ผู้ครองเมือง(pôo krong meuuang)

Meanings

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ruler; governor

a person who rules or governs a city, state, or territory; a ruler or governor.

Examples

ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)นิทานní-taanนิทานní-taan1tale; story (traditional/children’s)2folk tale; fableเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ผู้ครองเมืองpôo krong meuuangผู้ครองเมืองpôo krong meuuangruler; governorเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsคนใจดีkon jai deeคนใจดีkon jai deekind person
In this fairy tale, the city's ruler is a kind person.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ผู้pôoผู้pôo1person; one who … (agentive prefix)2person; people (as a standalone noun in formal/register-bound uses)Part 1
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ครองเมืองkrong meuuangครองเมืองkrong meuuang1[to] rule a city; [to] control a city2[to] dominate; [to] be widespreadPart 2
ผู้ครองเมืองpôo krong meuuangผู้ครองเมืองpôo krong meuuangruler; governor