กาฬ

gaan

Meanings

1NounC1

black; very dark (literary)

black; very dark in color; used in formal or literary Thai (often in compounds).

Examples

ท้องฟ้าtóng fáaท้องฟ้าtóng fáasky; heavensยามค่ำคืนyaam kâm keunยามค่ำคืนyaam kâm keun1nighttime; the night2at night; during the nightมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoสีsĕeสีsĕe1hue; shade; tone2paint3[to] rub; scrub; polish4colorดำกาฬdam-kāanและláeและláeand (coordinating)เต็มไปด้วยdtem bpai dûuaiเต็มไปด้วยdtem bpai dûuai1[to] be full of; be filled with; be packed with2[to] be rife with; be replete with (figurative)ดวงดาวduuang daaoดวงดาวduuang daaostar (poetic); heavenly body
The night sky was jet-black and full of stars.
2NounC1

deadly; fatal (literary)

deadly; fatal; causing death; used mainly in formal or literary Thai (often in compounds).

Examples

สมัยก่อนsà-măi gònสมัยก่อนsà-măi gòn1the old days; former times2formerly; in the past; back thenกาฬโรคgaan rôhkกาฬโรคgaan rôhkthe plague; bubonic plagueเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsเชื้อโรคchéuua rôhkเชื้อโรคchéuua rôhk1pathogen; germ2infectious agent (general)ร้ายกาจráai gàatร้ายกาจráai gàat1wicked; malicious; cruel2formidable; severe; exceptionally skilledที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotคร่าkrâaคร่าkrâa1[to] kill; claim [sb]’s life2[to] abduct; carry off [sb] by force3[!] polite particle (colloquial, online)ชีวิตchee-wítชีวิตchee-wít1life (one’s life; way of living)2lifetime; lifespan3life (state of being alive)ผู้คนpôo konผู้คนpôo konpeople; the publicไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)มากมายmâak maaiมากมายmâak maai1many; numerous; abundant2a great deal; very much
In the past, the plague was a deadly germ that claimed many lives.
3NounC2

plague-/death-/black- (in compounds)

prefix used in compounds meaning plague, death, or black/dark; formal or literary.

Examples

คำว่าkam wâaคำว่าkam wâathe word/term (introductory marker)กาฬโรคgaan rôhkกาฬโรคgaan rôhkthe plague; bubonic plagueมาจากmaa jàakมาจากmaa jàak1[to] come from; be from (source/origin)2[to] originate/derive from3[to] result from; be due toคำว่าkam wâaคำว่าkam wâathe word/term (introductory marker)กาฬgaanกาฬgaan1black; very dark (literary)2deadly; fatal (literary)3plague-/death-/black- (in compounds)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotแปลว่าbplae wâaแปลว่าbplae wâa1[to] mean (of a word/symbol); signify2[to] translate as3that means; which means; in other wordsร้ายแรงráai raengร้ายแรงráai raengserious; severe; graveหรือrĕuหรือrĕu1or (choice/alternative)2or?; really? (question/finality particle)3otherwise; or else (formal)ถึงtĕungถึงtĕung1to; toward (recipient/goal)2even; so ... that; to the point that3as far as; concerning (formal)4to; until; up to5[to] arrive; reachตายdtaaiตายdtaai1[to] die; pass away2dead3[of devices] dead; not working4be doomed; be in big trouble (informal)5extremely; utterly (intensifier, informal)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerรวมกับruuam gàpรวมกับruuam gàp1[to] combine with [sth]; [to] join with [sb/sth]2together with; includingคำว่าkam wâaคำว่าkam wâathe word/term (introductory marker)โรคrôhkโรคrôhkdisease; illness
The word 'กาฬโรค' (plague) comes from 'กาฬ', meaning severe or fatal, combined with 'โรค' (disease).

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