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มุง moongM |
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1. | to thatch; to roof |
2. | to crowd around; throng; gather around; rubber-neck |
Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||||
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Phonemic Thai | มุง |
IPA | muŋ |
Royal Thai General System | mung |
1.  [verb] | |||
definition | to thatch; to roof | ||
examples | หลังคามุงจาก | langR khaaM moongM jaakL | thatched roof |
กระท่อมมุงแฝก | graL thaawmF moongM faaekL | grass-roofed hut | |
เกี่ยวแฝกมุงป่า | giaaoL faaekL moongM bpaaL | to bite off more than you can chew; try to do more than you can; overestimate own ability; your eyes are bigger than your stomach | |
2.  [verb] | |||
definition | to crowd around; throng; gather around; rubber-neck | ||
example | ไทยมุง | thaiM moongM | crowd; throng; mass; onlookers; multitude; horde; flock |
sample sentence | เมื่อตัวอื่น ๆ ได้มามุงดูรอบ ๆ หลุมและเห็นว่าลึกมากแค่ไหน พวกมันก็ได้บอกกบตัวที่ตกลงไปในหลุมว่าหมดหวังแล้วที่จะรอดขึ้นมา meuuaF dtuaaM euunL daiF maaM moongM duuM raawpF loomR laeH henR waaF leukH maakF khaaeF naiR phuaakF manM gaawF daiF baawkL gohpL dtuaaM theeF dtohkL lohngM bpaiM naiM loomR waaF mohtL wangR laaeoH theeF jaL raawtF kheunF maaM "When the other frogs gathered around the hole to look and saw how deep it was, they told the frogs that fell in to the hole that they should give up hope of ever getting out." | ||