ธนบุรี(ton-bù-ree)
Meanings
1Proper nounA2
Thon Buri (area of Bangkok)
A district and historical area on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River in present-day Bangkok, Thailand.
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainฝั่งธนบุรีfàng ton-bù-reeฝั่งธนบุรีfàng ton-bù-reethe Thonburi side (of Bangkok)ใกล้glâiใกล้glâi1near; close (in distance/time/resemblance)2[to] be near; be close to; approachแม่น้ำเจ้าพระยาmâe-náam jâo-prá-yaaแม่น้ำเจ้าพระยาmâe-náam jâo-prá-yaaChao Phraya River (Thailand)
I live on the Thon Buri side, near the Chao Phraya River.
2Proper nounB1
former capital (1767–1782)
The former capital of Siam during the reign of King Taksin, prior to the establishment of Rattanakosin (Bangkok).
Examples
ธนบุรีton-bù-reeธนบุรีton-bù-ree1Thon Buri (area of Bangkok)2former capital (1767–1782)เคยkoeiเคยkoei1ever; used to (past experience)2[used to] (past experience/habit)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsราชธานีrâat-chá-taa-neeราชธานีrâat-chá-taa-neeroyal capital; capital cityสยามsà-yăamสยามsà-yăam1Siam; former name of Thailand2Siamese; relating to Siam/Thailand (attributive)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)สมัยsà-măiสมัยsà-măi1period; era; age2term; tenure3modern; contemporary4during; in the time ofสมเด็จพระเจ้าตากสินsŏm-dèt-prá-jâo-dtàak-sĭnสมเด็จพระเจ้าตากสินsŏm-dèt-prá-jâo-dtàak-sĭnKing Taksin (the Great)ก่อนจะgòn jàก่อนจะgòn jàbefore; just before (introducing an earlier action)ย้ายไปyáai bpaiย้ายไปyáai bpai1[to] move; relocate (to somewhere)2[to] transfer [sb/sth] (to somewhere)ตั้งdtângตั้งdtâng1[to] set up; establish; found2[to] appoint; nominate3[to] put aside; save (money)4[to] aim; focus (eyes, mind)5classifier: sets; collections; installations6[to] set; fix (value, rule, goal)7[to] place upright; stand; erect8stack; pile; bundle9as much as; as many asกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpBangkok (capital of Thailand)
Thonburi was the capital of Siam during King Taksin’s reign before the capital moved to Bangkok.
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ธนบุรีton-bù-reeธนบุรีton-bù-reeThon Buri (area of Bangkok)