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How to say ancient, old-fashioned
in Thai
โบราณ
boo-raan
ancient, old-fashioned
boo midraan mid
Ancient (เมืองโบราณ) or just old-fashioned (คนโบราณ 'old-school people', สูตรโบราณ 'traditional recipe').
- Part of speech
- adj
In a sentence
- สูตรโบราณsùut boo-raana traditional recipe
From the same situation: History and identity
- ประวัติศาสตร์history
- อาณาจักรkingdom
- สุโขทัยSukhothai
- อยุธยาAyutthaya
- ธนบุรีThonburi
- รัตนโกสินทร์Rattanakosin (Bangkok era)
- ล้านนาLanna (the old northern kingdom)
- สยามSiam
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