กินรี(gin-ná-ree)
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Kinnari (mythical creature)
a mythical creature in Southeast Asian folklore, depicted as a half-woman, half-bird, known for its beauty, dance, and song.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)วรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dee taiวรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dee taiThai literatureเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)มักจะmák jàมักจะmák jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)เจอกับjer gàpเจอกับjer gàp1[to] meet with [sb]2[to] encounter; [to] face [sb/sth]เรื่องราวrêuuang raaoเรื่องราวrêuuang raao1story; tale2matter; affair; incidentของกินkong ginของกินkong gin1food; things to eat2snacks; refreshmentsรีreeรีreeelongated; oblong; ovalซึ่งsêungซึ่งsêung1which; that (relative pronoun)2which/and this; introducing explanationเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsสัตว์sàtสัตว์sàt1animal (non-human creature)2beast; brute (pejorative)ครึ่งkrêungครึ่งkrêung1half (50%)2half (modifier)คนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleครึ่งkrêungครึ่งkrêung1half (50%)2half (modifier)นกnókนกnók1bird2[to] get stood up; miss out (slang)3classifier for birds (ตัว)
In Thai literature, we often encounter stories of the Kinnari, which is a creature that is half-human, half-bird.
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กินรีgin-ná-reeกินรีgin-ná-reeKinnari (mythical creature)