ขุมพลัง(kŭm pá-lang)

Meanings

1NounB2

power source; powertrain

A source or system that provides power, such as an engine, motor, or a vehicle’s drivetrain.

Examples

รถสปอร์ตrót sà-bpòtรถสปอร์ตrót sà-bpòtsports car; sporty performance carคันkanคันkan1itchy2itch3lever; handle4classifier for vehicles5shaft; rod; poleนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]ขุมพลังkŭm pá-langขุมพลังkŭm pá-lang1driving force (figurative)2power source; powertrainเครื่องยนต์krêuuang yonเครื่องยนต์krêuuang yonengineV8ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotให้เสียงhâi sĭiangให้เสียงhâi sĭiang[to] voice (a character); [to] dub; [to] provide voice-overดุดันdù danดุดันdù dan1fierce; aggressive2intensely powerful (style/tone)
This sports car uses a V8 engine powertrain that produces an aggressive sound.
2NounB2

driving force (figurative)

Something or someone that serves as the driving force behind success or change.

Examples

เยาวชนyao-wá-chonเยาวชนyao-wá-chon1youth; young people2youth (a young person)คนรุ่นใหม่kon rûn màiคนรุ่นใหม่kon rûn màithe younger generation; modern-minded youthคือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.3focus/clarifying marker after subjectขุมพลังkŭm pá-langขุมพลังkŭm pá-lang1driving force (figurative)2power source; powertrainสำคัญsăm-kanสำคัญsăm-kan1important; significant; essential2[to] think; assume; suppose (often mistakenly)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)การพัฒนาประเทศgaan pát-tá-naa bprà-tâytการพัฒนาประเทศgaan pát-tá-naa bprà-tâytnational developmentในอนาคตnai à-naa-kótในอนาคตnai à-naa-kótin the future
The new generation of youth is the key driving force for the country's future development.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ขุมkŭmขุมkŭm1lode; vein; deposit2repository; cache; hoard3source; trove; reservoir (figurative)Part 1
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พลังpá-langพลังpá-lang1energy; strength2power; force3energy (physics)Part 2
ขุมพลังkŭm pá-langขุมพลังkŭm pá-langpower source; powertrain