Thai

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Etymology

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From งู (nguu, snake) +‎ พิษ (pít, poison); literally "venomous snake".

Pronunciation

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Orthographicงูพิษ
ŋ ū b i ʂ
Phonemic
งู-พิด
ŋ ū – b i ɗ
RomanizationPaiboonnguu-pít
Royal Institutengu-phit
(standard) IPA(key)/ŋuː˧.pʰit̚˦˥/(R)

Noun

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งูพิษ (nguu-pít)

  1. venomous snake.
  2. (figurative) harmful person.

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