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คลัง

Pronunciation

khlaŋ

คลัง

khlaŋ

warehouse

Native recording

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  1. 1 warehouse、storehouse、repository
  2. 2 database、information repository、archive、collection
  3. 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.

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warehouse、storehouse、repository

Noun⭐️3 Common

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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  • คลังอาวุธ khlaŋ aawút armory; weapons depot คลังอาวุธ details
2

database、information repository、archive、collection

Noun⭐️2 Not often used

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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3

treasury、public finance、finance

Noun⭐️2 Not often used

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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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

  • ที่เก็บ is a general word for a place where something is kept. คลัง sounds more organized and larger in scale, often used for formal storage or managed reserves.

  • 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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