klong
[klawng, klong]
- (in Thailand) a canal.
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Origin of klong
First recorded in 1895–1900, klong is from the Thai word khlɔ:ng canal, watercourse
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Historical Examples
The "klong" of a woman points to the west, that of a man to the east.
Indo-China and Its Primitive PeopleHenry Baudesson
It was built early in the fourteenth century and was consecrated to P Klong Garai.
Indo-China and Its Primitive PeopleHenry Baudesson
Sometimes the rites require that for the first interment the "klong" of a man and a woman must be used together.
Indo-China and Its Primitive PeopleHenry Baudesson
klong
- a type of canal in Thailand
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Word Origin
from Thai
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