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Thai
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Etymology
From Old Khmer taṃpal, taṃpol (“group of houses; hamlet; community”). Cognate with Modern Khmer តំបន់ (tɑmbɑn).
Pronunciation
Noun
ตำบล • (dtam-bon) (classifier ตำบล or แห่ง)
- area; district; locality; place; region; spot; territory.
- (Thailand) subdistrict: administrative subdivision of อำเภอ (am-pəə, “district”), consisting of at least twenty บ้าน (bâan, “villages”) and governed by a public officer called กำนัน (gam-nan).
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