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| ถ่วง thuaangL |  |
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| 1. | to weight; to load; to hang down by weight |
| 2. | to retard; hinder; impede |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ถ่วง |
| IPA | tʰùːaŋ |
| Royal Thai General System | thuang |
| 1. [verb, transitive, intransitive] | |||
| definition | to weight; to load; to hang down by weight | ||
| related words | ความถ่วง | khwaamM thuaangL | gravity |
| อู้งาน | uuF ngaanM | to perform one’s work lazily; to slow down one’s work | |
| examples | แรงโน้มถ่วง | raaengM no:hmH thuaangL | (science) gravity; gravity |
ถ่วงน้ำหนัก | thuaangL namH nakL | to handicap [i.e. a horse race] | |
| ความถ่วง | khwaamM thuaangL | gravity | |
| การถ่วงล้อ | gaanM thuaangL laawH | [automotive] wheel balancing | |
| ความโน้มถ่วง | khwaamM no:hmH thuaangL | gravitation | |
| คลื่นความโน้มถ่วง | khleuunF khwaamM no:hmH thuaangL | gravitational wave | |
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| 2. [verb] | |||
| definition | to retard; hinder; impede | ||
| examples | ถ่วงเวลา | thuaangL waehM laaM | to stall for time |
| เตะถ่วง | dtehL thuaangL | to retard; drag on; put off; delay | |
| ถ่วงอำนาจ | thuaangL amM naatF | balance of power | |
| ตัวถ่วง | dtuaaM thuaangL | hindrance | |
| sample sentence | ชนชั้นนำไทยกลับปรับตัวไม่ทันกับการพัฒนาการรับรู้ของผู้คนในประเทศ ซึ่งถูกถ่วงรั้งมานาน จนไม่สามารถพัฒนาประชาธิปไตยที่สมบูรณ์ได้ chohnM chanH namM thaiM glapL bprapL dtuaaM maiF thanM gapL gaanM phatH thaH naaM gaanM rapH ruuH khaawngR phuuF khohnM naiM bpraL thaehtF seungF thuukL thuaangL rangH maaM naanM johnM maiF saaR maatF phatH thaH naaM bpraL chaaM thipH bpaL dtaiM theeF sohmR buunM daiF "The Thai leadership class has not adapted itself to keep pace with the changing perceptions of the ordinary citizen who have been held back for such a long time that they have been unable to develop a full-blown democracy." | ||
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