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| แมลงกินนูน maH laaengM ginM nuunM |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | มะ-แลง-กิน-นูน |
| IPA | má lɛːŋ kin nuːn |
| Royal Thai General System | malaeng kin nun |
| [noun] | |||
| definition | a leaf eating insect; leaf chafer | ||
| classifier | ตัว  | dtuaaM | [numerical classifier for digits, number, bodies, shirts, pants, suits, animals, fish, germs, chairs, tables, desks, software title] |
| components |  แมลง | maH laaengM | bug; insect |
| กิน | ginM | to eat or drink; consume; exploit | |
| นูน | nuunM | [is] convex; bulging out; curving out; swollen | |
| sample sentence | ทั้งกิ้งก่า ตัวแย้มดแดง จิ้งหรีดแมลงกินนูน ตั๊กแตน ปู ปลา กบ เขียด อึ่งอ่าง หนูนาแม้กระทั่งงูก็ต้องกิน  thangH gingF gaaL dtuaaM yaaeH mohtH daaengM jingF reetL maH laaengM ginM nuunM dtakH gaL dtaaenM bpuuM bplaaM gohpL khiiatL eungL aangL nuuR naaM maaeH graL thangF nguuM gaawF dtawngF ginM "[We ate] chameleons, butterfly lizards, crickets, crabs, fish, frogs, bull frogs, field rats; and, yes, we even needed to eat snakes." | ||
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