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ÅéÍÁ  laawmH
pronunciation guide
Phonemic ThaiÅéÍÁ
IPAlɔ́ːm
Royal Thai General Systemlom

 [verb, transitive]
definition
to besiege; to surround or encircle; to contain; to case

synonymsÅéÍÁâ´ÂÃͺlaawmH dooyM raawpFto surround
¡ÅØéÁÃØÁgloomF roomMto besiege; beset; throng; crowd
examples»Ô´ÅéÍÁbpitL laawmHto blockade
ÅéÍÁ¡ÃͺlaawmH graawpLto surround; encircle
ÅéÍÁâ´ÂÃͺlaawmH dooyM raawpFto surround
ÅéÍÁÃͺlaawmH raawpFreferring to communist China
ÅéÍÁÃͺlaawmH raawpFto surround
ÅéÍÁÃÑéÇlaawmH ruaaHto fence; to create a stockade
ǧÅéÍÁwohngM laawmHto encircle
áÇ´ÅéÍÁwaaetF laawmHto surround
ËÁÒ¡ÅéÍÁmaakL laawmH[the game] Go
âͺÅéÍÁohpL laawmHto surround; encircle; enclose
sample
sentences
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meuuaF saL thaanR naH gaan[n]M yeuutF yeuuaH maaM theungR khaL naatL neeH laaeoH gaanM laawmH khaawkF langR wuaaM haayR gawF theuuR waaF deeM gwaaL bplaawyL haiF haehtL gaan[n]M baanM bplaayM
"When circumstances have gone this far already, 'closing the barn door' after 'the horses have escaped' is better than better than allowing the situation to escalate. ."
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wuaaM haayR laawmH khaawkF
"It is too late to shut the stable-door when the steed is stolen." — "To come up with a method of prevention after something bad has happened." — "You can't unring the bell."

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