โพรงไม้(prohng máai)

Meanings

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tree hollow

A hollow in a tree trunk or branch, natural or made by animals, often used as a nest or shelter.

Examples

กระรอกgrà-rôkกระรอกgrà-rôksquirrelตัวนั้นdtuua nánตัวนั้นdtuua nánthat one [animal, item]วิ่งหายwîng hăaiวิ่งหายwîng hăai1[to] run off and disappear2[to] vanish quickly (figurative)เข้าไปในkâo bpai naiเข้าไปในkâo bpai nai[to] go into [sth]; [to] enter [sth]โพรงไม้prohng máaiโพรงไม้prohng máaitree hollow
That squirrel ran and disappeared into the tree hollow.

Word Breakdown

โพรงprohngโพรงprohng1cavity; hollow space2aperture; opening; cavity3burrow; denPart 1
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ไม้máiไม้mái1wood; timber2tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)3prefix in tool/implement names4classifier (long, rigid objects)5stick; rod; club; batPart 2
โพรงไม้prohng máaiโพรงไม้prohng máaitree hollow