กำแพง
wall
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- 1 wall、defensive wall
A noun for a solid wall that encloses, separates, or protects a place, including the defensive wall around a city.
wall、defensive wall
A solid wall around a house, property, or city, especially one used to enclose or protect the area.
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สร้างกำแพงรอบบ้าน sâaŋ kamphɛɛŋ rɔ̂ɔp bâan build a wall around the house สร้างกำแพงรอบบ้าน details
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ห้ามปีนกำแพง hâam piin kamphɛɛŋ Do not climb the wall. ห้ามปีนกำแพง details
Learning notes
Explanation
กำแพง carries the core image of a solid structure that encloses a place and separates the inside from the outside. Depending on the context, it can be a wall around a house or property, a solid building wall, or a defensive city wall. Common combinations include สร้างกำแพง “build a wall,” ปีนกำแพง “climb a wall,” and ทาสีกำแพง “paint a wall.”
Usage
It is commonly used when discussing walls around homes, schools, temples, gardens, and other properties, as well as actions such as building, painting, or climbing a wall. It also appears in descriptions of historical city and fortress walls.
Caution
For an interior wall or partition, ผนัง is often the more natural choice. The two words overlap, however, and กำแพง can also refer to a solid wall that is part of a building.
Differences from similar words
1 wall synonyms
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ผนัง usually refers to an interior wall, partition, or wall surface of a building. กำแพง more often refers to a solid wall enclosing a house or property, or a wall built for protection.