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| กำแพง gamM phaaengM |  |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | กำ-แพง |
| IPA | kam pʰɛːŋ |
| Royal Thai General System | kamphaeng |
| [noun] | |||
| definition | exterior wall | ||
| categories | |||
| examples | กำแพงเมืองจีน | gamM phaaengM meuuangM jeenM | The Great Wall of China |
กำแพงเมือง   | gamM phaaengM meuuangM | city wall | |
| ประตูกำแพง | bpraL dtuuM gamM phaaengM | a gate passing through a wall | |
| กำแพงอิฐ | gamM phaaengM itL | brick wall | |
| สร้างกำแพง | saangF gamM phaaengM | create an obstacle; cause trouble; create a hindrance | |
| นั่งดีดขิมบนกำแพง | nangF deetL khimR bohnM gamM phaaengM | [lit.] sitting on the wall playing his harp. | |
| นั่งดีดขิมบนกำแพง | nangF deetL khimR bohnM gamM phaaengM | [fig]. to pretend to be calm and disinterested while secretly formulating plans. | |
| เขื่อนกำแพง | kheuuanL gamM phaaengM | dyke; seawall; levee | |
| sample sentences | |||
พรรคนี้ตกเป็นฝ่ายตั้งรับไม่ถึงข้ามคืน ก็ตั้งกราดก่อกำแพงรับศึกทันที phakH neeH dtohkL bpenM faaiL dtangF rapH maiF theungR khaamF kheuunM gaawF dtangF graatL gaawL gamM phaaengM rapH seukL thanM theeM "Overnight, the party shifted to the defensive and immediately built walls around themselves ready to repel the enemy." | |||
กำแพงของวัดผุกร่อนไปตามสิ้นอายุขัย ซึ่งเหลือไว้แต่ซากที่พอให้รู้ว่าเป็นแนวกำแพง gamM phaaengM khaawngR watH phooL graawnL bpaiM dtaamM sinF aaM yooH khaiR seungF leuuaR waiH dtaaeL saakF theeF phaawM haiF ruuH waaF bpenM naaeoM gamM phaaengM "The temple wall has decayed reflecting its (ancient) age; only traces remained indicating that a wall had once been there." | |||
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