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têe lŭuang

Meanings

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public land; state land

land belonging to the government; state or public land.

Examples

เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)สร้างsâangสร้างsâang1[to] build; construct2[to] create; produce3[to] establish; found4[to] generate; developบ้านบนbâan bonบ้านบนbâan bon1upper part of a settlement2upper-floor dwelling3place name elementที่หลวงtêe lŭuangที่หลวงtêe lŭuangpublic land; state landไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)
We cannot build a house on public land.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotPart 1
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หลวงlŭuangหลวงlŭuang1royal; of the king/state2state; public; official3honorific for monks/holy objects4venerable monk (colloq.)Part 2
ที่หลวงtêe lŭuangที่หลวงtêe lŭuangpublic land; state land