หลังภูเขา(lăng poo-kăo)

Meanings

1NounA2

behind a mountain; the far side of a mountain

The literal area or side located behind a mountain.

Examples

บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: houses/buildings (residences)ของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainหลังภูเขาlăng poo-kăoหลังภูเขาlăng poo-kăo1behind a mountain; the far side of a mountain2(fig.) provincial; behind the times; out of touch
My house is behind the mountain.
2AdjectiveB2

(fig.) provincial; behind the times; out of touch

Used figuratively (often as หลังเขาหลังเขาlăng kăo1unsophisticated; behind the times2remote/backwoods area) to describe [sb]/[sth] as unsophisticated, provincial, or behind the times.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่เคยmâi koieไม่เคยmâi koienever; have neverใช้cháiใช้chái1[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]สมาร์ทโฟนsà-mâat fohnสมาร์ทโฟนsà-mâat fohnsmartphoneเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ความคิดkwaam kítความคิดkwaam kít1idea; thought2thinking; reasoning3opinion; view4mindset; ideology; way of thinkingเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ดูdooดูdoo1consult; get advice from2try; have a go3[to] divine; tell fortune4[to] examine; check; inspect5[to] seem; appear6[to] look; watch; seeหลังเขาlăng kăoหลังเขาlăng kăo1unsophisticated; behind the times2remote/backwoods areaหน่อยๆnòi nòiหน่อยๆnòi nòia little; slightly; just a bit
He has never used a smartphone, so his mindset seems a bit behind the times.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

หลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2behind; at the back of3after; later than4roof (of a house)5CL: building; house; structure6rear; back (part)Part 1
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ภูเขาpoo kăoภูเขาpoo kăo1mountain2range; mountain rangePart 2
หลังภูเขาlăng poo-kăoหลังภูเขาlăng poo-kăobehind a mountain; the far side of a mountain