ลัน(lan)
Meanings
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bamboo eel trap
a traditional Thai trap made of a bamboo cylinder, used specifically for catching eels
Examples
ชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)มักจะmák jàมักจะmák jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)นำnamนำnam1[to] lead; guide2[to] bring; take; lead3[to] adopt; apply; useลันlanลันlanbamboo eel trapไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)ดักdàkดักdàk1[to] intercept; cut off (someone’s path or message)2[to] head off; preempt [sb]/[sth] (colloquial)3[to] set a trap; ambush; lie in waitปลาไหลbplaa lăiปลาไหลbplaa lăieelตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2[to] comply with; abide by; obey3according to; in accordance with4along; along (a path); following (direction)5after; behind; in pursuit of6as; in the capacity of (ตามที่/ตามฐานะ)ริมrimริมrim1edge; rim; border2edge; riverside; roadside (at/along the edge)3edge-side; roadside (modifier)คันนาkan naaคันนาkan naapaddy bund; rice-field ridgeในช่วงnai chûuangในช่วงnai chûuangduring; in the period ofฤดูฝนréu-doo fŏnฤดูฝนréu-doo fŏnrainy season; wet season; monsoon seasonที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotน้ำหลากnáam làakน้ำหลากnáam làakfloodwaters; high water
Villagers often take bamboo eel traps to catch eels along the rice field bunds during the rainy season when water overflows.