ครองเมือง(krong meuuang)

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] rule a city; [to] control a city

to rule or control a city or area

Examples

กษัตริย์gà-sàtกษัตริย์gà-sàt1sovereign; monarch (formal/lit.)2king; monarch (male)องค์ongองค์ong1honorific title (royalty, deities, high monks)2classifier: monks; royalty; deities; sacred statues3entity; body (formal)4element; component (formal/technical)นั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)ครองเมืองkrong meuuangครองเมืองkrong meuuang1[to] rule a city; [to] control a city2[to] dominate; [to] be widespreadอยุธยาà-yút-tá-yaaอยุธยาà-yút-tá-yaa1Ayutthaya (province/city)2Ayutthaya Kingdom (historical period)3Ayutthaya (province)4Ayutthaya (city)เป็นเวลาbpen way-laaเป็นเวลาbpen way-laa1for (a duration)2regularly; on a scheduleสิบsìpสิบsìp1ten2ten- (teens)3tens place/decadeปีbpeeปีbpee1year2years old3zodiac year; animal year
That king ruled the city of Ayutthaya for ten years.
2VerbB2

[to] dominate; [to] be widespread

to be very dominant, popular, or widespread in a city or society (figurative), e.g., of trends, products, or ideas

Examples

ตอนนี้dton néeตอนนี้dton née1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)เทรนด์trenเทรนด์tren1trend; current fashion2[to] trend; be trendingชานมไข่มุกchaa nom kài múkชานมไข่มุกchaa nom kài múkbubble tea; boba teaกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofครองเมืองkrong meuuangครองเมืองkrong meuuang1[to] rule a city; [to] control a city2[to] dominate; [to] be widespreadไปไหนbpai năiไปไหนbpai năi1Where are you going?; Where did you go?; Where to?2anywhere; nowhereก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerเจอjerเจอjer1[to] meet; run into2[to] face; experience3[to] find; come acrossแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ร้านชาráan chaaร้านชาráan chaatea shop; tea houseนมnomนมnom1milk2breast; boob (informal)3dairy; milky (used before nouns)
Right now, the bubble tea trend is dominating the city; everywhere you go, you see bubble tea shops.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ครองkrongครองkrong1[to] possess; hold; keep2[to] rule; reign; govern3[to] wear (robe); be robed in (esp. monk’s robe)4[to] be married to (formal/literary)5[to] maintain; keep up (a status/standard)Part 1
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เมืองmeuuangเมืองmeuuang1country; state (literary/archaic)2region; realm (historical)3city; town; urban areaPart 2
ครองเมืองkrong meuuangครองเมืองkrong meuuang[to] rule a city; [to] control a city