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| กล้วยตานีปลายหวีเหี่ยว หิ้วหวีไปหิ้วหวีมา gluayF dtaaM neeM bplaaiM weeR hiaaoL hiuF weeR bpaiM hiuF weeR maaM |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | กฺล้วย-ตา-นี-ปฺลาย-หฺวี-เหี่ยว-ฮิ่ว-หฺวี-ไป-ฮิ่ว-หฺวี-มา |
| IPA | klûaj taː niː plaːj wǐː hìːaw hîw wǐː paj hîw wǐː maː |
| Royal Thai General System | kluai tani plai wi hiao hio wi pai hio wi ma |
| [example sentence, colloquial] | |||
| definition | [tongue twister] "The Tanee bananas with black wilted tips were carried to and fro." | ||
| categories | |||
| components | กล้วยตานี | gluayF dtaaM neeM | Musa balbisiana Colla in the Musaceae family |
ปลาย  | bplaaiM | the extremity; tip; endpoint; termination; end | |
| หวี | weeR | [numerical classifier for bunches of things (e.g. bananas)] | |
| เหี่ยว | hiaaoL | [is] withered; wilted; drooping; wrinkled; faded | |
| หิ้ว | hiuF | to hold or carry (something) by its handle | |
| หวี | weeR | [numerical classifier for bunches of things (e.g. bananas)] | |
| ไป | bpaiM | [a word placed before or after a verb or an adjective to emphasize it (e.g. too big, too small) or indicate direction] too | |
| หิ้ว | hiuF | to hold or carry (something) by its handle | |
| หวี | weeR | [numerical classifier for bunches of things (e.g. bananas)] | |
| มา | maaM | [a word or particle that complements the verb  ไป (to go) or ถึง (to arrive)] | |
| related words | |||
ระนอง-ระยอง-ยะลา | raH naawngM raH yaawngM yaH laaM | [tongue twister] Ranong-Rayong-Yala (province names) | |
| หมู-หมึก-กุ้ง | muuR meukL goongF | [tongue twister] Pork-Squid-Shrimp (repeat this one many times consecutively!) | |
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