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| แมง maaengM | ![]() |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | แมง |
| IPA | mɛːŋ |
| Royal Thai General System | maeng |
| [noun] | |||
| definition | [prefix for bug and arthropod names] | ||
| notes | Generally, Class: Arachnida (two body sections, four pairs of legs) | ||
| example | หอยแมงภู่![]() ![]() | haawyR maaengM phuuF | mussel |
| as a prefix | แมงกระชอน | maaengM graL chaawnM | mole cricket Gryllotalpa orientalis, family Gryllotalpidae |
| แมงกว่าง | maaengM gwaangL | rhinoceros beetle | |
| แมงกะพรุน | maaengM gaL phroonM | jellyfish | |
| แมงกุ๊ดจี่ | maaengM gootH jeeL | dung beetle | |
| แมงดา | maaengM daaM | pimp; gigolo | |
| แมงดา | maaengM daaM | name of a group of marine arthropods Xiphosuridae | |
| แมงดา | maaengM daaM | giant water bug, Lethocerus indicus [common pronunciation] | |
| แมงทับ | maaengM thapH | wood boring beetle, Sternocera equisignata | |
แมงป่อง ![]() | maaengM bpaawngL | year or sign of the Scorpion; scorpion | |
แมงมุม ![]() | maaengM moomM | spider | |
| แมงแลง | maaengM laaengM | the tooth-decay bacteria, Lactobacillus or Streptococcus mutans | |

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