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| กาฬ gaanM / gaanM laH |  |
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| 1. | กาฬ | gaanM | black; dark blue; dark |
| 2. | กาฬ | gaanM | black mark of death |
| 3. | กาฬ | gaanM | a cold sweat |
| 4. | พระกาฬ | phraH gaanM | the king of Hell |
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| Phonemic Thai | กาน |
| IPA | kaːn |
| Royal Thai General System | kan |
| 1. [adjective, loanword, Pali] | |||
| definition | black; dark blue; dark | ||
| related word | กาลี  | gaaM leeM | [is] evil; malevolent; black |
| examples | สีหมอกเมฆนิลกาฬ | seeR maawkL maehkF ninM gaanM | (cloudy) blue sapphire |
| กาฬทวีป | gaanM laH thaH weepF | Africa; the continent of Africa | |
| 2. [noun] | |||
| definition | black mark of death | ||
| synonym | รอยดำ | raawyM damM | black mark (of Death) |
| 3. [noun] | |||
| definition | a cold sweat | ||
| examples | เหงื่อกาฬไหล | ngeuuaL gaanM laiR | [used in written Thai] to break out into a cold sweat; to sweat profusely at the moment before one is dying |
| เหงื่อกาฬ | ngeuuaL gaanM | [written Thai] sweat of a dying or frightened person, cold sweat | |
| เหงื่อกาฬแตก | ngeuuaL gaanM dtaaekL | [used in spoken Thai] to break out into a cold sweat; to sweat profusely at the moment before one is dying | |
| 4. พระกาฬ phraH gaanM [proper noun, loanword, Pali] | |||
| definition | the king of Hell | ||
| example | ทีมพระกาฬ | theemM phraH gaanM | team of assassins |
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