หูชั้นกลาง

hŏo chán glaang

Meanings

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middle ear

The middle ear: the air-filled space behind the eardrum containing the auditory ossicles, connecting to the nasopharynx via the Eustachian tube.

Examples

เด็กเล็กdèk lékเด็กเล็กdèk lékyoung child; toddlerมักจะmák jàมักจะmák jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)เป็นโรคbpen rôhkเป็นโรคbpen rôhk1[to] have a disease; suffer from2[of animals/plants] be diseasedหูชั้นกลางhŏo chán glaangหูชั้นกลางhŏo chán glaangmiddle earอักเสบàk-sèpอักเสบàk-sèp1inflamed (medical)2[to] be inflamed; become inflamedได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)ง่ายกว่าngâai gwàaง่ายกว่าngâai gwàa1easier2more easilyผู้ใหญ่pôo yàiผู้ใหญ่pôo yài1adult; grown-up2elder; respected senior3authority; person in charge4senior; adult (modifier)5adult (modifier)
Small children are more prone to getting middle ear infections than adults.

Word Breakdown

หูhŏoหูhŏo1ear2hearing; ability to hear3handle; lug; loop (ear-like part)Part 1
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ชั้นchánชั้นchán1floor; storey2layer; tier3shelf4class; rank; status5grade; year (in school)6classifier for floors/layers/shelves/classesPart 2
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กลางglaangกลางglaang1middle; center2middle; central3in the middle; in the center4amid; in the midst of; mid-Part 3
หูชั้นกลางhŏo chán glaangหูชั้นกลางhŏo chán glaangmiddle ear