News and societywar noun
- sǒng rising
- kraam mid
- Rising: start low, dip, then rise to the top, like a doubtful “Really?”
How to use it
สงครามsǒng-kraam is war. The Second World War is สงครามโลกครั้งที่สองsǒng-kraam lôok kráng tîi sǎwng, and its best-known site in Thailand is the bridge over the River Kwai in Kanchanaburi, part of the Death Railway that prisoners of war and Asian labourers were forced to build.
Thailand is the only country in Southeast Asia that was never colonised by a European power, a point of national pride.
Other spellings you'll see
There's no single official way to write Thai in English letters. We mark the tone of every syllable; online you'll also find:
- songkhram
- song kram
- songkram
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