ผืนแผ่นดิน(pĕuun pàen din)

Meanings

1NounB2

the land/ground (formal/poetic)

land or ground; the earth’s solid surface, expressed in a formal or poetic register

Examples

หลังlăngหลังlăng1behind; at the back of2back (of body)3CL: building; house; structure4after; later than5rear; back (part)ฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàkฝนตกหนักfŏn dtòk nàk[to] rain heavily; pourผืนแผ่นดินpĕuun pàen dinผืนแผ่นดินpĕuun pàen din1homeland; national soil (poetic)2the land/ground (formal/poetic)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3well; after all (emphasis/justification)4topic/resumption marker5conditional marker (if… then…)กลับมาglàp maaกลับมาglàp maa1[to] come back; return2[to] resume; make a comeback; be backชุ่มชื้นchûm cheúnชุ่มชื้นchûm cheúnmoist; damp; humidอีกครั้งèek krángอีกครั้งèek krángagain; once more
After the heavy rain, the land became moist once again.
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ชาวนาchaao naaมองดูmong dooผืนแผ่นดินpĕuun pàen dinที่têeแห้งแล้งhâeng láengด้วยdûuayความกังวลใจkwaam gang-won jai
The farmer looked at the arid stretch of land with worry.
นักธรณีวิทยาnák to-rá-nee wít-tá-yaaกำลังgam-langศึกษาsèuk-săaการเปลี่ยนแปลงgaan bplìian bplaengของkŏngผืนแผ่นดินpĕuun pàen dinในnaiบริเวณbo-rí-waynที่têeเกิดgèrtแผ่นดินไหวpàen-din wăi
Geologists are studying the changes in the earth's surface in the area where the earthquake occurred.
เมล็ดพันธุ์má-lét panเล็กๆlék lékสามารถsăa-mâatเติบโตdtèrp-dtoเป็นbpenต้นไม้ใหญ่dtôn máai yàiได้dâiบนbonผืนแผ่นดินpĕuun pàen dinอันanกว้างใหญ่ไพศาลgwâang yài pai-săan
A tiny seed can grow into a large tree on the vast expanse of land.
2NounC1

homeland; national soil (poetic)

one’s homeland or the territory of a nation, often with emotional or patriotic tone

Examples

ทหารtá-hăanทหารtá-hăan1military (as modifier)2the military; armed forces3soldier; service memberทุกคนtúk konทุกคนtúk koneveryone; everybodyสาบานsăa-baanสาบานsăa-baan1[to] swear; take an oath2[to] swear (insist strongly)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2[to] think; consider; deem3[to] scold; reproach; criticize4that (clause marker)จะjàจะjà1will; would (in conditional results)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; shall (future/intention marker)ปกป้องbpòk bpôngปกป้องbpòk bpông[to] protect; defendผืนแผ่นดินpĕuun pàen dinผืนแผ่นดินpĕuun pàen din1homeland; national soil (poetic)2the land/ground (formal/poetic)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2for later; in reserve3marks retention or maintenance of a state4[to] leave (something) as is5[to] set aside; reserve6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1request particle; please; too2because of; due to3also; too; as well4because; since (formal/literary)5with; together with6by; by means of; usingชีวิตchee-wítชีวิตchee-wít1life (state of being alive)2lifetime; lifespan3life (one’s life; way of living)
Every soldier swears to protect this homeland with their life.
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บรรพบุรุษban-pá-bù-rùtของเราkŏng raoได้dâiเสียสละsĭia sà-làเลือดเนื้อlêuuat néuuaเพื่อpêuuaรักษาrák-săaผืนpĕunแผ่นดินไทยpàen din taiไว้wáiให้hâiลูกหลานlôok lăan
Our ancestors sacrificed their blood and flesh to preserve the Thai homeland for future generations.
ไม่ว่าจะmâi wâa jàไปbpaiอยู่ที่yòo têeใดdaiในnaiโลกlôhkเขาkăoยังคงyang kongระลึกถึงrá-léuk tèungผืนpĕunแผ่นดินเกิดpàen-din gèrtของkŏngตนdtonอยู่เสมอyòo sà-mŏer
No matter where he goes in the world, he always remembers his native land.
ศิลปินsĭn-lá-bpinถ่ายทอดtàai tôtความรักkwaam rákที่têeมีmeeต่อdtòผืนแผ่นดินpĕuun pàen dinมาตุภูมิmaa-dtù-poomผ่านpàanผลpŏnงานจิตรกรรมngaan jìt-dtrà-gamอันanงดงามngót ngaam
The artist conveys his love for the motherland through his beautiful paintings.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ผืนpĕunผืนpĕun1sheet; stretch (flat expanse)2classifier (flat expanses/items)Part 1
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แผ่นดินpàen dinแผ่นดินpàen din1country; realm2land; ground; earthPart 2
ผืนแผ่นดินpĕuun pàen dinผืนแผ่นดินpĕuun pàen dinthe land/ground (formal/poetic)