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How to say village headman
in Thai
ผู้ใหญ่บ้าน
pûu-yài-bâan
village headman
pûu fallingyài lowbâan falling
Elected head of a rural village; the person to see about local problems, permits and disputes.
- Part of speech
- noun
In a sentence
- ไปหาผู้ใหญ่บ้านก่อนbpai hǎa pûu-yài-bâan gàawnGo and see the village headman first.
The culture behind it
CULTURE
Village life: headman, loudspeakers, temple
From the same situation: Houses, villages, upkeep
- หมู่บ้านvillage; housing estate
- ทาวน์เฮาส์townhouse
- เสียงตามสายvillage loudspeaker announcements
- เทศบาลmunicipality, town council
- การไฟฟ้าelectricity authority
- การประปาwaterworks authority
- ประปาmains water, plumbing
- ช่างไฟelectrician
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