ควายน้ำ(kwaai nám)

Meanings

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water buffalo

a large buffalo, often kept as a farm animal in Asia, that likes water and is used especially for work in wet fields

Examples

เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young person (informal)3classifier: childrenๆ-ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ไปดูbpai dooไปดูbpai doo[to] go (and) see; [to] go take a look; [to] go watchควายน้ำkwaai námควายน้ำkwaai námwater buffaloว่ายน้ำwâai námว่ายน้ำwâai nám[to] swimกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to be] corrosive; erode5[to] take (a bribe); pocketหญ้าyâaหญ้าyâa1grass2weed (informal)
Children like to go see the water buffaloes swimming and eating grass.

Word Breakdown

ควายkwaaiควายkwaai1water buffalo2fool; idiot (insult)Part 1
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น้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)Part 2
ควายน้ำkwaai námควายน้ำkwaai námwater buffalo