ที่กั้นน้ำ(têe gân nám)
Meanings
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water barrier; flood barrier; dike
A barrier, wall, or structure used to block, hold back, or control water.
Examples
พวกเราpûuak raoพวกเราpûuak rao1we; us2our group; our sideต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightเอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: purpose/focus6marker: insistence/emphasisที่กั้นน้ำtêe gân námที่กั้นน้ำtêe gân námwater barrier; flood barrier; dikeมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerวางwaangวางwaang1[to] put; place; set (down)2[to] hang up (the phone); end a call3[to] lay (eggs)4[to] set; assign; impose5[to] put down; let go (emotion/attachment)6[to] lay out; formulate; establish (plan/policy/system)ก่อนที่gòn têeก่อนที่gòn têebefore (introducing a clause)ฝนfŏnฝนfŏn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ตกหนักdtòk nàkตกหนักdtòk nàk1[to] fall heavily; rain heavily2[to] fall heavily on [sb/sth]; be chiefly borne by [sb]
We need to put the water barriers in place before the heavy rain starts.
Word Breakdown
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ที่กั้นน้ำtêe gân námที่กั้นน้ำtêe gân námwater barrier; flood barrier; dike