กินใบ(gin bai)

Meanings

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[to] eat leaves; feed on leaves

To eat the leaves of plants; said of animals or plant pests that feed on leaves.

Examples

หนอนnŏnหนอนnŏn1worm; maggot; larva2bookworm; enthusiast (figurative)3worm (computing, malware)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)กินใบgin baiกินใบgin bai[to] eat leaves; feed on leavesไม้máiไม้mái1wood; timber2tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)3prefix in tool/implement names4classifier (long, rigid objects)5stick; rod; club; bat
Caterpillars like to eat leaves.

Word Breakdown

กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to be] corrosive; erode5[to] take (a bribe); pocketPart 1
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ใบbaiใบbai1leaf2sheet; slip; card; ticket; bill; receipt3license; permit; certificate4classifier (flat/thin items)5blade6petal; sepalPart 2
กินใบgin baiกินใบgin bai[to] eat leaves; feed on leaves