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| หลาก laakL |  |
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| 1. | many; multi; various; assorted |
| 2. | to overflow |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | หฺลาก |
| IPA | làːk |
| Royal Thai General System | lak |
| 1. [adjective, formal] | |||
| definition | many; multi; various; assorted | ||
| related words | ต่าง  | dtaangL | different; another; various; many |
| ต่าง ๆ | dtaangL dtaangL | various; assorted; miscellaneous | |
ต่าง ๆ นานา | dtaangL dtaangL naaM naaM | all sorts; all kinds, a variety of | |
| วิวิธ | wiH witH | [used in literature and poetry only] assorted; various; different; diverse; miscellaneous; mixed; motley; sundry; varied | |
 หลาย | laaiR | several; numerous; a variety; many; sundry; diverse; [the prefix] "multi-" | |
| examples | |||
| หลายหลาก | laaiR laakL | various; diverse; varied | |
| น้ำหลาก | naamH laakL | flood (waters); great flood | |
| หลากชนิด | laakL chaH nitH | various types; different types | |
| หลากชนิด | laakL chaH nitH | [are] multiple | |
| sample sentence | หากไม่มีรุ้งกินน้ำหลากสี เราจะบอกได้หรือว่าสีนั้นงดงาม เพริศแพร้วพรรณรายยิ่ง haakL maiF meeM roongH ginM naamH laakL seeR raoM jaL baawkL daiF reuuR waaF seeR nanH ngohtH ngaamM phreertF phraaeoH phanM raaiM yingF "If there were no rainbows of many colors, could we say how beautifully resplendent their colors were?" | ||
| 2. [verb] | |||
| definition | to overflow | ||
| example | ไหลหลาก | laiR laakL | to rush down; flood; flow copiously |
| sample sentence | รูปแบบอาคารที่อยู่อาศัยโดยเฉพาะในพื้นที่ที่เป็นทางน้ำหลาก น่าจะมีกฎหมายควบคุมเป็นพิเศษให้เป็นรูปแบบที่น้ำสามารถหลากได้ ruupF baaepL aaM khaanM theeF yuuL aaM saiR dooyM chaL phawH naiM pheuunH theeF theeF bpenM thaangM naamH laakL naaF jaL meeM gohtL maaiR khuaapF khoomM bpenM phiH saehtL haiF bpenM ruupF baaepL theeF naamH saaR maatF laakL daiF "The design of buildings and homes, especially those located in floodways, should be subject to special legislation requiring they be designed to accommodate the movement of the water." | ||
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