งูเห่า(ngoo hào)
Meanings
1NounA2
cobra
a cobra, a venomous snake recognizable by its hood
Examples
เมื่อคืนmêuua keunเมื่อคืนmêuua keun1last night (the night before today)2last nightฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)เห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asงูเห่าngoo hàoงูเห่าngoo hào1cobra2turncoat (Thai politics, informal)ตรงdtrongตรงdtrong1straight (not bent)2direct; straightforward; frank3[to] be straight; align4directly; straight (direction/path)5exact; matching; correspondingสวนหลังบ้านsŭuan lăng bâanสวนหลังบ้านsŭuan lăng bâanbackyard; back garden
Last night I saw a cobra in the backyard garden.
2NounB2
turncoat (Thai politics, informal)
in Thai politics, a politician who betrays their party and switches sides
Examples
หลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2behind; at the back of3after; later than4roof (of a house)5CL: building; house; structure6rear; back (part)การโหวตgaan wòhtการโหวตgaan wòhtvoting; a voteเมื่อคืนmêuua keunเมื่อคืนmêuua keun1last night (the night before today)2last nightมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoสมาชิกสภาผู้แทนราษฎรsà-maa-chík sà-paa pôo taen râat-sà-donสมาชิกสภาผู้แทนราษฎรsà-maa-chík sà-paa pôo taen râat-sà-donMember of Parliament; MPถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3proper; morally right4to be correct/right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6by (passive marker)ตราdtraaตราdtraa1emblem; seal; insignia2brand; trademark3[to] stamp; [to] affix seal4[to] promulgate; [to] issue (a law/decree)5medal; order (decoration)6[to] brand; [to] markว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsงูเห่าngoo hàoงูเห่าngoo hào1cobra2turncoat (Thai politics, informal)เพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingหักhàkหักhàk1[to] break; snap2be broken3[to] deduct; withhold4[to] swerve; turn the wheel sharply5[to] bend; fold back6[to] breach; violate7minus; less (arith.)มติmá-dtìมติmá-dtì1resolution; formal decision2consensus decisionพรรคpákพรรคpák1faction; group (organized)2sect; clique3political party
After last night's vote, an MP was labeled a traitor for breaking the party's resolution.
Related Words
Word Breakdown
งูngooงูngoosnakePart 1
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เห่าhàoเห่าhào1[to] bark2[to] bark at [sb]; snap at3[to] yap; nag; mouth off (fig.)4bark (dog sound)Part 2
งูเห่าngoo hàoงูเห่าngoo hàocobra