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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) |
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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." | ||

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