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| ชนวน chaH nuaanM |  |
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| 1. | fuse; primer; harbinger |
| 2. | cause; what leads to an outcome |
| 3. | roofing slate; slab of slate |
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ชะ-นวน |
| IPA | tɕʰá nuːan |
| Royal Thai General System | chanuan |
| alternate spelling | ชะนวน | chaH nuaanM | |
1.  [noun] | |||
| definition | fuse; primer; harbinger | ||
| examples | เทียนชนวน  | thiianM chaH nuaanM | fuse for firing an explosive charge |
| จุดชนวน | jootL chaH nuaanM | to ignite a fuse | |
| จุดชนวน | jootL chaH nuaanM | to stir up trouble; arouse | |
| ดับชนวน | dapL chaH nuaanM | to douse a fuse; to defuse | |
| ดับชนวน | dapL chaH nuaanM | to defuse (a situation) | |
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| 2. [noun] | |||
| definition | cause; what leads to an outcome | ||
| sample sentence | ขอเพียงอย่าได้กระทำสิ่งใดที่ขัดต่อกฎหมาย เพราะไม่ให้เป็นชนวนนำไปสู่วิกฤตการณ์ khaawR phiiangM yaaL daiF graL thamM singL daiM theeF khatL dtaawL gohtL maaiR phrawH maiF haiF bpenM chaH nuaanM namM bpaiM suuL wiH gritL dtaL gaanM "Just don't do anything that will break the law because [you should do nothing] which would cause a crisis." | ||
| 3. [noun] | |||
| definition | roofing slate; slab of slate | ||
| example | กระดานชนวน | graL daanM chaH nuaanM | writing slate; chalkboard |
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