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| ลูกเหม็น luukF menR |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ลูก-เหฺม็น |
| IPA | lûːk měn |
| Royal Thai General System | luk men |
| [noun, phrase, colloquial] | |||
| definition | a small ball of แนฟธาลีน  (naphthalene) or sometimes of การบูร (camphor) for placing in closets or other storage areas to repel moths from clothing, blankets, etc. | ||
| categories | |||
| components | ลูก | luukF | small ball; bulbous object; small round object; shortened form of ลูกบอล [e.g. football or football shot] |
| เหม็น | menR | [is] stinky; foul-smelling; bad-smelling; odiferous | |
| sample sentence | ลูกเหม็นจะช่วยดับกลิ่นและทำให้ตู้เสื้อผ้าหอมพร้อม ๆทั้งลดความอับชื้นได้  luukF menR jaL chuayF dapL glinL laeH thamM haiF dtuuF seuuaF phaaF haawmR phraawmH phraawmH thangH lohtH khwaamM apL cheuunH daiF "Moth balls will help deodorize and make your clothes closet smell good, and they can reduce its musty and dank smell." | ||
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