แมวน้ำ

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Thai

แมวน้ำกินปู (Lobodon carcinophaga), a true seal

Etymology

From แมว (mɛɛo, cat) +‎ น้ำ (náam, water); literally "water cat" or "aquatic cat".

Pronunciation

Orthographicแมวน้ำ
æ m w n ˆ å
Phonemic
แมว-น้าม
æ m w – n ˆ ā m
RomanizationPaiboonmɛɛo-náam
Royal Institutemaeo-nam
(standard) IPA(key)/mɛːw˧.naːm˦˥/(R)

Noun

แมวน้ำ (mɛɛo-náam) (classifier ตัว)

  1. (zoology) true seal: marine mammal of the family Phocidae.