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เล็บ lepH |
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1. | claw; fingernail; toenail |
2. | [numerical classifier for fingernail] |
Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||
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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 | brackets; 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 | |
ถอดเขี้ยวถอดเล็บ | thaawtL khiaaoF thaawtL lepH | [is] rendered impotent, weak, or ineffectual | |
ถูกถอดเขี้ยวเล็บ | thuukL thaawtL khiaaoF lepH | [is] rendered impotent, weak, or ineffectual | |
เล็บฉีก | lepH cheekL | broken fingernails | |
sample sentences | |||
มีหลายครั้งเลยที่มีคนเอามือไปลูบหัวมัน แล้วมันก็เอาเล็บข่วน หรือไม่ก็กัดจนเลือดออกเลย meeM laaiR khrangH leeuyM theeF meeM khohnM aoM meuuM bpaiM luupF huaaR manM laaeoH manM gaawF aoM lepH khuaanL reuuR maiF gaawF gatL johnM leuuatF aawkL leeuyM "Very often if someone uses their hand to pet it, it will scratch them with their claws or will bite them drawing blood." | |||
2.  [classifier] | |||
definition | [numerical classifier for fingernail] | ||
enumerated nouns | เล็บเท้า | lepH thaaoH | toe nail; toenail |
เล็บมือ | lepH meuuM | fingernail | |