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| กักตุน gakL dtoonM |  |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | กัก-ตุน |
| IPA | kàk tun |
| Royal Thai General System | kak tun |
| 1. [verb] | |||
| definition | to hoard; corner the market | ||
| components | กัก  | gakL | to prevent; hinder; quarantine; detain; prevent access to |
| ตุน | dtoonM | to store; to hoard; [of a commodity market] to corner; to stockpile | |
| synonyms | รวบรวม | ruaapF ruaamM | to compile; gather; collect |
| สะสม | saL sohmR | to collect; amass; accumulate; bank; accumulated; cumulative | |
| สั่งสม | sangL sohmR | to accumulate; collect; stock up; save up | |
| sample sentences | |||
พ่อค้าคนกลางกักตุนสินค้าเพื่อรอเวลาขึ้นราคาขูดเลือดชาวบ้านตาดำ ๆ phaawF khaaH khohnM glaangM gakL dtoonM sinR khaaH pheuuaF raawM waehM laaM kheunF raaM khaaM khuutL leuuatF chaaoM baanF dtaaM damM damM "The commercial distributor hoarded his goods, awaiting price increases so that he could squeeze innocent rural [consumers]." | |||
| 2. การกักตุน gaanM gakL dtoonM [noun] | |||
| definition | hoarding | ||
| components | การ | gaanM | [placed before a verb or noun to create a noun which indicates a general activity, process, or state] the process of..., the activity of..., an enactment of..., the state of... [see notes] |
| กัก | gakL | to prevent; hinder; quarantine; detain; prevent access to | |
| ตุน | dtoonM | to store; to hoard; [of a commodity market] to corner; to stockpile | |
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