คลั่ง
klângMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] be crazy about; be obsessed with; be a huge fan of
to be extremely enthusiastic or obsessed with [sb]/[sth].
Examples
น้องสาวnɔ́ɔng-sǎaoน้องสาวnɔ́ɔng-sǎaoyounger sister; younger female siblingของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineคลั่งklângคลั่งklâng1[to] be crazy about; be obsessed with; be a huge fan of2insane; mad; frenzied3[to] go mad; go berserk; become frenzied4fanatical (about [sth]); extremistนักร้องnák-rɔ́ɔngนักร้องnák-rɔ́ɔngsinger; vocalistเกาหลีgao-lǐiเกาหลีgao-lǐi1Korea (country/region)2Korean (related to Korea)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
My younger sister is obsessed with that Korean singer.
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เขาkǎoคลั่งklângการเล่นเกมgaan-lên-geemมากmâakถึงขนาดtʉ̌ng-kà-nàatที่tîiไม่mâiยอมyɔɔmไปbpaiโรงเรียนroong-riian
He's so obsessed with gaming that he even refuses to go to school.
เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnคลั่งรักklâng-rákแฟนfɛɛnใหม่màiของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoมากmâakพูดถึงpûut-tʉ̌ngแต่dtɛ̀ɛเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเขาkǎoตลอดเวลาdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-wee-laa
My friend is extremely infatuated with his new boyfriend, talking about him all the time.
การgaanคลั่งklângดาราdaa-raaมากเกินไปmâak-gəən-bpaiจนjonตามdtaamไปbpaiทุกฝีก้าวtúk-fǐi-gâaoอาจàatเข้าข่ายkâo-kàaiการคุกคามgaan-kúk-kaamความเป็นส่วนตัวkwaam-bpen-sùuan-dtuuaได้dâai
Being overly obsessed with a celebrity to the point of stalking their every move could be considered an invasion of privacy.
2AdjectiveB2
insane; mad; frenzied
being in a state of madness or wild, uncontrolled frenzy.
Examples
หลังจากlǎng-jàakหลังจากlǎng-jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)ได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)ข่าวร้ายkàao-ráaiข่าวร้ายkàao-ráaibad newsเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerตกอยู่dtòk-yùuตกอยู่dtòk-yùu1[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; belonging to (formal)อาการaa-gaanอาการaa-gaan1symptom2state; condition3manner; comportmentคลั่งklângคลั่งklâng1[to] be crazy about; be obsessed with; be a huge fan of2insane; mad; frenzied3[to] go mad; go berserk; become frenzied4fanatical (about [sth]); extremistไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastชั่วขณะchûua-kà-nàชั่วขณะchûua-kà-nà1a moment; a short while2[for] a moment
After hearing the bad news, she fell into a state of frenzy for a moment.
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เขาkǎoดูเหมือนduu-mʉ̌ʉanคนkonอยู่ในyùu-naiอาการaa-gaanคลั่งklângไม่mâiพูดpûutไม่mâiจาjaaกับgàpใครkraiเลยləəi
He looked like someone in a state of madness, not speaking to anyone at all.
ฝูงชนfǔung-chonอยู่ในyùu-naiภาวะpaa-wáคลั่งklângหลังจากlǎng-jàakการประกาศผลgaan-bprà-gàat-pǒnการเลือกตั้งgaan-lʉ̂ʉak-dtângที่tîiไม่mâiเป็นไปตามbpen-bpai-dtaamคาดkâat
The crowd was in a state of frenzy following the unexpected election results announcement.
สภาพจิตใจsà-pâap-jìt-jaiของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoไม่มั่นคงmâi-mân-kongและlɛ́อาจàatเข้าสู่kâo-sùuสภาวะsà-paa-wáคลั่งklângได้dâaiง่ายngâaiหากhàakถูกtùukกระตุ้นgrà-dtûnอย่างรุนแรงyàang-run-rɛɛng
His mental state is unstable and he could easily enter a state of madness if severely provoked.
3VerbB2
[to] go mad; go berserk; become frenzied
to lose control and behave in a wild, often violent way.
