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นอนตะแคง naawnM dtaL khaaengM | ![]() |
pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | นอน-ตะ-แคง |
IPA | nɔːn tàʔ kʰɛːŋ |
Royal Thai General System | non takhaeng |
[verb, intransitive] | |||
definition | to lie on one's (left, right) side | ||
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components | ![]() ![]() | naawnM | to sleep; lie down |
ตะแคง ![]() | dtaL khaaengM | to tilt, to incline, to list, to lie at an angle or on one side | |
antonym | นอนคว่ำ![]() ![]() | naawnM khwamF | to lie on your stomach |
sample sentence | โบราณว่าเป็นสาวเป็นนางควรจะต้องนอนตะแคง อย่านอนหงายหรือนอนคว่ำ ![]() bo:hM raanM waaF bpenM saaoR bpenM naangM khuaanM jaL dtawngF naawnM dtaL khaaengM yaaL naawnM ngaaiR reuuR naawnM khwamF "In olden times they used to say that once a woman becomes of age, she should sleep on her side, and never on her back or on her stomach." | ||