น้ำย่อย

nám yôi

Meanings

1NounB1

gastric juice; digestive juice

stomach acid and other digestive fluids containing enzymes that break down food during digestion

Examples

กระเพาะgrà-pɔ́กระเพาะgrà-pɔ́1stomach (organ)2animal stomach (tripe)ผลิตpà-lìtผลิตpà-lìt1to produce; manufacture2to generate; yieldน้ำย่อยnám yôiน้ำย่อยnám yôigastric juice; digestive juiceเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofย่อยอาหารyôi aa-hăanย่อยอาหารyôi aa-hăan[to] digest foodที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] consume; use up4[to be] corrosive; erode5[to] take (a bribe); pocketเข้าไปkâo bpaiเข้าไปkâo bpai1[to] go in; enter (away from the speaker)2directional complement: into; in (away from speaker)
The stomach produces digestive fluids to digest the food we eat.

Word Breakdown

น้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)Part 1
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ย่อยyôiย่อยyôi1minor; subordinate; subsidiary2[to] digest3[to] decompose; break down4digestible; easy to digestPart 2
น้ำย่อยnám yôiน้ำย่อยnám yôigastric juice; digestive juice