หนอง
swamp
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- 1 swamp、marsh、bog
- 2 pus
This noun refers either to a shallow, marshy body of water or to pus from an infected wound. The intended meaning is usually clear from context.
swamp、marsh、bog
A shallow natural body of standing water, often muddy or marshy.
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ชาวบ้านหาปลาในหนอง chaaw bâan hǎa plaa nay nɔ̌ɔŋ The villagers catch fish in the swamp. ชาวบ้านหาปลาในหนอง details
pus
A thick yellowish or whitish fluid produced in an infected wound, sore, or abscess.
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แผลเป็นหนอง phlɛ̌ɛ pen nɔ̌ɔŋ The wound is infected and filled with pus. แผลเป็นหนอง details
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มีหนองออกจากแผล mii nɔ̌ɔŋ ɔ̀ɔk càak phlɛ̌ɛ Pus is coming out of the wound. มีหนองออกจากแผล details
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หมอบีบหนองออก mɔ̌ɔ bìip nɔ̌ɔŋ ɔ̀ɔk The doctor squeezed the pus out. หมอบีบหนองออก details
Learning notes
Explanation
หนอง has two common but unrelated meanings: a swampy body of water and pus. The form หนองน้ำ makes the water-related meaning explicit, and หนอง also appears frequently in Thai place names. For pus, common patterns include มีหนอง “to have pus,” เป็นหนอง “to become infected or fill with pus,” and บีบหนองออก “to squeeze out pus.”
Usage
The water-related sense is used when discussing rural landscapes, wetlands, fishing, nature, and place names. The pus sense is used when describing infected wounds, boils, and similar symptoms in everyday or medical contexts.
Caution
The two meanings share the same spelling and must be distinguished by context. Words such as น้ำ and ปลา usually point to the swamp sense, while แผล and ฝี point to pus. Do not use หนอง for every body of water: สระน้ำ is commonly used for a pond, especially an artificial one, and ทะเลสาบ means a lake.
Differences from similar words
1 swamp synonyms
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บึง generally refers to a relatively large marsh or wetland. หนอง more often describes a smaller, shallower body of water.