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| หมอบคลาน maawpL khlaanM |  |
| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | หฺมอบ-คฺลาน |
| IPA | mɔ̀ːp kʰlaːn |
| Royal Thai General System | mopkhlan |
| [verb] | |||
| definition | to prostrate oneself; crawl; grovel; kowtow | ||
| sample sentence | ในสมัยรัชกาลที่ ๕ ได้ประกาศยกเลิกประเพณีหมอบคลาน ซึ่งใครมาเฝ้าพระองค์ ไม่ต้องหมอบคลาน และทรงอนุญาตให้นั่งเก้าอี้ได้  naiM saL maiR ratH chaH gaanM theeF haaF daiF bpraL gaatL yohkH leerkF bpraL phaehM neeM maawpL khlaanM seungF khraiM maaM faoF phraH ohngM maiF dtawngF maawpL khlaanM laeH sohngM aL nooH yaatF haiF nangF gaoF eeF daiF "During the reign of King Rama V the traditional practice of people prostrating themselves was abolished; anyone then coming into the King’s presence did not have to crawl to him but could sit in a chair." | ||
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