ด้วง(dûuang)
Meanings
1NounA2
beetle
A beetle, especially larger or hard‑shelled kinds such as scarab, rhinoceros, or stag beetles; also used in compound names (e.g., ด้วงกว่างด้วงกว่างdûuang gwàangrhinoceros beetle, ด้วงมะพร้าว).
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เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1childish; immature2easy; trivial (colloquial)3children; kidsเจอjerเจอjer1[to] face; experience2[to] meet; run into3[to] find; come acrossด้วงdûuangด้วงdûuang1beetle2grub; beetle larvaตัวใหญ่dtuua yàiตัวใหญ่dtuua yài1large letters; uppercase (colloq.)2big; large-bodiedเกาะgòrเกาะgòr1[to] cling; [to] hold on2[to] stick; [to] adhere3island4[to] come close to shore (of a boat)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1progressive/continuative marker2to exist; remain3to be (located); be at4[to] live; reside; stayบนbonบนbon1upper; top2[to] vow (at a shrine)3on; upon; in; aboveต้นไม้dtôn máaiต้นไม้dtôn máai1tree2plants/greenery (general, esp. woody plants)
The kids found a big beetle clinging to a tree.
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Last night I saw a rhinoceros beetle fly into the porch light.
Gardeners fear coconut beetles because they damage the crown of the trees.
นักเรียนnák riianเก็บgèpตัวอย่างdtuua yàangด้วงdûuangหลายชนิดlăai chá-nítเพื่อpêuuaศึกษาsèuk-săaลักษณะlák-sà-nàของkŏngเปลือกbplèuakแข็งkăengและláeเขาkăo
The students collected various beetles to study their hard shells and horns.
2NounB1
grub; beetle larva
The larval stage of certain beetles, typically thick, white, and C‑shaped; sometimes eaten as food.
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ชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)3ordinary people; laypeople; the publicขุดเจอkùt jerขุดเจอkùt jer1[to] find by digging; [to] unearth2[to] uncover; [to] dig up [information]ด้วงdûuangด้วงdûuang1beetle2grub; beetle larvaสีขาวsĕe kăaoสีขาวsĕe kăao1figurative: pure/innocent/harmless2white (in color)3the color whiteในnaiในnai1of; belonging to (formal)2in; inside; within3during; in (time)กอไผ่go pàiกอไผ่go pàibamboo clumpแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; completed-action marker2already; now (as of this point)3then; and then; after that4and; and then (linking clauses)เอามาao maaเอามาao maa1[to] hand it over; give it here (imperative)2[to] bring (here); fetch (to the speaker)ทอดtôtทอดtôt1[to] lay out; present (religious offerings)2[to] fry (in oil)3[to] stretch out; extend; lay out4[to] cast; throw (a net/line)กินginกินgin1[to] corrode; erode; eat into2[to] consume; use up3[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)4[to] take (a bribe); pocket5[to] eat
Villagers dug up white grubs in a clump of bamboo and fried them to eat.
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ครูkruuอธิบายà-tí-baaiว่าwâaด้วงdûuangเป็นbpenตัวอ่อนdtuua ònของkŏngแมลงmà-laengชนิดหนึ่งchá-nít nèungตัวdtuuaอ้วนûuanขาวkăaoและláeงอngoเป็นbpenรูปตัวrôop dtuuaซีsee
The teacher explained that grubs are the larval stage of a type of insect, thick, white, and C-shaped.
ที่têeตลาดdtà-làatชนบทchon-ná-bòtมีmeeขายkăaiด้วงdûuangสดsòtๆ-สำหรับsăm-ràpคนkonที่têeชอบchôpนำไปnam bpaiคั่วkûuaเกลือgleuua
In rural markets, fresh grubs are sold for those who like to stir-fry them with salt.
นักnákวิจัยศึกษาwí-jai sèuk-săaคุณค่าทางโภชนาการkun-ná-kâa taang poh-chá-naa-gaanของkŏngด้วงdûuangเพราะpráwมีmeeโปรตีนbpro-dteenสูงsŏongและláeเป็นbpenอาหารaa-hăanพื้นถิ่นpéun tìǹในnaiหลายlăaiชุมชนchum-chon
Researchers study the nutritional value of grubs because they are high in protein and are a local food in many communities.