กัลยา
gan-lá-yaaMeanings
1Proper nounB1
Kanlaya (female name)
a female given name.
Examples
คุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; meritกัลยาgan-lá-yaaกัลยาgan-lá-yaa1Kanlaya (female name)2woman; lady; maiden (literary)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerทำงานtam-ngaanทำงานtam-ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateสายsǎaiสายsǎai1late (in the day); running late2morning (late morning period)3line; wire; cable4route; line (transport/communication)5classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)6informant; spy; secret agent7phone call8string; strap; band9lineage; affiliation; branch10classifier for rivers and streamsวันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at present
Ms. Ganya came to work late today.
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กัลยาgan-lá-yaaเป็นbpenเพื่อนสนิทpʉ̂ʉan-sà-nìtของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnเราraoเรียนriianมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hǎa-wít-tá-yaa-laiเดียวกันdiiao-gan
Ganya is my close friend; we went to the same university.
ฉันchǎnต้องdtɔ̂ngโทรหาtoo-hǎaคุณkunกัลยาgan-lá-yaaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaยืนยันyʉʉn-yanนัดหมายnát-mǎaiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi
I have to call Ganya to confirm tomorrow's appointment.
การตัดสินใจgaan-dtàt-sǐn-jaiของkɔ̌ɔngคุณkunกัลยาgan-lá-yaaที่จะtîi-jàลาออกlaa-ɔ̀ɔkจากjàakตำแหน่งdtam-nɛ̀ngสร้างsâangความประหลาดใจkwaam-bprà-làat-jaiให้กับhâi-gàpทุกคนtúk-konในnaiบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàt
Ms. Ganya's decision to resign from her position surprised everyone in the company.
2NounC1
woman; lady; maiden (literary)
a woman, lady, or maiden; used in formal or literary Thai, often in poetry.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นิทานní-taanนิทานní-taantale; story (traditional/children’s)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoกัลยาgan-lá-yaaกัลยาgan-lá-yaa1Kanlaya (female name)2woman; lady; maiden (literary)รูปงามrûup-ngaamรูปงามrûup-ngaam1good-looking; handsome/beautiful (formal)2of pleasing form; well-proportionedนางnaangนางnaang1lady; woman (formal/literary; honorific)2Mrs. (title before a name)3female role; female character (traditional theatre)4she; her (literary or informal)หนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostอาศัยอยู่aa-sǎi-yùuอาศัยอยู่aa-sǎi-yùu[to] live; reside; dwell; inhabitในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ปราสาทbpraa-sàatปราสาทbpraa-sàat1castle; palace2sanctuary tower (Khmer/Angkor-style)
In this fairy tale, there was a beautiful maiden who lived in a castle.
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บทกวีbòt-gà-wiiพรรณนาถึงpan-ná-naa-tʉ̌ngดวงพักตร์duuang-pákของkɔ̌ɔngกัลยาgan-lá-yaaผู้pûuเลอโฉมləə-chǒomว่าwâaสว่างไสวsà-wàang-sà-wǎiดั่งdàngดวงจันทร์duuang-jan
The poem describes the face of the beautiful lady as being as bright as the moon.
เหล่าlàoทหารหาญtá-hǎan-hǎanยอมyɔɔmสละชีพsà-là-chîipเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaปกป้องbpòk-bpɔ̂ngองค์ongกัลยาgan-lá-yaaให้hâiพ้นจากpón-jàakภยันตรายpá-yan-dtà-raai
The brave soldiers were willing to sacrifice their lives to protect the fair lady from danger.
ความงามkwaam-ngaamพร้อมสรรพprɔ́ɔm-sàpของkɔ̌ɔngกัลยาgan-lá-yaaผู้นั้นpûu-nánเป็นที่เลื่องลือbpen-tîi-lʉ̂ʉang-lʉʉไปทั่วbpai-tûuaทั้งtángแคว้นkwɛ́ɛn
The perfect beauty of that maiden was renowned throughout the entire kingdom.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is กัลยา said กัน-ละ-ยา?
gan-lá-yaa
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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
gan
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 | — | — |