ลานช้าง(laan cháang)
Meanings
1NounB2
elephant ground; elephant yard
An open ground or yard used for gathering, training, or handling elephants; historically associated with royal or ceremonial use.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)เมืองเก่าmeuuang gàoเมืองเก่าmeuuang gàoold town; historic quarterยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoลานช้างlaan cháangลานช้างlaan cháang1elephant ground; elephant yard2Lan Xang (historical kingdom)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]ฝึกช้างfèuk cháangฝึกช้างfèuk cháang[to] train elephantsสำหรับsăm-ràpสำหรับsăm-ràp1for; intended for; for the purpose of2as for; regardingงานพิธีngaan pí-teeงานพิธีngaan pí-teeceremony; formal event
In the old town, there is still an elephant ground used to train elephants for ceremonies.
2NounC1
Lan Xang (historical kingdom)
Lan Xang, the historical Lao kingdom (literally “Land of a Million Elephants”).
Examples
ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3teacher (classifier; formal)ลาวlaaoลาวlaao1Laos; Lao (relating to Laos)2Lao person; Laotian3Lao language4rustic; unsophisticated (slang, can be derogatory)เล่าเรื่องlâo rêuuangเล่าเรื่องlâo rêuuang1[to] tell a story; narrate2[to] recount; relate what happenedอาณาจักรaa-naa-jàkอาณาจักรaa-naa-jàk1kingdom; empire (monarchy or historical state)2kingdom (biology)3realm; domain; sphereลานช้างlaan cháangลานช้างlaan cháang1elephant ground; elephant yard2Lan Xang (historical kingdom)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)วิชาประวัติศาสตร์wí-chaa bprà-wàt-dtì-sàatวิชาประวัติศาสตร์wí-chaa bprà-wàt-dtì-sàat1history (academic discipline)2history class/courseเอเชียตะวันออกเฉียงใต้ay-chiia dtà-wan-òk chĭiang dtâiเอเชียตะวันออกเฉียงใต้ay-chiia dtà-wan-òk chĭiang dtâi1Southeast Asia (region)2Southeast Asian (attributive)
The Lao teacher told the story of the Lan Xang kingdom in Southeast Asian history class.
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ลานช้างlaan cháangลานช้างlaan cháangelephant ground; elephant yard