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ทำนา
thamM naaM
pronunciation guide
Phonemic Thaiทำ-นา
IPAtʰam naː
Royal Thai General Systemtham na

1.   [verb, intransitive]
definition
to work a rice farm

categories
componentsทำ thamMto do or perform an action; to cause or effect a result
นา naaMrice farm; rice paddy; grain field
exampleฤดูทำนาreuH duuM thamM naaMfarming or rice-growing season
sample
sentences
ชาวชนบทเลี้ยงปากเลี้ยงท้องตนเองด้วยอาชีพทำนาทำไร่มานาน
chaaoM chohnM naH bohtL liiangH bpaakL liiangH thaawngH dtohnM aehngM duayF aaM cheepF thamM naaM thamM raiF maaM naanM
"People in rural areas have been supporting themselves through [rice farming] for a long time."
ในการทำนาชาวนาจะทำพิธีบูชาแม่โพสพด้วยอาหาร มีข้าวปากหม้อ กล้วย ต้นอ้อยเป็นต้น เพื่อหวังให้ข้าวงอกออกรวงงาม
naiM gaanM thamM naaM chaaoM naaM jaL thamM phiH theeM buuM chaaM maaeF pho:hM sohpL duayF aaM haanR meeM khaaoF bpaakL maawF gluayF dtohnF aawyF bpenM dtohnF pheuuaF wangR haiF khaaoF ngaawkF aawkL ruaangM ngaamM
"In tending their fields, farmers pay homage and perform ceremonies to Mae Posop with items of food; they offer up, for example, the first spoonfuls of rice from the pot, bananas, and sugarcane to fulfill their hopes that their rice crops will burst forth with bountiful and full kernels."
ยิ่งถ้าอีกสองครัวเรือนเห็นดีเห็นงามด้วย เขาจะเป็นชาวนาเพียงคนเดียวในหมู่บ้านที่ยังคงทำนาโดยอาศัยแรงควาย
yingF thaaF eekL saawngR khruaaM reuuanM henR deeM henR ngaamM duayF khaoR jaL bpenM chaaoM naaM phiiangM khohnM diaaoM naiM muuL baanF theeF yangM khohngM thamM naaM dooyM aaM saiR raaengM khwaaiM
"Moreover, if two more households agree, he would be the only farmer in the village who continued to rely on his water buffalo to prepare his fields."
2. การทำนา  gaanM thamM naaM  [noun]
definition
rice farming

componentsการgaanM[placed before a verb or noun to create a noun which indicates a general activity, process, or state] the process of..., the activity of..., an enactment of..., the state of... [see notes]
ทำ thamMto do or perform an action; to cause or effect a result
นา naaMrice farm; rice paddy; grain field
sample
sentence
เพราะการทำนาซึ่งทำแต่ปีละครั้งนั้น หากข้าวไม่ให้ผลเต็มที่ มีภัยธรรมชาติน้ำท่วมนาล่ม น้ำน้อยข้าวไม่งาม...
phrawH gaanM thamM naaM seungF thamM dtaaeL bpeeM laH khrangH nanH haakL khaaoF maiF haiF phohnR dtemM theeF meeM phaiM thamM maH chaatF naamH thuaamF naaM lohmF naamH naawyH khaaoF maiF ngaamM
"Because growing rice is a one-year-long cycle, if the rice plants do not produce a full crop, or there is a natural disaster, or if flooding causes the fields to collapse, or if a drought causes the rice plants to under-produce..."

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