กลวงเปล่า(gluuang bplào)

Meanings

1AdjectiveB1

hollow; empty inside

physically empty on the inside; having a hole or space inside.

Examples

ลูกบอลlôok bonลูกบอลlôok bonball (for sports/games)พลาสติกpláat-sà-dtìkพลาสติกpláat-sà-dtìk1plastic (material)2plastic (made of plastic)ลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4seed; kernel (round unit)5classifier: round/small items6customer; client (colloquial)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)กลวงเปล่าgluuang bplàoกลวงเปล่าgluuang bplào1hollow; empty inside2empty; meaninglessและláeและláeand (coordinating)เบาbaoเบาbao1light (not heavy)2soft; quiet (of sound)3gentle; mild; light (degree/force)4easy; light (workload/effort)5[to] lighten; reduce; ease6[to] urinate (polite euphemism)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
This plastic ball is hollow and very light.
2AdjectiveB2

empty; meaningless

lacking substance, meaning, or purpose; devoid of value or significance.

Examples

คำสัญญาkam săn-yaaคำสัญญาkam săn-yaapromise; pledge; undertakingของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsแค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2merely; simply (downplaying)3only; just (preposition)คำพูดkam pôotคำพูดkam pôot1what someone says; remarks2one's word; promise3wording; phrasingที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotกลวงเปล่าgluuang bplàoกลวงเปล่าgluuang bplào1hollow; empty inside2empty; meaninglessและláeและláeand (coordinating)เชื่อถือchêuua tĕuเชื่อถือchêuua tĕu1[to] trust; have confidence in2credible; reliable (เชื่อถือได้)3[to] acknowledge; accept as credible4credibility; trustworthinessไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)
His promises are just empty words and cannot be trusted.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

กลวงgluuangกลวงgluuang1hollow; empty inside2hollow (insincere; lacking substance)Part 1
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เปล่าbplàoเปล่าbplào1empty; blank; bare2in vain; for nothing3no; not; nothingPart 2
กลวงเปล่าgluuang bplàoกลวงเปล่าgluuang bplàohollow; empty inside