แมลงภู่(má-laeng pôo)
Meanings
1NounA2
carpenter bee (genus Xylocopa)
a large, robust bee, usually referring to carpenter bees (genus Xylocopa) that nest in wood; the standard Thai sense.
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 asแมลงmà-laengแมลงmà-laenginsect; bugภูู่pôoตัวใหญ่dtuua yàiตัวใหญ่dtuua yài1big; large-bodied2large letters; uppercase (colloq.)เจาะjòเจาะjò1[to] drill; bore2[to] pierce; puncture3[to] tap; extract by boring4[to] probe; delve (figurative)ไม้máiไม้mái1wood; timber2tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)3prefix in tool/implement names4classifier (long, rigid objects)5stick; rod; club; batที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotระเบียงrá-biiangระเบียงrá-biiang1balcony; veranda; porch2open corridor / gallery
I saw a large carpenter bee drilling into the wood on the balcony.
2NounB1
bumblebee (colloquial/misapplied)
colloquial or regional use for bumblebees; not the precise standard sense in Thai.
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; undergoแมลงภู่má-laeng pôoแมลงภู่má-laeng pôo1carpenter bee (genus Xylocopa)2bumblebee (colloquial/misapplied)บินหึ่งbin hèungบินหึ่งbin hèung[to] buzz; hum while flyingๆ-ดูdooดูdoo1consult; get advice from2try; have a go3[to] divine; tell fortune4[to] examine; check; inspect5[to] seem; appear6[to] look; watch; seeน่ารักnâa rákน่ารักnâa rák1sweet; considerate (behavior)2cute; adorable; lovely3endearing; likable (personality)ดีdeeดีdee1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4it’s best; better (advisory tone)5gall; bile
There are bumblebees buzzing in the garden; they look cute.
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แมลงภู่má-laeng pôoแมลงภู่má-laeng pôocarpenter bee (genus Xylocopa)