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"tug of war" in Thai

ชักกะเย่อ
Tug of war. The Thai for "tug of war" is "ชักกะเย่อ".
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Literal Breakdown

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The 10th consonant of the Thai alphabet ช
vowel a (closed variant) อั-
The 1st consonant of the Thai alphabet ก
The 34th consonant of the Thai alphabet ย
vowel er (long form) เ-อ
low tone marker ่ ไม้เอก

Summary

The Thai translation for “tug of war” is ชักกะเย่อ. The Thai, ชักกะเย่อ, can be broken down into 6 parts:"The 10th consonant of the Thai alphabet" (ช), "vowel a (closed variant)" (อั-), "The 1st consonant of the Thai alphabet" (ก), "The 34th consonant of the Thai alphabet" (ย), "vowel er (long form)" (เ-อ) and "low tone marker" (่ ไม้เอก).

Examples of "tug of war" in use

There is 1 example of the Thai word for "tug of war" being used:
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students competing in a tug of war นักเรียนแข่งชักกะเย่อ

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"tug of war" Practice (1)
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Acknowledgements

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Waraphorn Sinthawarat
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