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กัป gapL |
Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||
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Phonemic Thai | กับ |
IPA | kàp |
Royal Thai General System | kap |
[noun, loanword, Pali] | |||
definition | kalp, or eon, a vast period of time, the period of time between creation and recreation of the world and universe. It is given in Hindu chronology as 4,320,000,000 years | ||
notes | Some have said one กัป equals about 3.3 × 1030 years (or, to be exact: 3,276,800,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 years!) | ||
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ชั่วกัปชั่วกัลป์ | chuaaF gapL chuaaF ganM | eternally; regularly; forever | |