ป้อมปราการ(bpôm bpraa-gaan)

Meanings

1NounB1

fortress; stronghold; citadel

A large, heavily fortified military structure or town, designed for defense against attack.

Examples

ในสมัยก่อนnai sà-măi gònในสมัยก่อนnai sà-măi gònin the past; formerlyเมืองmeuuangเมืองmeuuang1country; state (literary/archaic)2region; realm (historical)3city; town; urban areaนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoป้อมปราการbpôm bpraa-gaanป้อมปราการbpôm bpraa-gaan1fortress; stronghold; citadel2bastion; bulwark (figurative)ขนาดใหญ่kà-nàat yàiขนาดใหญ่kà-nàat yài1large; big; large-scale2large size (option)
In the old days, this city had a large fortress.
2NounB2

bastion; bulwark (figurative)

A person, place, or institution that strongly defends or upholds a particular principle or activity.

Examples

ครอบครัวkrôp kruuaครอบครัวkrôp kruua1family; household2family unit (sociological)ของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsเป็นเหมือนbpen mĕuuanเป็นเหมือนbpen mĕuuan1[to] be like; resemble [sb/sth]; be similar to [sb/sth]2[to] amount to; be tantamount to; be effectively equivalent to [sth]ป้อมปราการbpôm bpraa-gaanป้อมปราการbpôm bpraa-gaan1fortress; stronghold; citadel2bastion; bulwark (figurative)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/slotปกป้องbpòk bpôngปกป้องbpòk bpông[to] protect; defendวัฒนธรรมwát-tá-ná-tamวัฒนธรรมwát-tá-ná-tam1culture2cultural practicesดั้งเดิมdâng-dermดั้งเดิมdâng-derm1original; from the beginning2traditional; customaryเอาไว้ao wáiเอาไว้ao wái1[to] keep [sth]; save [sth]; set [sth] aside (for later)2[to] leave [sth] for later; postpone3purpose marker (‘for; in order to’)4[to] keep [sth] (in a given state)
His family is like a fortress that protects traditional culture.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ป้อมbpômป้อมbpôm1fort; stronghold2stocky; stumpy (of body or limbs)3Pom (nickname)4guard booth; sentry boxPart 1
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ปราการbpraa-gaanปราการbpraa-gaan1a defensive wall/structure; stronghold2a shield/protection (figurative)Part 2
ป้อมปราการbpôm bpraa-gaanป้อมปราการbpôm bpraa-gaanfortress; stronghold; citadel