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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 |