มหานคร
má-hăa-ná-kon
Meanings
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metropolis; great city
a very large and important city, often the principal city of a region or country; in Thai often used in formal names (e.g., กรุงเทพมหานครกรุงเทพมหานครgrung-têp má-hăa ná-kon1Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (abbr.)2Bangkok (official full name))
Examples
กรุงเทพฯgrung-têpกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpBangkok (capital of Thailand)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsมหานครmá-hăa-ná-konมหานครmá-hăa-ná-konmetropolis; great cityที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotผู้pôoผู้pôo1person; one who … (agentive prefix)2person; people (as a standalone noun in formal/register-bound uses)คนเดินทางkon dern taangคนเดินทางkon dern taangtravelerมาเรียนmaa riianมาเรียนmaa riian[to] come to study; [to] come to learnและláeและláeand (coordinating)ทำงานtam ngaanทำงานtam ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateจำนวนมากjam-nuuan mâakจำนวนมากjam-nuuan mâak1many; numerous; a large amount/number2in large numbers/amounts
Bangkok is a metropolis where many people come to study and work.
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Word Breakdown
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มหานครmá-hăa-ná-konมหานครmá-hăa-ná-konmetropolis; great city