ฮูก(hôok)
Meanings
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owl (dialectal; esp. eagle-owl)
an owl; in many regions a dialectal or colloquial term, often referring to large or eagle-owls rather than the standard นกฮูกนกฮูกnók hûukowl
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ในnaiในnai1of; belonging to (formal)2in; inside; within3during; in (time)ป่าbpàaป่าbpàa1wild; undomesticated; uncultivated2forest; woodland3the wild; wildernessมีmeeมีmee1[to] experience; undergo2[to] have; possess3there is/are; existฮูกhôokฮูกhôokowl (dialectal; esp. eagle-owl)
There is an owl in the forest.
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Last night, I heard an owl hooting from the tree.
คนเฒ่าคนแก่kon tâo kon gàeเล่าlâoว่าwâaฮูกhôokเป็นbpenนกnókที่têeหากินhăa ginตอนกลางคืนdton glaang keun
The elders say that owls are birds that hunt at night.
คนต่างจังหวัดkon dtàang jang-wàtบางคนbaang konจะjàเรียกrîakนกเค้าแมวnók káo maeoตัวdtuuaใหญ่ๆyài yàiว่าwâaฮูกhôokแทนtaenคำว่าkam wâaนกฮูกnók hûuk
Some people in the provinces call large scops owls 'hook' instead of the standard 'nok-hook'.