ลำเนา

lam nao

Meanings

1NounC1

dwelling; native place; habitat (literary)

A place where someone lives or comes from; for animals, the place where they live (habitat). Used in formal or literary Thai.

Examples

ทุกปีtúk bpeeทุกปีtúk bpeeevery year; annuallyเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)เดินทางdern taangเดินทางdern taang1[to] travel; make a journey2travel; a journey (act of traveling) [formal/literary as noun]กลับglàpกลับglàp1[to] turn over/flip/reverse2contrary; on the contrary3[to] return; go/come back4back; in returnลำเนาlam naoลำเนาlam naodwelling; native place; habitat (literary)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/slotภาคอีสานpâak ee-săanภาคอีสานpâak ee-săanNortheastern Thailand; Isanเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofไปเยี่ยมbpai yîiamไปเยี่ยมbpai yîiam1[to] visit [sb] (showing care)2[to] pay a visit (formal/polite)3[to] visit [a place] (inspect/attend)ครอบครัวkrôp kruuaครอบครัวkrôp kruua1family; household2family unit (sociological)
Every year, he travels back to his home region in the Northeast to visit his family.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ลำlamลำlam1classifier: beams/rays of light; laser2shaft; trunk; stalk; hull/body (of boat or instrument)3beam; ray (of light)4channel; pipeline (figurative/technical)5classifier: boats; ships; aircraft; rockets; some musical instrumentsPart 1
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เนาnaoเนาnao1[to] baste; [to] tack (sewing)2[to] stay; lodge; reside (formal/literary)Part 2
ลำเนาlam naoลำเนาlam naodwelling; native place; habitat (literary)