หล่อเลี้ยงท้องนา(lòr líiang tóng naa)

Meanings

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[to] irrigate/sustain rice fields

to supply, channel, or maintain water in rice paddies so the fields are properly sustained

Examples

ปีนี้bpee néeปีนี้bpee née1this year2this year; during the current yearชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ขุดkùtขุดkùt1[to] dig2[to] excavate; unearth3[to] mine; extract4[to] pry into; dredge up (information)ร่องน้ำrông náamร่องน้ำrông náam1water channel; drainage groove; thalweg2shipping channel (naut.)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofหล่อเลี้ยงท้องนาlòr líiang tóng naaหล่อเลี้ยงท้องนาlòr líiang tóng naa[to] irrigate/sustain rice fieldsให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyจนถึงjon tĕungจนถึงjon tĕung1as far as; all the way to (place/extent)2until; up to (time/point)ฤดูréu-dooฤดูréu-doo1season2season (period for activity)เก็บเกี่ยวgèp gìiaoเก็บเกี่ยวgèp gìiao1[to] harvest (crops)2[to] reap benefits; gain results
This year the villagers dug irrigation channels to supply the rice paddies with enough water until harvest season.

Word Breakdown

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หล่อเลี้ยงท้องนาlòr líiang tóng naaหล่อเลี้ยงท้องนาlòr líiang tóng naa[to] irrigate/sustain rice fields