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenรู้rúuรู้rúu1[to] know; be aware of2[to] realize; find out; learn3[to] know how; know the proper way to act4[to] feel; sense; perceiveว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeโดนdoonโดนdoon1[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)2[to] be hit; be struck; be affected3[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)ไล่lâiไล่lâi1[to] chase; pursue2[to] drive away; expel3[to] fire; dismiss4[to] go through in order; sort; enumerate5[to] adjust progressivelyออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàak1[to] leave; exit; depart from2from; out of (after a verb)งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toคลั่งklângคลั่งklâng1[to] be crazy about; be obsessed with; be a huge fan of2insane; mad; frenzied3[to] go mad; go berserk; become frenzied4fanatical (about [sth]); extremistและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ทำลายtam-laaiทำลายtam-laai1[to] destroy; ruin2[to] spoil; undermineข้าวของkâao-kɔ̌ɔngข้าวของkâao-kɔ̌ɔng1belongings; possessions2goods; wares
When he found out he was fired, he started to go berserk and destroy things.
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อย่าyàaไปbpaiยั่วโมโหyûua-moo-hǒoเขาkǎoนะnáเดี๋ยวdǐiaoเขาkǎoจะjàคลั่งklângขึ้นkʉ̂nมาแล้วmaa-lɛ́ɛoทำร้ายtam-ráaiคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉn
Don't provoke him, or he'll lose control and hurt other people.
ผู้ต้องหาpûu-dtɔ̂ng-hǎaเกิดgə̀ətคลั่งklângระหว่างrá-wàangการสอบสวนgaan-sɔ̀ɔp-sǔuanและlɛ́พยายามpá-yaa-yaamทำร้ายtam-ráaiเจ้าหน้าที่ตำรวจjâao-nâa-tîi-dtam-rùuat
The suspect went berserk during the interrogation and tried to attack the police officers.
แรงกดดันrɛɛng-gòt-danที่tîiสะสมsà-sǒmมานานmaa-naanทำให้tam-hâiเขาkǎoคลั่งklângและlɛ́อาละวาดaa-lá-wâatกลางglaangที่ประชุมtîi-bprà-chumจนjonทุกคนtúk-konตกใจdtòk-jai
The long-accumulated pressure caused him to lose control and rampage in the middle of the meeting, shocking everyone.
4AdjectiveB2
fanatical (about [sth]); extremist
showing very extreme, uncritical support for [sth]; often harmful.
Examples
บางคนbaang-konบางคนbaang-konsome people; some personsคลั่งklângคลั่งklâng1[to] be crazy about; be obsessed with; be a huge fan of2insane; mad; frenzied3[to] go mad; go berserk; become frenzied4fanatical (about [sth]); extremistลัทธิlát-tíลัทธิlát-tí1sect; cult; religious movement2ideology; doctrine; -ism (system of beliefs)ของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengone's ownจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยอมyɔɔmยอมyɔɔm1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)รับฟังความคิดเห็นráp-fang-kwaam-kít-hěnรับฟังความคิดเห็นráp-fang-kwaam-kít-hěn[to] listen to [sb]'s opinions; [to] conduct a public hearingที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerแตกต่างdtɛ̀ɛk-dtàangแตกต่างdtɛ̀ɛk-dtàang1different; distinct2[to] differ; be different
Some people are so fanatical about their own cult that they refuse to listen to different opinions.
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เขาkǎoเป็นbpenพวกpûuakคลั่งklângชาติchâatแบบbɛ̀ɛpสุดโต่งsùt-dtòongจนjonมองว่าmɔɔng-wâaชาติchâatอื่นʉ̀ʉnด้อยกว่าdɔ̂ɔi-gwàaไปหมดbpai-mòt
He is an extreme nationalist who sees other nations as inferior.
ความเชื่อkwaam chêuuaแบบbàepคลั่งklângศาสนาsàat-sà-năaที่têeปราศจากbpràat-sà-jàakความเข้าใจkwaam kâo jaiอันถ่องแท้an tòng táeสามารถsăa-mâatนำไปสู่nam bpai sòoความขัดแย้งkwaam kàt yáengที่têeรุนแรงrun-raengได้dâi
Fanatical religious belief without true understanding can lead to violent conflict.
อุดมการณ์ù-dom-gaanทางการเมืองtaang-gaan-mʉʉangที่tîiคลั่งไคล้klâng-kláiแบบbɛ̀ɛpไม่ลืมหูลืมตาmâi-lʉʉm-hǔu-lʉʉm-dtaaก่อให้เกิดgɔ̀ɔ-hâi-gə̀ətความแตกแยกkwaam-dtɛ̀ɛk-yɛ̂ɛkในnaiสังคมsǎng-komอย่างที่yàang-tîiไม่เคยmâi-kəəiเป็นมาbpen-maaก่อนgɔ̀ɔn
Blindly fanatical political ideology has created an unprecedented division in society.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster คล, the first consonant ค sets the class.
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
klâng
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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 | — | — |