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เหลา laoR |
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1. | to whittle; sharpen; trim; pare |
2. | old; aged |
3. | restaurant; diner; bistro |
Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||||||||||||||
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pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | เหฺลา |
IPA | lǎw |
Royal Thai General System | lao |
1.  [verb] | |||
definition | to whittle; sharpen; trim; pare | ||
examples | เครื่องเหลาดินสอไฟฟ้า | khreuuangF laoR dinM saawR faiM faaH | electric pencil sharpener |
กบเหลาดินสอ | gohpL laoR dinM saawR | pencil sharpener | |
หล่อเหลา | laawL laoR | [is] handsome | |
กบเหลา | gohpL laoR | pencil sharpener | |
เหลาดินสอ | laoR dinM saawR | to sharpen a pencil | |
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2.  [adjective, loanword, Chinese] | |||
definition | old; aged | ||
example | แก่เฒ่าเหลาเหย่ | gaaeL thaoF laoR yehL | [is] very old; elderly |
3.  [noun, loanword, Chinese] | |||
definition | restaurant; diner; bistro | ||
classifier | แห่ง | haengL | [numerical classifier for locations] |
synonyms | ภัตตาคาร | phatH dtaaM khaanM | restaurant; dining room |
ร้านอาหาร | raanH aaM haanR | restaurant | |
example | ยอง ๆ เหลา | yaawngM laoR | roadside restaurant; food vendor on the side of a road or alley |