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| คลอง khlaawngM |  |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | คฺลอง |
| IPA | kʰlɔːŋ |
| Royal Thai General System | khlong |
 [noun] | |||
| definition | [of water] a canal | ||
| classifier | สาย  | saaiR | [numerical classifier for roads, strings, wires, rivers, and other stringy things] |
| related words | คูน้ำ  | khuuM naamH | irrigation ditch; drainage ditch |
| ทำนบ | thamM nohpH | dike; dam | |
| เหมืองฝาย | meuuangR faaiR | irrigation ditch | |
| examples | น้ำคลอง | naamH khlaawngM | canal water |
| ริมคลอง | rimM khlaawngM | edge of a canal; next to the canal | |
| ลำคลอง | lamM khlaawngM | canal; waterway | |
| ปากคลอง | bpaakL khlaawngM | mouth of a canal | |
| ถอยหลังเข้าคลอง | thaawyR langR khaoF khlaawngM | to be (ideologically) against forward progress | |
| คูคลอง | khuuM khlaawngM | ditches and canals; water control systems | |
| sample sentences | |||
หรือแม้แต่การสร้างถนนสมัยก่อนก็จะยกคันถนนขึ้นมา ขุดดินข้างถนนให้เป็นคลอง ให้เป็นที่รองรับน้ำและระบายน้ำไปพร้อม ๆ กัน reuuR maaeH dtaaeL gaanM saangF thaL nohnR saL maiR gaawnL gaawF jaL yohkH khanM thaL nohnR kheunF maaM khootL dinM khaangF thaL nohnR haiF bpenM khlaawngM haiF bpenM theeF raawngM rapH naamH laeH raH baaiM naamH bpaiM phraawmH phraawmH ganM "Alternatively, in former times as roads were built and raised up [from the surrounding area], canals were dug off the side of the road to serve both as a drainage area and a waterway." | |||
| as a prefix | คลองถม | khlaawngM thohmR | Khlong Thom, Bangkok’s well-known and long-established flea market featuring second-hand, dirt-cheap bargains |
| คลองแสนแสบ | khlaawngM saaenR saaepL | Saensab Canal | |
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