ล้านช้าง(láan cháang)
Meanings
1Proper nounC1
Lan Xang; historic Lao kingdom
A historical Lao kingdom, Lan Xang (“a million elephants”), existing roughly from the 14th to 18th centuries; sometimes used poetically to refer to Laos or the Lao realm/people.
Examples
อาณาจักรล้านช้างaa-naa-jàk láan cháangอาณาจักรล้านช้างaa-naa-jàk láan cháangthe Lan Xang Kingdomเคยkoeiเคยkoei1ever; used to (past experience)2[used to] (past experience/habit)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsอาณาจักรaa-naa-jàkอาณาจักรaa-naa-jàk1kingdom; empire (monarchy or historical state)2kingdom (biology)3realm; domain; sphereที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotยิ่งใหญ่yîng yàiยิ่งใหญ่yîng yài1grand; magnificent; great in scale or importance2majestic; noble; exaltedในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ภูมิภาคpoom-mí-pâakภูมิภาคpoom-mí-pâak1region2regional; of a regionเอเชียตะวันออกเฉียงใต้ay-chiia dtà-wan-òk chĭiang dtâiเอเชียตะวันออกเฉียงใต้ay-chiia dtà-wan-òk chĭiang dtâi1Southeast Asia (region)2Southeast Asian (attributive)
The Lan Xang kingdom was once a great kingdom in the Southeast Asian region.
Related Words
Word Breakdown
ล้านláanล้านláan1one million (1,000,000)2million (classifier)3Lanna; Northern Thai (lit./hist.)4baldPart 1
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ล้านช้างláan cháangล้านช้างláan cháangLan Xang; historic Lao kingdom