 4. [classifier] | |||
| definition | [numerical classifier for bone, log, and pipe] | ||
| enumerated nouns |  กระดูก   | graL duukL | bone |
| ท่อ | thaawF | ditch | |
| แป๊บ | bpaaepH | water pipe; exhaust pipe; pipe | |
| หยวก | yuaakL | banana stalk | |
| เหล็กเสริมคอนกรีต | lekL seermR khaawnM greetL | steel rebar (for reinforcing concrete) | |
| example | ครึ่งท่อน | khreungF thaawnF | half of a piece or set |
| 5. [noun, figurative, colloquial, vulgar] | |||
| definition | [fig.] large penis | ||
| examples | เหล็กท่อน | lekL thaawnF | [idiom for a] gay person; fag |
| ท่อนลำ | thaawnF lamM | [written in erotic novels] [euphemism for] penis | |
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