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| โบราณว่าเป็นสาวเป็นนางควรจะต้องนอนตะแคง อย่านอนหงายหรือนอนคว่ำ bo:hM raanM waaF bpenM saaoR bpenM naangM khuaanM jaL dtawngF naawnM dtaL khaaengM yaaL naawnM ngaaiR reuuR naawnM khwamF |  |
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| Phonemic Thai | โบ-ราน-ว่า-เป็น-สาว-เป็น-นาง-ควน-จะ-ต็้อง-นอน-ตะ-แคง-หฺย่า-นอน-หฺงาย-หฺรือ-นอน-คฺว่ำ |
| IPA | boː raːn wâː pen sǎːw pen naːŋ kʰuːan tɕàʔ tɔ̂ŋ nɔːn tàʔ kʰɛːŋ jàː nɔːn ŋǎːj rɯ̌ː nɔːn kʰwâm |
| Royal Thai General System | boran wa pen sao pen nang khuan cha tong non takhaeng ya non ngai rue non khwam |
| [example sentence] | |||
| definition | "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." | ||
| components |  โบราณ  | bo:hM raanM | [is] ancient; obsolete; outdated; old-fashioned |
| ว่า | waaF | to speak; say; aver; think | |
เป็นสาวเป็นนาง | bpenM saaoR bpenM naangM | to be a grown-up woman, no longer a child | |
| ควร | khuaanM | [auxiliary verb indicating] should; ought to; must | |
| จะ | jaL | [imminent aspect marker] | |
| ต้อง | dtawngF | [auxiliary verb] has to...; must...; is required to...; is duty-bound to... | |
นอนตะแคง  | naawnM dtaL khaaengM | to lie on one's (left, right) side | |
| อย่า | yaaL | don't...; do not...; don't be...; doesn't | |
| นอนหงาย | naawnM ngaaiR | to lie on one's back; to lie supine; to accept defeat; to be resigned; to take it lying down | |
| หรือ | reuuR | or | |
| นอนคว่ำ | naawnM khwamF | to lie on your stomach | |
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