งูงอด
nguu-ngɔ̂ɔtMeaning
1NounC1
Kukri snake
A type of small snake found in Asia, commonly known as the Kukri snake (genus Oligodon)
Examples
เมื่อวานmêuua waanเมื่อวานmêuua waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เจอjerเจอjer1[to] meet; run into2[to] find; come across3[to] face; experienceงูงอดngoo ngôtงูงอดngoo ngôtKukri snakeตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureเล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a littleเลื้อยléuuayเลื้อยléuuay1[to] crawl; creep; slither2[to] climb/spread (of vines/plants)อยู่ในyòo naiอยู่ในyòo nai[to] be in [somewhere]สวนหลังบ้านsŭuan lăng bâanสวนหลังบ้านsŭuan lăng bâanbackyard; back garden
Yesterday I found a small Kukri snake slithering in the backyard.
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งูงอดnguu-ngɔ̂ɔtเป็นbpenงูnguuขนาดเล็กkà-nàat-lékที่tîiไม่มีmâi-miiพิษpítแต่dtɛ̀ɛมักจะmák-jàกัดgàtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันตัวbpɔ̂ng-gan-dtuuaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaรู้สึกว่าrúu-sʉ̀k-wâaถูกtùukคุกคามkúk-kaam
The Kukri snake is a small, non-venomous snake, but it often bites to defend itself when it feels threatened.
ลักษณะเด่นlák-sà-nà dènของkŏngงูงอดngoo ngôtคือkeuมีmeeฟันfanที่têeโค้งงอkóng ngoคล้ายkláaiมีดmêetกุgùรrข่าkàaซึ่งsêungเหมาะmòrสำหรับsăm-ràpการเจาะgaan jòเปลือกbplèuakไข่kàiของkŏngสัตว์เลื้อยคลานsàt léuay klaanชนิดchá-nítอื่นèun
A distinct feature of the Kukri snake is its curved, kukri-knife-like teeth, which are ideal for piercing the eggshells of other reptiles.
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaชาวบ้านchaao-bâanบางคนbaang-konจะjàกลัวgluuaงูงอดnguu-ngɔ̂ɔtเพราะprɔ́สีสันsǐi-sǎnที่tîiดูคล้ายduu-kláaiงูมีพิษnguu-mii-pítแต่dtɛ̀ɛในทางnai-taangนิเวศวิทยาní-wêet-wít-tá-yaaพวกมันpûuak-manมีmiiบทบาทสำคัญbòt-bàat-sǎm-kanในnaiการควบคุมgaan-kûuap-kumประชากรbprà-chaa-gɔɔnสัตว์sàtขนาดเล็กkà-nàat-lék
Although some villagers fear Kukri snakes due to their coloration resembling venomous snakes, ecologically they play a crucial role in controlling small animal populations.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
nguu
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |