เป็ด
duck
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This word refers to a duck, especially a domesticated duck in everyday contexts. In food-related contexts, it also refers to duck meat or a duck dish.
duck
A waterbird with a broad, flat bill and webbed feet, often understood as a domesticated duck in everyday use.
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Learning notes
Explanation
The core meaning is “duck,” especially a domesticated duck in ordinary conversation. เป็ดป่า can be used when it is important to specify a wild duck. The classifier for ducks as animals is ตัว, as in เป็ดสองตัว, “two ducks.” A duck egg is ไข่เป็ด, and eggs are counted with the classifier ฟอง. In restaurant and cooking contexts, เป็ด can directly mean duck meat or a duck dish. เนื้อเป็ด explicitly means “duck meat.” The word also occurs in specialized terms such as ผักเป็ด, the name of certain plants, and in the name of a traditional boat. These are not essential standalone meanings for most learners.
Usage
It is commonly used when talking about ducks at ponds, farms, or zoos. It is also frequent in markets, cooking, restaurant menus, and conversations about duck dishes.
Caution
Thai เป็ด can cover both domesticated and wild ducks. Use เป็ดบ้าน for a domestic duck or เป็ดป่า for a wild duck when the distinction matters. A goose is ห่าน, not เป็ด.