น้ำแล้ง(náam láeng)
Meanings
1NounB1
drought
A prolonged shortage of water due to insufficient rainfall; drought conditions.
Examples
ปีนี้bpee néeปีนี้bpee née1this year2this year; during the current yearฝนfŏnฝนfŏn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ตกdtòkตกdtòk1[to] fall; drop2(rain/snow) fall3[to] fail (an exam/test)4[to] end up at; be assigned to; be allotted5[to] be left out; miss one’s turn6[to] cost; come to7[to] be startled; be alarmed8[to] drop; decline; decreaseเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ทำให้เกิดtam hâi gèrtทำให้เกิดtam hâi gèrt1[to] cause; bring about; give rise to; lead to2[to] produce; generate; create (an effect/output)ภาวะpaa-wáภาวะpaa-wá1state; condition2situation; circumstance3medical condition/state4economic condition; economic stateน้ำแล้งnáam láengน้ำแล้งnáam láeng1drought2water scarcity
It didn't rain at all this year, causing drought conditions.
2NounB1
water scarcity
A state of inadequate water supply for needs such as farming or daily use.
Examples
ปีนี้bpee néeปีนี้bpee née1this year2this year; during the current yearน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)ไม่พอmâi poไม่พอmâi po1not enough; insufficient2not enough; not sufficientlyใช้cháiใช้chái1[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]ชาวนาchaao naaชาวนาchaao naarice farmerเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ปลูกbplòokปลูกbplòok1[to] plant; grow (plants)2[to] build (a house); erect; set up (structure)3[to] instill; cultivate (values/habits)ข้าวkâaoข้าวkâao1rice (cooked)2rice (grain/uncooked)3meal; food (general)4rice plant; paddyไม่ได้mâi 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)
This year there's a water shortage, so farmers can't plant rice.
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น้ำแล้งnáam láengน้ำแล้งnáam láengdrought