นกกระเต็น
nók grà-dtèn
Meanings
1NounB1
kingfisher (bird)
A small, brightly colored bird with a long straight bill that catches fish by diving into water; a kingfisher. Classifier: ตัวตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2character; figure3classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)4self-/personal (attributive).
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 asนกกระเต็นnók grà-dtènนกกระเต็นnók grà-dtènkingfisher (bird)หนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1one (number)2a; one (single)3certain; particular4first; top; foremost5one (with classifier)ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2character; figure3classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)4self-/personal (attributive)บินbinบินbin1[to] fly2[to] fly (by air travel)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)เกาะgòrเกาะgòr1island2[to] cling; [to] hold on3[to] stick; [to] adhere4[to] dock; [to] come alongside (by boat)กิ่งไม้gìng máaiกิ่งไม้gìng máaitree branchใกล้glâiใกล้glâi1near; close (in distance/time/resemblance)2[to] be near; be close to; approachลำธารlam taanลำธารlam taanstream; brook
I saw one kingfisher perch on a branch near the stream.