เนื้อ
meat
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- 1 meat、beef
- 2 fruit flesh、pulp
- 3 substance、material
- 4 texture、consistency
- 5 content、subject matter
This word centers on the substantial inner part of something, as opposed to its skin, shell, bones, or surface. It commonly refers to flesh, meat, and fruit pulp, and it also extends to material, texture, and the content of a work. In food contexts, the word by itself can specifically mean beef.
meat、beef
Refers to animal flesh as food. When used without the name of an animal, it often means beef.
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ฉันไม่กินเนื้อ chǎn mây kin nʉ́a I don't eat beef. ฉันไม่กินเนื้อ details
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ขอเนื้อไม่ติดมัน khɔ̌ɔ nʉ́a mây tìt man I'd like lean meat, please. ขอเนื้อไม่ติดมัน details
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เนื้อหมูราคาเท่าไหร่ nʉ́a mǔu raakhaa thâw rày How much is the pork? เนื้อหมูราคาเท่าไหร่ details
fruit flesh、pulp
Refers to the soft inner part of a fruit, nut, or similar food after its skin or shell is removed.
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เนื้อมะม่วงนุ่มมาก nʉ́a mámûaŋ nûm mâak The mango flesh is very soft. เนื้อมะม่วงนุ่มมาก details
substance、material
Refers to the substance or material that makes up an object, rather than its outer form or appearance.
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เนื้อไม้แข็ง nʉ́a máay khɛ̌ŋ The wood is hard. เนื้อไม้แข็ง details
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เนื้อผ้าดี nʉ́a phâa dii The fabric is of good quality. เนื้อผ้าดี details
texture、consistency
Refers to the consistency or texture of food, cosmetics, fabric, skin, and other substances.
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ครีมเนื้อบางเบา khriim nʉ́a baaŋ baw a cream with a light texture ครีมเนื้อบางเบา details
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เค้กเนื้อนุ่ม khék nʉ́a nûm a cake with a soft texture เค้กเนื้อนุ่ม details
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เนื้อละเอียด nʉ́a láìat It has a fine texture. เนื้อละเอียด details
content、subject matter
Refers to the information, subject matter, story, or words contained in a text or creative work. This meaning usually appears in compounds.
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เนื้อหาเข้าใจง่าย nʉ́ahǎa khâwcay ŋâay The content is easy to understand. เนื้อหาเข้าใจง่าย details
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เนื้อเรื่องน่าสนใจ nʉ́a rʉ̂aŋ nâa sǒncay The plot is interesting. เนื้อเรื่องน่าสนใจ details
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เนื้อเพลงนี้เศร้ามาก nʉ́a phleeŋ níi sâw mâak The lyrics of this song are very sad. เนื้อเพลงนี้เศร้ามาก details
Learning notes
Explanation
The core image of เนื้อ is the substantial inner part that remains when skin, shell, bone, surface, or outward form is set aside. For food, the animal name commonly follows it: เนื้อหมู is pork and เนื้อไก่ is chicken. However, เนื้อ by itself can mean beef. Use เนื้อสัตว์ when you clearly mean animal meat in general and เนื้อวัว when you specifically mean beef. With fruit, it refers to the flesh or pulp. With materials, foods, and cosmetics, it can describe their substance, consistency, or texture—for example, how fine, soft, thick, or light they are. For abstract content, เนื้อ generally occurs in compounds: เนื้อหา means content, เนื้อเรื่อง means plot or storyline, and เนื้อเพลง means lyrics. เนื้อ is not itself a classifier. Meat is measured with units appropriate to its form or weight, such as ชิ้น for pieces and กิโล for kilograms.
Usage
It is common in markets, supermarkets, restaurants, and cooking conversations when discussing meat and fat. It is also used for fruit flesh, the character of fabric or wood, the texture of cakes, and the consistency of cosmetics. In school, work, and media contexts, compounds such as เนื้อหา, เนื้อเรื่อง, and เนื้อเพลง refer to content, storylines, and lyrics.
Caution
Do not assume that เนื้อ always means meat in general. In some food contexts, the word by itself is understood as beef. Also, the abstract sense of “content” normally appears in compounds such as เนื้อหา rather than as เนื้อ alone.
Differences from similar words
3 substance synonyms
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วัสดุ identifies the kind of material, such as wood, metal, or plastic. เนื้อ focuses on the substance or character of the material itself.
4 texture synonyms
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ผิวสัมผัส refers specifically to how a surface feels to the touch. เนื้อ can describe the consistency throughout a product or food, not just its surface.
5 content synonyms
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สาระ emphasizes the main point or meaningful substance of a discussion or text. เนื้อ, usually in compounds such as เนื้อหา, refers more neutrally to the content as a whole.