คลัง
warehouse
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- 1 warehouse、storehouse、repository
- 2 database、information repository、archive、collection
- 3 treasury、public finance、finance
คลัง refers to a place or reserve where important things are stored or managed, such as goods, data, knowledge, weapons, or public funds. It is common in business, IT, government, and formal contexts.
warehouse、storehouse、repository
This sense means a storehouse or warehouse where goods, supplies, weapons, or other items are kept. It is often followed by a noun showing what is stored there.
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คลังสินค้า khlaŋ sǐn kháa warehouse; goods warehouse คลังสินค้า details
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สินค้ามาถึงคลังแล้ว sǐnkháa maa thʉ̌ŋ khlaŋ lɛ́ɛw The goods have arrived at the warehouse. สินค้ามาถึงคลังแล้ว details
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คลังอาวุธ khlaŋ aawút armory; weapons depot คลังอาวุธ details
database、information repository、archive、collection
This sense refers to a collection or repository of data, knowledge, vocabulary, or other information. It is common in IT, education, and reference contexts.
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คลังข้อมูล khlaŋ khɔ̂ɔmuun database; data repository คลังข้อมูล details
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คลังคำศัพท์ khlaŋ kham sàp vocabulary bank คลังคำศัพท์ details
treasury、public finance、finance
This sense relates to finance, treasury, and the management of public or organizational funds. It is especially important in government and economic terms such as กระทรวงการคลัง.
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กระทรวงการคลัง krasuaŋ kaan khlaŋ Ministry of Finance กระทรวงการคลัง details
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นโยบายของกระทรวงการคลัง náyoobaay khɔ̌ɔŋ krasuaŋ kaan khlaŋ the Ministry of Finance's policy นโยบายของกระทรวงการคลัง details
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เงินคงคลัง ŋən khoŋ khlaŋ treasury balance เงินคงคลัง details
Learning notes
Explanation
The core idea of คลัง is a place or reserve where important things are stored and managed. It can refer to a physical warehouse, but it is also widely used for abstract collections such as data, vocabulary, knowledge, and public funds. A very common pattern is คลัง + noun, where the following noun tells you what is being stored.
Usage
You will see this word in logistics and business for warehouses, in IT and administration for data repositories, in education for vocabulary or knowledge collections, and in news or economics for the Ministry of Finance and treasury-related terms. It is more common in work, reference, and institutional contexts than in casual talk about small household storage.
Caution
คลัง can sound too large or formal for a small storage space at home; ห้องเก็บของ is usually more natural there. โกดัง is closer to a physical warehouse building, while คลัง can also extend to data, knowledge, and finance.
Differences from similar words
1 warehouse synonyms
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โกดัง is a more concrete, everyday word for a warehouse building. คลัง is broader and can refer not only to physical storage but also to repositories of data, knowledge, or funds.
2 database synonyms
3 treasury synonyms
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งบประมาณ means a budget. คลัง or การคลัง refers to treasury or public finance more broadly, not the budget itself.