มาตุภูมิ(maa-dtù-poom)

Meanings

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motherland; homeland

The country where a person was born or to which they feel a strong sense of national identity; one's native land.

Examples

แม้máeแม้máe1even if; although; even though2evenจะjàจะjà1will; would (in conditional results)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; shall (future/intention marker)ไปbpaiไปbpai1(aspect) completed; already past2[to] go3away; off (directional complement/particle)4on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1progressive/continuative marker2to exist; remain3to be (located); be at4[to] live; reside; stayต่างประเทศdtàang bprà-têhtต่างประเทศdtàang bprà-têht1abroad; overseas2abroad; foreign countries3foreign; overseasนานnaanนานnaan1for a long time2long (in duration)แค่ไหนkâe năiแค่ไหนkâe năi1how far/long2how much; to what extent3no matter how ... (pattern)เขาkăoเขาkăo1they; them (context-dependent)2she; her3mountain; hill4horn5he; himก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3well; after all (emphasis/justification)4topic/resumption marker5conditional marker (if… then…)ยังyangยังyang1yet? (question use)2still; continuing3not yet (with ไม่)4still/even (emphatic degree)รักrákรักrák1love (affection)2[to] love; be fond of3beloved; dearและláeและláeand (coordinating)คิดถึงkít tĕungคิดถึงkít tĕung1[to] miss [sb/sth]; long for2[to] think of; remember [sb/sth]มาตุภูมิmaa-dtù-poomมาตุภูมิmaa-dtù-poommotherland; homelandของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsเสมอsà-mĕrเสมอsà-mĕr1[to] draw; [to] tie2constantly; habitually3equal; level; even4always; invariably
No matter how long he lives abroad, he always loves and misses his native land.
3 more examples
ทหารผ่านศึกtá-hăan pàan sèukดีใจdee jaiที่têeได้dâiกลับglàpสู่sòoมาตุภูมิmaa-dtù-poomอย่างyàangปลอดภัยbplòt paiหลังจากlăng jàakไปรบbpai rópในnaiต่างแดนdtàang daen
The veteran was glad to return safely to his native land after fighting in a foreign country.
นักnákวิทยาศาสตร์ไทยwít-tá-yaa-sàat taiในnaiต่างแดนdtàang daenหลายคนlăai konหวังว่าwăng wâaจะได้jà dâaiนำnamความรู้ความสามารถkwaam róo kwaam săa-mâatกลับมาglàp maaรับใช้ráp cháiมาตุภูมิmaa-dtù-poomในnaiสักวันหนึ่งsàk wan nèung
Many Thai scientists abroad hope to one day bring their knowledge and skills back to serve their native land.
บทกวีbòt gà-weeของเขาkŏng kăoเต็มไปด้วยdtem bpai dûuaiความโหยหาkwaam hŏi hăaและláeภาพความทรงจำpâap kwaam song jamอันanงดงามngót ngaamเกี่ยวกับgìiao gàpมาตุภูมิmaa-dtù-poomที่têeเขาkăoจากมาjàak maa
His poetry is filled with longing and beautiful memories of the native land he left behind.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerPart 1
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ตุdtùตุdtù1suspicious; fishy2slightly spoiled; smelling slightly badPart 2
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ภูมิpoomภูมิpoom1land; ground; place; region2immunity (colloq.)3level; standing; dignity (formal)4plane of existence; realmPart 3
มาตุภูมิmaa-dtù-poomมาตุภูมิmaa-dtù-poommotherland; homeland