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| รั้ง rangH |  |
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| 1. | to stop; obstruct; prevent; hold back; restrain; to curb |
| 2. | to persuade (or urge) somebody to stay (on) |
| 3. | control one's emotion; restrain oneself |
| 4. | to wait |
| 5. | to haul; to pull; to draw |
| 6. | to keep; occupy; to watch over; to take care of |
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | รั้ง |
| IPA | ráŋ |
| Royal Thai General System | rang |
| 1. [verb, transitive, intransitive] | |||
| definition | to stop; obstruct; prevent; hold back; restrain; to curb | ||
| synonyms | ฉุด  | chootL | to haul or drag; to draw or pull upon |
| ยื้อ | yeuuH | to wrestle something free; to forcibly wrangle something away | |
| ยื้อยุด | yeuuH yootH | to pull; seize; wrest; draw; hold back; restrain | |
หน่วงเหนี่ยว | nuaangL niaaoL | to defer; postpone; delay; hold over; procrastinate; put off; put on ice; shelve; suspend | |
| เหนี่ยว | niaaoL | (in place) to hold back or hold steady in place (as with a rope) | |
| examples | เหนี่ยวรั้ง | niaaoL rangH | to hold back; stop; retard |
| หยักรั้ง | yakL rangH | [is] drawn up high; pulled up high; hiked up; gathered up (as for clothing) | |
| ฉุดรั้ง | chootL rangH | to hold back (by physical force) | |
| รั้งไม่อยู่ | rangH maiF yuuL | [is] unable to be controlled; cannot be tied down | |
| sample sentences | ชนชั้นนำไทยกลับปรับตัวไม่ทันกับการพัฒนาการรับรู้ของผู้คนในประเทศ ซึ่งถูกถ่วงรั้งมานาน จนไม่สามารถพัฒนาประชาธิปไตยที่สมบูรณ์ได้ chohnM chanH namM thaiM glapL bprapL dtuaaM maiF thanM gapL gaanM phatH thaH naaM gaanM rapH ruuH khaawngR phuuF khohnM naiM bpraL thaehtF seungF thuukL thuaangL rangH maaM naanM johnM maiF saaR maatF phatH thaH naaM bpraL chaaM thipH bpaL dtaiM theeF sohmR buunM daiF "The Thai leadership class has not adapted itself to keep pace with the changing perceptions of the ordinary citizen who have been held back for such a long time that they have been unable to develop a full-blown democracy." | ||
| 2. [verb, transitive, intransitive] | |||
| definition | to persuade (or urge) somebody to stay (on) | ||
| 3. [verb, transitive, intransitive] | |||
| definition | control one's emotion; restrain oneself | ||
| example | ไม่ถูกบังคับฝืนรั้ง | maiF thuukL bangM khapH feuunR rangH | unconstrained |
| 4. | |||
| definition | to wait | ||
| examples | รั้งรอ | rangH raawM | to wait; delay; prolong |
| รอรั้ง | raawM rangH | [same as รั้งรอ] | |
| 5. [verb] | |||
| definition | to haul; to pull; to draw | ||
| examples | รั้งท้าย | rangH thaaiH | [is] last; bringing up the rear |
| รั้งท้าย | rangH thaaiH | to come in last | |
| 6. [verb] | |||
| definition | to keep; occupy; to watch over; to take care of | ||
| example | รั้งตำแหน่ง | rangH dtamM naengL | to act on behalf of; occupy a position temporarily |
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