งูหลาม
nguu-lǎamMeaning
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A type of large, non-venomous snake that kills its prey by squeezing it; a python.
Examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)เจอjəəเจอjəə1[to] meet; run into2[to] find; come across3[to] face; experienceงูหลามnguu-lǎamงูหลามnguu-lǎampythonตัวใหญ่dtuua-yàiตัวใหญ่dtuua-yài1big; large-bodied2large letters; uppercase (colloq.)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สวนหลังบ้านsǔuan-lǎng-bâanสวนหลังบ้านsǔuan-lǎng-bâanbackyard; back garden
Yesterday, the villagers found a big python in the backyard.
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งูหลามnguu-lǎamเป็นbpenงูnguuไม่มีmâi-miiพิษpítแต่dtɛ̀ɛมันmanจะjàใช้cháiลำตัวlam-dtuuaรัดrátเหยื่อyʉ̀ʉaจนjonตายdtaaiก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàกลืนglʉʉnเข้าไปkâo-bpaiทั้งตัวtáng-dtuua
Pythons are non-venomous snakes, but they use their bodies to constrict their prey to death before swallowing it whole.
ข่าวkàaoบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaมีmiiงูหลามnguu-lǎamเลื้อยlʉ́ʉaiเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiบ้านbâanคนkonเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหาhǎaที่tîiอบอุ่นòp-ùnในช่วงnai-chûuangหน้าฝนnâa-fǒn
The news reported that a python slithered into someone's house to find a warm place during the rainy season.
สารคดีsǎa-rá-ká-diiนี้níiแสดงให้เห็นถึงsà-dɛɛng-hâi-hěn-tʉ̌ngพละกำลังpá-lá-gam-langอันanน่าทึ่งnâa-tʉ̂ngของkɔ̌ɔngงูหลามnguu-lǎamในขณะที่nai-kà-nà-tîiมันmanกำลังรัดgam-lang-rátกวางgwaangตัวใหญ่dtuua-yài
This documentary shows the incredible strength of a python as it is constricting a large deer.
Tones
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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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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งูหลามnguu-lǎamงูหลามnguu-lǎampythonpythonWord