งูใหญ่
nguu-yàiMeanings
1NounA1
big snake
a large snake.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สวนsǔuanสวนsǔuan1garden; orchard; park2classifier: gardens/orchards/plantations3[to] oppose; contradict; go against4[to] move against; counter (direction)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoงูใหญ่nguu-yàiงูใหญ่nguu-yài1big snake2Inter Milan (nickname)
There is a large snake in the garden.
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I am afraid of large snakes.
Yesterday I saw a large snake slithering across the road.
The villagers helped catch a large snake that came to eat chickens in the coop.
2NounB2
Inter Milan (nickname)
a nickname for Inter Milan, the Italian professional football club (derived from their symbol, Il Biscione)
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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งูใหญ่nguu-yàiงูใหญ่nguu-yàibig snakebig snakeWord