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น้ำมาปลากินมด น้ำลดมดกินปลา naamH maaM bplaaM ginM mohtH naamH lohtH mohtH ginM bplaaM |
Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||
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pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | น้าม-มา-ปฺลา-กิน-มด-น้าม-ลด-มด-กิน-ปฺลา |
IPA | náːm maː plaː kin mót náːm lót mót kin plaː |
Royal Thai General System | nam ma pla kin mot nam lot mot kin pla |
[example sentence, idiom] | |||
definition | "When the water rises the fish eat the ants; when the water falls the ants eat the fish." | ||
categories | |||
components | น้ำ | naamH | water; fluid; liquid |
มา | maaM | to come; <subject> comes | |
ปลา | bplaaM | fish | |
กิน | ginM | to eat or drink; consume; exploit | |
มด | mohtH | ant | |
น้ำ | naamH | water; fluid; liquid | |
ลด | lohtH | to decrease; reduce; lower; diminish; lessen | |
มด | mohtH | ant | |
กิน | ginM | to eat or drink; consume; exploit | |
ปลา | bplaaM | fish | |