แมลงบิน

má-laeng bin

Meanings

1NounA2

flying insect

An insect capable of flight (e.g., fly, mosquito, bee, moth).

Examples

ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)สวนsŭuanสวนsŭuan1[to] oppose; contradict; go against2[to] move against; counter (direction)3classifier: gardens/orchards/plantations4garden; orchard; parkมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoแมลงบินmá-laeng binแมลงบินmá-laeng bin1flying insect2flying (modifier, of insects)เยอะyéhเยอะyéh1many; much; a lot (of)2very; a lot (informal intensifier)3excessive; too muchเช่นchênเช่นchên1for example; such as2like; such as (formal)ยุงyungยุงyungmosquitoกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ผึ้งpûngผึ้งpûngbee
There are many flying insects in the garden, like mosquitoes and bees.
2AdjectiveA2

flying (modifier, of insects)

Used attributively to specify insects that fly (e.g., แมลงบินกลางคืน ‘nocturnal flying insects’).

Examples

เมื่อคืนmêuua keunเมื่อคืนmêuua keun1last night (the night before today)2last nightมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoแมลงบินmá-laeng binแมลงบินmá-laeng bin1flying insect2flying (modifier, of insects)กลางคืนglaang keunกลางคืนglaang keun1night; nighttime2at night; during the nightเยอะมากyér mâakเยอะมากyér mâak1very many; numerous (colloquial)2very much; a lot (colloquial)หน้าร้านnâa ráanหน้าร้านnâa ráan1storefront; front of a shop2physical store; brick-and-mortar outlet
Last night there were many nocturnal flying insects in front of the shop.

Word Breakdown

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แมลงบินmá-laeng binแมลงบินmá-laeng binflying insect