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ช้างเผือก chaangH pheuuakL |
Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | ช้าง-เผือก |
IPA | tɕʰáːŋ pʰɯ̀ːak |
Royal Thai General System | chang phueak |
1.  | |||
definition | auspicious white elephant | ||
image | |||
components | ช้าง | chaangH | elephant; pachyderm; Elephas maximus |
เผือก | pheuuakL | albino; white | |
sample sentence | |||
2.  [noun, figurative, idiom] | |||
definition | a person who was born in a rural or provincial area, has become knowledgeable and successful in life, and thus garnered fame in a metropolitan area | ||
components | ช้าง | chaangH | elephant; pachyderm; Elephas maximus |
เผือก | pheuuakL | albino; white | |
3. ทางช้างเผือก thaangM chaangH pheuuakL [noun] | |||
definition | The Milky Way | ||
categories | |||
components | ทาง | thaangM | direction, way, path, course, the way |
ช้าง | chaangH | elephant; pachyderm; Elephas maximus | |
เผือก | pheuuakL | albino; white | |