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| พญานาค phaH yaaM naakF |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | พะ-ยา-นาก |
| IPA | pʰá jaː nâːk |
| Royal Thai General System | phaya nak |
| [noun] | |||
| definition | King of Nagas; serpent; great Naga | ||
| components | พญา  | phaH yaaM | a king; lord; potentate; supreme one; leader; chief; ruler |
นาค  | naakF | Naga (snake, serpent demon); a mythological creature/serpent statue that can be found in almost all the temples (wat) in Thailand | |
| related word | นาคี | naaM kheeM | female Naga |
| sample sentence | ชาวบ้านต่างแห่กันมาดู และโจษจันกันว่า เป็นรอยพญานาค ซึ่งมักจะปรากฏในช่วงก่อนออกพรรษา  chaaoM baanF dtaangL haaeL ganM maaM duuM laeH jo:htL janM ganM waaF bpenM raawyM phaH yaaM naakF seungF makH jaL bpraaM gohtL naiM chuaangF gaawnL aawkL phanM saaR "All the neighbors came by to look and the word spread that these were marks of the Great Naga serpent which tend to show themselves before the end Buddhist Lent." | ||
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