เวียง
wiiangMeanings
1NounB2
walled city; fortified town
a walled city or fortified town, often used in historical contexts or in place names.
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ในสมัยก่อนnai sà-măi gònในสมัยก่อนnai sà-măi gònin the past; formerlyเมืองmeuuangเมืองmeuuang1city; town; urban area2country; state; nation3region; realm (historical)ใหญ่ๆyài yàiใหญ่ๆyài yài1big; large; fairly big2major; significant; prominent3the big ones; large ones4in a big way; on a large scaleมักจะmák jàมักจะmák jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)สร้างsâangสร้างsâang1[to] build; construct2[to] create; produce3[to] establish; found4[to] generate; developเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เวียงwiiangเวียงwiiang1walled city; fortified town2city wall; rampart3city; town (Northern Thai)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoกำแพงgam-paengกำแพงgam-paeng1wall (barrier)2barrier; obstacle (figurative)ล้อมรอบlóm rôpล้อมรอบlóm rôp1[to] surround; encircle2surrounding; encircling
In the old days, large cities were often built as walled cities with surrounding walls.
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ชื่อchêuเวียงจันทน์wiiang janก็gâwมีความหมายmee kwaam-măaiว่าwâaเวียงwiiangแห่งhàengไม้จันทน์máai jan
The name 'Vientiane' means the walled city of sandalwood.
นักโบราณคดีnák boh-raan-ná-ká-deeกำลังgam-langศึกษาsèuk-săaโครงสร้างkrohng sâangของkŏngเวียงwiiangโบราณboh-raanที่têeเพิ่งpêrngค้นพบkón póp
Archaeologists are studying the structure of the recently discovered ancient walled city.
หลักฐานlàk tăanทางประวัติศาสตร์taang bprà-wàt-sàatชี้ให้เห็นchée hâi hĕnว่าwâaเวียงwiiangแห่งนี้hàeng néeเคยkoeiเป็นbpenศูนย์กลางsŏon glaangการค้าgaan káaที่สำคัญtêe săm-kanในnaiภูมิภาคpoom-mí-pâak
Historical evidence indicates that this walled city was once an important trading center in the region.
2NounB2
city wall; rampart
the wall or fortification that surrounds a town or city; a defensive enclosure, especially in Northern Thai usage and place names.
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เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardเห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asซากsâakซากsâak1remains; ruins2carcass; animal corpse3wreck; wreckageเวียงwiiangเวียงwiiang1walled city; fortified town2city wall; rampart3city; town (Northern Thai)เก่าแก่gào gàeเก่าแก่gào gàe1ancient; very old2long-established; longstandingล้อมรอบlóm rôpล้อมรอบlóm rôp1[to] surround; encircle2surrounding; encirclingเมืองเชียงใหม่meuuang chiiang màiเมืองเชียงใหม่meuuang chiiang màiChiang Mai Cityอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
We can still see the remains of the old fortification wall surrounding the city of Chiang Mai.
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สมัยก่อนsà-măi gònผู้pôoคนสร้างkon sâangเวียงwiiangขึ้นมาkêun maaเพื่อpêuuaป้องกันbpông ganการรุกรานgaan rúk raanจากjàakศัตรูsàt-dtruuภายนอกpaai nôk
In the past, people built fortifications to protect against invasion from outside enemies.
นักโบราณคดีnák boh-raan-ná-ká-deeกำลังgam-langขุดค้นkùt kónแนวnaeoกำแพงgam-paengเวียงwiiangโบราณboh-raanเพื่อpêuuaศึกษาsèuk-săaโครงสร้างkrohng sâangการป้องกันgaan bpông ganเมืองmeuuangในอดีตnai à-dèet
Archaeologists are excavating the ancient fortification wall line to study the city's past defensive structure.
การบูรณะgaan buu-rá-náเวียงwiiangครั้งนี้kráng néeใช้cháiงบประมาณngóp-bprà-maanสูงsŏongมากmâakเพราะpráwต้องdtôngใช้cháiเทคนิคték-níkและláeวัสดุwát-sà-dùแบบดั้งเดิมbàep dâng-derm
The restoration of this fortification was very expensive because it required traditional techniques and materials.
3NounB2
city; town (Northern Thai)
A city or town, in the language used in northern Thailand.
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แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3in; inward4[to] understand5[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)6[to] fit; suit; match7rice (archaic; dialectal)8[to] enter; reach (a period or stage)เวียงwiiangเวียงwiiang1walled city; fortified town2city wall; rampart3city; town (Northern Thai)ไปซื้อของbpai séu kŏngไปซื้อของbpai séu kŏng[to] go shoppingส่วนsùuanส่วนsùuan1part; portion; section2share; quota3department; division; unit4as for; regarding5over (in fractions)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง5domestic; domesticated; cultivatedกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)
Mom is going into town to shop, while I'll stay home with Grandma.
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บ้านbâanเขาkăoอยู่yòoไกลglaiจากjàakเวียงwiiangเขาkăoจึงjeungต้องdtôngออกòkแต่เช้าdtàe cháoเพื่อpêuuaไปทำงานbpai tam ngaan
His house is far from town, so he has to leave early to get to work.
ตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeมีmeeรถโดยสารrót doi-săanผ่านpàanหมู่บ้านmòo bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâanก็gâwเข้าkâoเวียงwiiangไปbpaiติดต่อdtìt-dtòrธุระtú-ráได้สะดวกขึ้นdâai sà-dùuak kûen
Since a bus service started passing through the village, it has become easier for the villagers to go into town to take care of business.
แม้máeค่าครองชีพkâa krong chêepในnaiเวียงwiiangจะjàสูงกว่าsŏong gwàaในnaiหมู่บ้านmòo bâanคนหนุ่มสาวkon nùm săaoก็gâwยังyangย้ายเข้าyáai kâoไปbpaiเพราะpráwมีmeeงานngaanให้เลือกhâi lêuuakมากกว่าmâak gwàa
Although living costs are higher in the city than in the village, young people still move there because there are more jobs to choose from.