แรงเทียน
raeng tiian
Meanings
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candlepower (old unit)
Candlepower, an old unit for measuring light brightness, roughly equal to 1 candela.
Examples
สมัยก่อนsà-măi gònสมัยก่อนsà-măi gòn1the old days; former times2formerly; in the past; back thenเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)วัดwátวัดwát1to gauge; assess2Buddhist temple3to measureความสว่างkwaam sà-wàangความสว่างkwaam sà-wàang1brightness; level of light2brightness (technical); intensity of light3lightness (color); valueของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsหลอดไฟlòt faiหลอดไฟlòt failight bulb; light tubeเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsหน่วยnùuaiหน่วยnùuai1unit (measurement)2unit; division3unit (math place value)4module; course unitแรงเทียนraeng tiianแรงเทียนraeng tiiancandlepower (old unit)แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)เดี๋ยวนี้dǐiao néeเดี๋ยวนี้dǐiao née1right now; at this moment2immediately (imperative)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[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]หน่วยnùuaiหน่วยnùuai1unit (measurement)2unit; division3unit (math place value)4module; course unitลูเมนloo-maynลูเมนloo-mayn1lumen (unit of luminous flux)2lumen (interior space of a tube/organ)กันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)
In the past, we measured the brightness of light bulbs in candlepower, but now we use lumens.
Word Breakdown
แรงraengแรงraeng1strong; intense; severe2force; strength; power3hard; strongly (adverbial use)Part 1
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แรงเทียนraeng tiianแรงเทียนraeng tiiancandlepower (old unit)