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| ขึ้นคาน kheunF khaanM |
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| 1. | uncontestable; having no opponent; nonpareil |
| 2. | [slang for] an old maid or a spinster (a woman who has never been married, especially an old or middle-aged woman |
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| Phonemic Thai | คึ่น-คาน |
| IPA | kʰɯ̂n kʰaːn |
| Royal Thai General System | khuenkhan |
| 1. [adjective] | |||
| definition | uncontestable; having no opponent; nonpareil | ||
| 2. [adjective, colloquial] | |||
| definition | [slang for] an old maid or a spinster (a woman who has never been married, especially an old or middle-aged woman | ||
| example | สาวขึ้นคาน | saaoR kheunF khaanM | an old maid |
| sample sentence | โต ๆ เป็นสาวแล้วนะจ๊ะ รีบหาแฟนหน่อยนะเพื่อนซี้ เดี๋ยวได้ขึ้นคานตายพอดี อยู่คนเดียวทั้งปีไม่ดีหรอกเธอ dto:hM dto:hM bpenM saaoR laaeoH naH jaH reepF haaR faaenM naawyL naH pheuuanF seeH diaaoR daiF kheunF khaanM dtaaiM phaawM deeM yuuL khohnM diaaoM thangH bpeeM maiF deeM raawkL thuuhrM "You’ve now reached puberty; hurry up and find a mate, my friend. If you don’t, you’ll die as an old maid. Hey, its not a good thing to live by yourself all year long." | ||