เมืองหลวง
meuuang lŭuang
Meanings
1NounA2
capital city
the principal city of a country where the central government is located
Examples
กรุงเทพฯgrung-têpกรุงเทพฯgrung-têpBangkok (capital of Thailand)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsเมืองหลวงmeuuang lŭuangเมืองหลวงmeuuang lŭuang1capital city2provincial capital (contextual)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsประเทศไทยbprà-têet taiประเทศไทยbprà-têet taiThailand
Bangkok is the capital city of Thailand.
2NounB1
provincial capital (contextual)
informal or contextual use for the chief city of a province or region; standard term for country is the national capital
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillย้ายyáaiย้ายyáai1[to] move; relocate2[to] transfer (jobs; schools; departments)3[to] move houseไปเรียนbpai rianไปเรียนbpai rian[to] go to study; [to] go to schoolในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)เมืองหลวงmeuuang lŭuangเมืองหลวงmeuuang lŭuang1capital city2provincial capital (contextual)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsจังหวัดjang-wàtจังหวัดjang-wàt1provincial; upcountry (attrib., often before nouns)2provinceเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoมหาวิทยาลัยใหญ่má-hăa-wít-tá-yaa-lai yàiมหาวิทยาลัยใหญ่má-hăa-wít-tá-yaa-lai yàilarge university
He moved to study in the provincial capital because there is a large university.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
เมืองเอกmeuuang àykเมืองเอกmeuuang àykcapital city; principal city
capital city; principal city
กรุงgrungกรุงgrung1capital city2bound form meaning ‘capital’
- capital city
- bound form meaning ‘capital’
ตัวจังหวัดdtuua jang-wàtตัวจังหวัดdtuua jang-wàtprovincial capital; main city of a province
provincial capital; main city of a province
รัฐธานีrát-tá-taa-neeรัฐธานีrát-tá-taa-nee1state capital; provincial capital2capital; capital city
- state capital; provincial capital
- capital; capital city
ตัวเมืองdtuua meuuangตัวเมืองdtuua meuuang1downtown; city center2municipal area (as opposed to suburbs/outskirts)
- downtown; city center
- municipal area (as opposed to suburbs/outskirts)
Word Breakdown
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เมืองหลวงmeuuang lŭuangเมืองหลวงmeuuang lŭuangcapital city