กลมายา
gon-maa-yaaMeaning
1NounC1
trickery; deceit; illusion
trickery, deceit, artifice, or an illusion intended to mislead or deceive
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderกลมายาgon-maa-yaaกลมายาgon-maa-yaatrickery; deceit; illusionเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofหลอกlɔ̀ɔkหลอกlɔ̀ɔk1[to] deceive; cheat; trick2[to] scare; spook; play a trick on3fake; sham; counterfeitเอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8keep on (doing); on and on (V + เอา ๆ)เงินngənเงินngən1money2silver (metal)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerหลงเชื่อlǒng-chʉ̂ʉaหลงเชื่อlǒng-chʉ̂ʉa[to] be taken in; be misled into believingในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)คำโกหกkam-goo-hòkคำโกหกkam-goo-hòka lie; false statementของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirs
He used trickery to swindle money from people who fell for his lies.
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ภาพpâapความสำเร็จkwaam-sǎm-rètที่tîiเธอtəəเห็นhěnในnaiสื่อสังคมออนไลน์sʉ̀ʉ-sǎng-kom-ɔɔn-laaiอาจàatเป็นbpenแค่kɛ̂ɛกลมายาgon-maa-yaaที่tîiสร้างขึ้นsâang-kʉ̂nมาmaaหลอกตาlɔ̀ɔk-dtaa
The image of success you see on social media might just be an illusion created to deceive the eyes.
นักการเมืองnák gaan-meuuangบางคนbaang konมักmákใช้cháiกลมายาgon maa-yaaทางtaangวาทศิลป์waa-tá-sĭnเพื่อpêuuaเบี่ยงเบนbìiang beenความสนใจkwaam sŏn jaiของkŏngประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonจากjàakปัญหาbpan-hăaที่แท้จริงtêe táe jing
Some politicians often use rhetorical artifice to distract the public from the real issues.
ความรักkwaam-rákที่tîiเขาkǎoแสดงออกsà-dɛɛng-ɔ̀ɔkแท้จริงแล้วtɛ́ɛ-jing-lɛ́ɛoเป็นเพียงbpen-piiangกลมายาgon-maa-yaaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหวังwǎngผลประโยชน์pǒn-bprà-yòotทางธุรกิจtaang-tú-rá-gìtของkɔ̌ɔngครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaเธอtəəเท่านั้นtâo-nán
The love he displayed was actually nothing but deceit intended for her family's business gains.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ล, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
gon
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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มายาmaa-yaaมายาmaa-yaa1illusion; deceptive appearance2deceit; trickery; guile3magic; sorcery (literary)4worldly illusion (philosophical)illusion; deceptive appearancePart 2
กลมายาgon-maa-yaaกลมายาgon-maa-yaatrickery; deceit; illusiontrickery; deceit; illusionWord