น้ำดี

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Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographicน้ำดี
n ˆ å ɗ ī
Phonemic
น้าม-ดี
n ˆ ā m – ɗ ī
RomanizationPaiboonnáam-dii
Royal Institutenam-di
(standard) IPA(key)/naːm˦˥.diː˧/(R)

Etymology 1

น้ำ (náam, water) +‎ ดี (dii, good; not bad; not evil).

Noun

น้ำดี (náam-dii)

  1. fresh water for washing; soft water.

Adjective

น้ำดี (náam-dii)

  1. (colloquial) good; having good quality (of politicians).
    นักการเมืองน้ำดี
    good politician
    ส.ส. น้ำดี
    good representative
  2. (colloquial) socially sensible or advantageous.
    ละครน้ำดี
    sensible drama

Etymology 2

น้ำ (náam, water) +‎ ดี (dii, gall; bile).

Noun

น้ำดี (náam-dii)

  1. gall; bile (bodily fluid).
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