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| เผือก pheuuakL |  |
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| 1. | taro root, Colocasia esculentum |
| 2. | albino; white |
| 3. | Peuak [a Thai nickname] |
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| Phonemic Thai | เผือก |
| IPA | pʰɯ̀ːak |
| Royal Thai General System | phueak |
| 1. [noun] | |||
| definition | taro root, Colocasia esculentum | ||
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| classifier | หัว  | huaaR | [numerical classifier for head-like objects] |
| example | เผือกร้อน | pheuuakL raawnH | "hot potato"; a difficult or controversial issue |
| sample sentences | ปัจจัยพื้นฐานนี้ก็ยังมิได้รีบด่วนเท่าใดนักเมื่อเปรียบเทียบกับเผือกร้อนทางการเมืองที่ยังไม่มีคำตอบแน่นอน bpatL jaiM pheuunH thaanR neeH gaawF yangM miH daiF reepF duaanL thaoF daiM nakH meuuaF bpriiapL thiiapF gapL pheuuakL raawnH thaangM gaanM meuuangM theeF yangM maiF meeM khamM dtaawpL naaeF naawnM "This basic factor is not especially critical, especially when compared with the political hot potatoes which have no certain answers." | ||
| 2. [adjective] | |||
| definition | albino; white | ||
| examples | ช้างเผือก  | chaangH pheuuakL | auspicious white elephant |
| ช้างเผือก | chaangH pheuuakL | a person who was born in a rural or provincial area, has become knowledgeable and successful in life, and thus garnered fame in a metropolitan area | |
| ทางช้างเผือก | thaangM chaangH pheuuakL | The Milky Way | |
| 3. [proper noun] | |||
| definition | Peuak [a Thai nickname] | ||
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