Khamlao Nature

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name: khamlao-nature
description: |
  ຄຳລາວ (ທໍາມະຊາດ) — Lao animals, body parts, and nature vocabulary from MOE textbooks
  Auto-loads when conversation context involves animals, body parts, nature, environment, forests, weather.
  Companion to the core `khamlao` skill (which provides rules and critical fixes).

  This skill provides vocabulary lookup only. Quality rules come from `khamlao` core.
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# KhamLao Nature Vocabulary

From Lao MOE ປ.1-ປ.4 textbooks. Used by the core `khamlao` skill.


## Animals (ສັດ)

| Lao | English | Note |
|---|---|---|
| `ເສືອ` | tiger |  |
| `ໝາ` | dog |  |
| `ງູ` | snake |  |
| `ເຕົ່າ` | turtle |  |
| `ລີງ` | monkey |  |
| `ແຮດ` | rhinoceros |  |
| `ນົກ` | bird |  |
| `ມ້າ` | horse |  |
| `ກາ` | crow |  |
| `ຊ້າງ` | elephant |  |
| `ຄວາຍ` | buffalo |  |
| `ງົວ` | cow |  |
| `ຍຸງ` | mosquito |  |


## Body parts (ສ່ວນຮ່າງກາຍ)

| Lao | English | Note |
|---|---|---|
| `ຫາງ` | tail |  |
| `ຂາ` | leg |  |
| `ຕາ` | eye | homonym: ຕາ also = Thai-loaned 'maternal grandfather' (avoid that use; see ພໍ່ຕູ້) |
| `ຫູ` | ear |  |
| `ຜິວ` | skin |  |
| `ປາກ` | mouth |  |
| `ຕີນ` | foot |  |
| `ກະດູກ` | bone |  |


## Nature (ທໍາມະຊາດ)

| Lao | English | Note |
|---|---|---|
| `ປ່າ` | forest |  |
| `ຕົ້ນໄມ້` | tree |  |
| `ຟ້າ` | sky |  |
| `ໄຮ່` | field/farm |  |
| `ຕາຝັ່ງ` | riverbank |  |
| `ດາວ` | star |  |
| `ສາຍນ້ຳ` | stream/water flow |  |
| `ຫຍ້າ` | grass |  |
| `ໄມ້` | wood |  |
| `ທໍາມະຊາດ` | nature |  |
| `ຕາເວັນ` | sun |  |