ด้วงเต่าลาย(dûuang dtào laai)

Meanings

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tortoise beetle

a small leaf beetle (subfamily Cassidinae) with a domed, shield-like body; not a ladybug.

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; 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 asด้วงเต่าลายdûuang dtào laaiด้วงเต่าลายdûuang dtào laaitortoise beetleสีทองsĕe tongสีทองsĕe tong1the color gold2golden; gold-coloredเกาะgòrเกาะgòr1island2[to] cling; [to] hold on3[to] stick; [to] adhere4[to] dock; [to] come alongside (by boat)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainบนbonบนbon1on; upon2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ใบไม้bai máaiใบไม้bai máaileaf; leaves; foliage
I saw a golden tortoise beetle clinging to a leaf.

Word Breakdown

ด้วงdûuangด้วงdûuang1beetle2grub; beetle larvaPart 1
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เต่าdtàoเต่าdtào1turtle; tortoise; terrapin2slow person/thing (figurative)Part 2
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ลายlaaiลายlaai1pattern; design2marking; stripe; streak3signature mark; distinctive mark (colloq.)4patterned; marked5[to] be patterned; show marks6pattern; design (classifier)Part 3
ด้วงเต่าลายdûuang dtào laaiด้วงเต่าลายdûuang dtào laaitortoise beetle