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gài-nguuangMeaning
1NounB1
turkey
a large bird originally from North America, or the meat from this bird used as food
Examples
ฝรั่งfà-ràngฝรั่งfà-ràng1guava2Westerner; foreigner (European/descent)3Western; Western-styleชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)กินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)ไก่งวงgài-nguuangไก่งวงgài-nguuangturkeyในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)วันwanวันwan1day2daytime; daylight3classifier: daysขอบคุณkɔ̀ɔp-kunขอบคุณkɔ̀ɔp-kun1thank you; thanks2[to] thank [sb] (for)พระเจ้าprá-jâaoพระเจ้าprá-jâao1God (monotheism)2deity; god (general/polytheistic)3My God!; Oh my God!4king; monarch (royal/historical)
Westerners like to eat turkey on Thanksgiving Day.
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พ่อpɔ̂ɔสั่งsàngไก่งวงgài-nguuangอบòpตัวใหญ่dtuua-yàiมาmaaฉลองchà-lɔ̌ɔngวันคริสต์มาสwan-krít-mâatกับgàpครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaปีนี้bpii-níi
Dad ordered a large roasted turkey to celebrate Christmas with the family this year.
เนื้อไก่nʉ́ʉa-gàiงวงnguuangมีmiiไขมันkǎi-manน้อยกว่าnɔ́ɔi-gwàaเนื้อหมูnʉ́ʉa-mǔuและlɛ́เนื้อวัวnʉ́ʉa-wuua
Turkey meat has less fat than pork and beef.
ฟาร์มfaamแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiเพาะพันธุ์pɔ́-panไก่งวงgài-nguuangส่งออกsòng-ɔ̀ɔkต่างประเทศdtàang-bprà-têetเป็นหลักbpen-làkทำให้tam-hâiมีmiiรายได้raai-dâaiมหาศาลmá-hǎa-sǎan
This farm primarily breeds turkeys for export, generating massive income.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
gài
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → Low
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ไก่gàiไก่gài1chicken (animal)2chicken (meat)3easy mark; inexperienced person (slang)chicken (animal)Part 1
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งวงnguuangงวงnguuang1elephant’s trunk2spout; nozzle; hose3proboscis; long snout4palm spadix (esp. sugar palm)elephant’s trunkPart 2
ไก่งวงgài-nguuangไก่งวงgài-nguuangturkeyturkeyWord