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กัลยา ganM laH yaaM (24.) | ![]() |
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1. | beautiful woman |
2. | Kalaya [Thai woman's given name] (beautiful woman) |
Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||
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pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | กัน-ละ-ยา |
IPA | kan lá jaː |
Royal Thai General System | kanlaya |
pronunciation note | 24. The pronunciation of this word illustrates reduplication, where a single written consonant serves as the final consonant of a syllable and is then pronounced again as the initial consonant of the following syllable. | ||
1.  [noun] | |||
definition | beautiful woman | ||
classifier | คน ![]() | khohnM | [numerical classifier for a person or occupation] |
synonyms | นางงาม![]() ![]() | naangM ngaamM | Miss (as in "Miss Universe"); beauty queen; beauty pageant winner |
นารี | naaM reeM | woman | |
อนงค์ | aL nohngM | beautiful woman | |
related word | สุภาพสตรี![]() ![]() | sooL phaapF saL dtreeM | lady; gentlewoman |
2.  | |||
definition | Kalaya [Thai woman's given name] (beautiful woman) | ||
sample sentence | "หายหัวไปอาทิตย์หนึ่ง โผล่หัวมาก็ประชุม" ครูกัลยาบ่นกับเพื่อนในห้องพักครู ![]() haaiR huaaR bpaiM aaM thitH neungL phlo:hL huaaR maaM gaawF bpraL choomM khruuM ganM laH yaaM bohnL gapL pheuuanF naiM haawngF phakH khruuM ""He disappeared for a whole week, then he shows up and we have a meeting," the teacher complained to her friend in the teachers' lounge." | ||