โคลน
mud
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- 1 mud、mire
- 2 clone、make an exact copy of
- 3 clone、replica
This word most commonly refers to wet, soft earth or mud. As a loanword from English, it can also mean to clone something or a clone produced from an original.
mud、mire
Wet, soft earth formed when soil mixes with water, especially on rainy ground or as dirt stuck to shoes, feet, or vehicles.
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รองเท้าเปื้อนโคลน rɔɔŋ tháaw pʉ̂an khloon The shoes are covered in mud. รองเท้าเปื้อนโคลน details
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รถติดโคลน rót tìt khloon The car is stuck in the mud. รถติดโคลน details
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เด็ก ๆ เล่นโคลนหลังฝนตก dèk dèk lên khloon lǎŋ fǒn tòk The children play in the mud after it rains. เด็ก ๆ เล่นโคลนหลังฝนตก details
clone、make an exact copy of
To produce a genetically identical organism or an exact copy of genes, data, disks, or similar material.
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นักวิทยาศาสตร์โคลนสัตว์ตัวนี้ nákwítthayaasàat khloon sàt tua níi Scientists cloned this animal. นักวิทยาศาสตร์โคลนสัตว์ตัวนี้ details
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โคลนข้อมูลไปยังฮาร์ดดิสก์ใหม่ khloon khɔ̂ɔmuun pay yaŋ hâatdìt mày Clone the data to a new hard drive. โคลนข้อมูลไปยังฮาร์ดดิสก์ใหม่ details
clone、replica
An organism or copy produced to be genetically or functionally identical to an original.
Learning notes
Explanation
The core meaning is “mud”: soil that has absorbed enough water to become soft or sticky. Common combinations include เปื้อนโคลน “to get covered in mud,” ติดโคลน “to be stuck in mud,” and ล้างโคลนออก “to wash the mud off.” In this sense, โคลน is normally a mass noun and is not counted directly. Its amount is described with a container or a word indicating its shape or portion. โคลน is also used as a loanword from English “clone.” As a verb, it means to create a clone or exact copy; as a noun, it refers to the resulting clone. This usage occurs in biology and in computing, particularly when duplicating disks, systems, or data.
Usage
In the sense of “mud,” it is common when talking about roads after rain, farms, construction sites, trails, children playing in mud, or dirt on shoes and vehicles. It is also used for cosmetic mud masks. In the sense of “clone,” it appears in scientific discussions of genes and organisms, as well as in computing when duplicating data, disks, or systems.
Caution
โคลน meaning “mud” differs from ดิน, the general word for soil or earth, because โคลน specifically suggests wet, soft ground. The mud and clone senses are spelled identically. Context makes the meaning clear: รองเท้าเปื้อนโคลน concerns mud on shoes, while โคลนข้อมูล means to clone data.
Differences from similar words
1 mud synonyms
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ตม often suggests sediment, sludge, or mud settled at the bottom of water and can sound more literary in some contexts. โคลน is the ordinary general word for mud.
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เลน usually refers to soft sediment or silt found on riverbeds, tidal flats, or in swamps. โคลน is the broader everyday word for wet soil and mud that sticks to shoes or vehicles.
2 clone synonyms
3 clone synonyms
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สำเนา is an ordinary copy of a document, file, or other item. โคลน more strongly suggests a genetically identical organism or a complete replica with the same structure as the original.