กาลกิณี(gaa-lá-gì-nee)

Meanings

1NounB2

misfortune; bad luck; ill omen

Misfortune, bad luck, or an evil influence; an ill omen.

Examples

คนโบราณkon boh-raanคนโบราณkon boh-raan1people of old; the ancients2an old-fashioned personเชื่อว่าchêuua wâaเชื่อว่าchêuua wâa1[to] believe (that) ...2it is believed that ...ถ้าtâaถ้าtâa1if; in case2if only; provided that (conditional emphasis)แมวดำmaeo damแมวดำmaeo damblack catวิ่งwîngวิ่งwîng1[to] run2[to] run (operate; be in service)3[to] flow; course4[to] chase; pursueตัดหน้าdtàt nâaตัดหน้าdtàt nâa1[to] cut in front (traffic/queue)2[to] pre-empt; forestall3[to] overtake; cut off (vehicle)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)นำnamนำnam1[to] lead; guide2[to] bring; take; lead3[to] adopt; apply; useกาลกิณีgaa-lá-gì-neeกาลกิณีgaa-lá-gì-nee1misfortune; bad luck; ill omen2a jinx; person/thing bringing bad luck3inauspicious; unlucky4(Astrology) inauspicious periodมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permit
Ancient people believed that if a black cat runs across your path, it will bring misfortune.
2NounB2

a jinx; person/thing bringing bad luck

A person, animal, or thing believed to bring bad luck; a jinx.

Examples

พอporพอpor1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; when6only; just; merelyเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเข้ามาkâo maaเข้ามาkâo maa1to come in; enter (toward the speaker)2to join/enter into (activity, group, context)3directional complement ‘in/toward here’ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ทีมteemทีมteem1team; group2squad; staff unitทีมteemทีมteem1team; group2squad; staff unitก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerแพ้páeแพ้páe1[to] lose; be defeated2[to] be allergic (to)3[to] be overcome by; be susceptible to4susceptible to; intolerant ofตลอดdtà-lòtตลอดdtà-lòt1throughout; continuously; all the time2throughout; along (extent/duration)3always; all the timeจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuan1friends (plural)2friends! (as address)เริ่มrêrmเริ่มrêrm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toเรียกrîakเรียกrîak1[to] call out; summon; hail2[to] ask for; charge; demand3[to] recruit; enlist4[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); nameเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2character; figure3classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)4self-/personal (attributive)กาลกิณีgaa-lá-gì-neeกาลกิณีgaa-lá-gì-nee1misfortune; bad luck; ill omen2a jinx; person/thing bringing bad luck3inauspicious; unlucky4(Astrology) inauspicious period
After he joined the team, they kept losing, so his friends started calling him the team's jinx.
3AdjectiveB2

inauspicious; unlucky

Causing or associated with misfortune; inauspicious; unlucky.

Examples

คนโบราณkon boh-raanคนโบราณkon boh-raan1people of old; the ancients2an old-fashioned personเชื่อว่าchêuua wâaเชื่อว่าchêuua wâa1[to] believe (that) ...2it is believed that ...เลขlékเลขlék1number; numeral; digit2math; arithmetic (subject)3lottery number4numeric; numerical13เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsเลขlékเลขlék1number; numeral; digit2math; arithmetic (subject)3lottery number4numeric; numericalกาลกิณีgaa-lá-gì-neeกาลกิณีgaa-lá-gì-nee1misfortune; bad luck; ill omen2a jinx; person/thing bringing bad luck3inauspicious; unlucky4(Astrology) inauspicious periodไม่ควรmâi kuuanไม่ควรmâi kuuan1should not; ought not2inappropriate; improperนำมาใช้nam maa cháiนำมาใช้nam maa chái1[to] use; apply; utilize; employ [sth]2[to] adopt; implement [sth]
Ancient people believed that 13 is an unlucky number and should not be used.
4NounC1

(Astrology) inauspicious period

In astrology and traditional beliefs, an inauspicious time or influence.

Examples

หมอดูmŏr dooหมอดูmŏr doofortune-teller; seerบอกว่าbòk wâaบอกว่าbòk wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatช่วงนี้chûuang néeช่วงนี้chûuang née1these days; lately; currently2this period (of time); the current periodดาวประจำตัวdaao bprà-jam dtuuaดาวประจำตัวdaao bprà-jam dtuua1personal ruling planet2one’s lucky star (figurative)ของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineตกอยู่dtòk yòoตกอยู่dtòk yòo1[to] find oneself in; end up in (a state/situation)2[to] be under the power/control/influence of [sb]/[sth]3[to] be in the possession/custody of [sb]/[sth]ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ภพกาลกิณีpóp gaan-lá-gì-neeภพกาลกิณีpóp gaan-lá-gì-neeinauspicious house (Thai astrology)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightระวังตัวrá-wang dtuuaระวังตัวrá-wang dtuua[to] be careful; be on one’s guardหน่อยnòiหน่อยnòi1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)
The fortune teller said that my ruling star is currently in an inauspicious alignment, so I need to be careful.

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