ตั๊กแตนดัง(dták-gà-dtaen dang)
Meanings
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a kind of grasshopper (regional/colloquial)
a regional or colloquial term for a type of grasshopper; specific species varies by locality
Examples
ชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)3ordinary people; laypeople; the publicบอกว่าbòk wâaบอกว่าbòk wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatช่วงchûuangช่วงchûuang1span; extent2period; span (of time)3range; interval (between limits)4section; segment (part of something)5distance between supportsหน้าฝนnâa fŏnหน้าฝนnâa fŏn1during the rainy season2rainy season; monsoon seasonจะjàจะjà1will; would (in conditional results)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; shall (future/intention marker)เห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] consider; [to] regard as2[to] see3[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)4[to] think; [to] be of the opinionตั๊กแตนดังdták-gà-dtaen dangตั๊กแตนดังdták-gà-dtaen danga kind of grasshopper (regional/colloquial)กระโดดgrà-dòhtกระโดดgrà-dòht1[to] jump; leap2[to] rise sharply (fig.)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1progressive/continuative marker2to exist; remain3to be (located); be at4[to] live; reside; stayเต็มdtemเต็มdtem1[to] be full2complete; entire; full (amount)3fully; completely; to the full4full; filledทุ่งนาtûng naaทุ่งนาtûng naarice field; paddy field
Villagers say that during the rainy season you’ll see ‘takkatan dang’ grasshoppers hopping all over the rice fields.
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ยายyaaiเล่าlâoว่าwâaเมื่อก่อนmêuua gònจับjàpตั๊กแตนดังdták-gà-dtaen dangมาmaaคั่วkûuaเกลือกินgleuua ginเป็นbpenของว่างkŏng wâang
Grandma said that in the past they caught ‘takkatan dang’ and roasted them with salt as a snack.
ชื่อเรียกchêu rîiakตั๊กแตนดังdták-gà-dtaen dangต่างกันdtàang ganไปตามbpai dtaamแต่ละdtàe láถิ่นtìnบางbaangที่têeถือว่าtĕuu wâaเป็นbpenแมลงmà-laengเศรษฐกิจsèht-tà-gìtด้วยdûuay
The name ‘takkatan dang’ varies by locality, and in some places it’s even considered an economic insect.
นักวิจัยnák wí-jaiลงlongพื้นที่สำรวจpéun têe săm-rùuatตั๊กแตนดังdták-gà-dtaen dangเพราะpráwมีmeeรายงานraai-ngaanว่าwâaระบาดrá-bàatในnaiไร่râiมันสำปะหลังman săm-bpà-lǎngหลายlăaiจังหวัดjang-wàt
Researchers went to survey ‘takkatan dang’ due to reports of outbreaks in cassava fields across several provinces.
Word Breakdown
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ตั๊กแตนดังdták-gà-dtaen dangตั๊กแตนดังdták-gà-dtaen danga kind of grasshopper (regional/colloquial)