เมืองนอน(meuang-non)
Meanings
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homeland; motherland
homeland; motherland; native country
Examples
ไม่ว่าmâi wâaไม่ว่าmâi wâa1no matter; regardless (whether/what/who)2whether (…or not)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; 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)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainที่ไหนtêe năiที่ไหนtêe năi1where?2wherever (with ก็)3no way!; not at all (colloq.)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerไม่เคยmâi koieไม่เคยmâi koienever; have neverลืมleuumลืมleuum1[to] forget2[to] leave behind (by forgetting)3forget to; omit unintentionallyบ้านเกิดเมืองนอนbâan gèrt meuuang nonบ้านเกิดเมืองนอนbâan gèrt meuuang nonhometown; birthplace; native place
No matter where he goes, he never forgets his homeland.
2NounB2
bedroom community; dormitory town
a town or area where many people live but travel to another place for work or study
Examples
นนทบุรีnon-tá-bù-reeนนทบุรีnon-tá-bù-reeNonthaburiกลายเป็นglaai bpenกลายเป็นglaai bpen1[to] become; turn into [sth]2[to] turn out (to be) [sth/that]เมืองนอนmeuang-nonเมืองนอนmeuang-non1homeland; motherland2bedroom community; dormitory townเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingคนส่วนใหญ่kon sùuan yàiคนส่วนใหญ่kon sùuan yàimost people; the majorityเข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3[to] understand4[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)5[to] fit; suit; match6[to] begin; start; take effect7cooked rice8riceไปทำงานbpai tam ngaanไปทำงานbpai tam ngaan[to] go to workในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)กรุงเทพฯgrung-têpกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpBangkok (capital of Thailand)
Nonthaburi has become a commuter town because most people go to work in Bangkok.
Word Breakdown
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เมืองนอนmeuang-nonเมืองนอนmeuang-nonhomeland; motherland