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ล้าหลัง laaH langR |
Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||
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pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | ล้า-หฺลัง |
IPA | láː lǎŋ |
Royal Thai General System | la lang |
1.  [adjective] | |||
definition | [is] outmoded; backward; obsolete | ||
components | ล้า | laaH | [is] exhausted; fatigued; tired |
หลัง | langR | behind; following; at the rear | |
synonyms | คร่ำครึ | khramF khreuH | [is] old-fashioned; out-of-date; antiquated; outmoded |
ตกยุค | dtohkL yookH | [is] out of date; old-fashioned | |
ล้าสมัย | laaH saL maiR | [is] old-fashioned; old fashioned; out of date; anachronistic | |
หมดยุค | mohtL yookH | [is] outdated | |
หมดยุคหมดสมัย | mohtL yookH mohtL saL maiR | [is] out of date; old-fashioned; outdated | |
หมดสมัย | mohtL saL maiR | [is] outdated; old-fashioned | |
example | บ้านเมืองป่าเถื่อนล้าหลัง | baanF meuuangM bpaaL theuuanL laaH langR | an uncivilized and backward nation |
sample sentences | คนไทยรู้จักหน้าที่ของตัวเองต่ำมาก โดยเฉพาะหน้าที่ต่อสังคม เป็นประเภท มือใครยาวสาวได้สาวเอา เกิดธุรกิจการเมือง ธุรกิจราชการ ธุรกิจการศึกษา ทำให้ประเทศชาติ ล้าหลังไปเรื่อย khohnM thaiM ruuH jakL naaF theeF khaawngR dtuaaM aehngM dtamL maakF dooyM chaL phawH naaF theeF dtaawL sangR khohmM bpenM bpraL phaehtF meuuM khraiM yaaoM saaoR daiF saaoR aoM geertL thooH raH gitL gaanM meuuangM thooH raH gitL raatF chaH gaanM thooH raH gitL gaanM seukL saaR thamM haiF bpraL thaehtF chaatF laaH langR bpaiM reuuayF "Thais have a limited knowledge of their responsibilities, especially their responsibilities to society as a whole. It has become as if the benefits of society go to the most aggressive. Politics has become a business; government service has become a business, as has education. This [trend] has caused our nation to always fall behind." | ||
การศึกษาได้ดึงคนบางคนออกจากความต่ำต้อยล้าหลังในชนบทไปสู่ชีวิตที่ดี gaanM seukL saaR daiF deungM khohnM baangM khohnM aawkL jaakL khwaamM dtamL dtaawyF laaH langR naiM chohnM naH bohtL bpaiM suuL cheeM witH theeF deeM "Education has pulled some people in the countryside out of obscurity and backwardness toward a new life." | |||
2. ความล้าหลัง khwaamM laaH langR [noun] | |||
definition | backwardness; underdevelopment | ||
components | ความ | khwaamM | [a prefix which converts an adjective or verb into a noun] |
ล้า | laaH | [is] exhausted; fatigued; tired | |
หลัง | langR | behind; following; at the rear | |
3.  [adverb] | |||
definition | behind | ||
components | ล้า | laaH | [is] exhausted; fatigued; tired |
หลัง | langR | behind; following; at the rear | |
sample sentence | |||
4.  [verb] | |||
definition | to fall behind | ||
components | ล้า | laaH | [is] exhausted; fatigued; tired |
หลัง | langR | behind; following; at the rear | |
antonym | ล้ำหน้า | lamH naaF | to get ahead of; outstrip; overtake; catch up with and surpass |
sample sentence | |||