คลี
kliiMeanings
1NounC1
traditional Thai ball-and-stick game
A traditional Thai sport in which players strike a ball with curved-headed sticks; played on foot and also on horseback (ม้าตีคลี). On foot it resembles field hockey; the mounted form is comparable to polo.
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คนไทยkon-taiคนไทยkon-taiThai person; Thai people; Thai nationalสมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnสมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔn1formerly; in the past; back then2the old days; former timesนิยมní-yomนิยมní-yom1[to] favor; be popular; be in vogue2favor; esteem; preference3custom; accepted usage4-ism; ideology; doctrineเล่นกีฬาlên-gii-laaเล่นกีฬาlên-gii-laa[to] play sportsที่เรียกว่าtîi-rîiak-wâaที่เรียกว่าtîi-rîiak-wâacalled; known asคลีkliiคลีklii1traditional Thai ball-and-stick game2ball used in kliเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)การออกกำลังกายgaan-ɔ̀ɔk-gam-lang-gaaiการออกกำลังกายgaan-ɔ̀ɔk-gam-lang-gaaiexercise; workout; physical training
Thai people in the old days enjoyed playing a sport called Khli as a form of exercise.
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กีฬาgii-laaคลีkliiมีmiiสองsɔ̌ɔngรูปแบบrûup-bɛ̀ɛpคือkʉʉการตีgaan-dtiiคลีkliiบนbonหลังlǎngม้าmáaซึ่งsʉ̂ngคล้ายกับkláai-gàpโปโลbpoo-looและlɛ́การตีgaan-dtiiคลีkliiบนพื้นดินbon-pʉ́ʉn-dinที่tîiเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanฮอกกี้hɔ̂ɔk-gîi
The sport of Khli has two forms: playing on horseback, which is similar to polo, and playing on the ground, which is like hockey.
ในnaiพงศาวดารpong-sǎa-wá-daanมีmiiการกล่าวถึงgaan-glàao-tʉ̌ngกีฬาgii-laaคลีkliiว่าwâaเป็นbpenการละเล่นgaan-lá-lênที่tîiแสดงถึงsà-dɛɛng-tʉ̌ngวิสัยทัศน์wí-sǎi-tátและlɛ́พระปรีชาสามารถprá-bprii-chaa-sǎa-mâatของkɔ̌ɔngพระมหากษัตริย์prá-má-hǎa-gà-sàt
Historical chronicles mention the sport of Khli as a game that demonstrated the vision and competence of the king.
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaกีฬาgii-laaคลีkliiจะjàเลือนหายไปlʉʉan-hǎai-bpaiจากjàakสังคมไทยsǎng-kom-taiสมัยใหม่sà-mǎi-màiแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂มีmiiความพยายามkwaam-pá-yaa-yaamที่จะtîi-jàฟื้นฟูfʉ́ʉn-fuuการละเล่นgaan-lá-lênพื้นบ้านpʉ́ʉn-bâanนี้níiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaอนุรักษ์à-nú-rákมรดกmɔɔ-rá-dòkทางวัฒนธรรมtaang-wát-tá-ná-tam
Although the sport of Khli has faded from modern Thai society, there are efforts to revive this traditional game to preserve cultural heritage.
2NounC1
ball used in kli
the ball struck with sticks in the traditional game of kli
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เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderไม้máaiไม้máai1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementตีdtiiตีdtii1[to] hit; strike; beat2[to] play (percussion); strike (a gong/drum)3early-morning hour marker (1–5 a.m.)4[to] forge; hammer (metal)5[to] print; stamp; imprint6[to] estimate; reckon; guess (roughly)7[to] interpret; construe; take asลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsคลีkliiคลีklii1traditional Thai ball-and-stick game2ball used in kliไปข้างหน้าbpai-kâang-nâaไปข้างหน้าbpai-kâang-nâa1[to] go forward; [to] progress2ahead; forwardแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)วิ่งตามwîng-dtaamวิ่งตามwîng-dtaam1[to] run after; chase2[to] chase; pursue (goals/trends/attention)3[to] chase after (romantically); fawn overไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyตีdtiiตีdtii1[to] hit; strike; beat2[to] play (percussion); strike (a gong/drum)3early-morning hour marker (1–5 a.m.)4[to] forge; hammer (metal)5[to] print; stamp; imprint6[to] estimate; reckon; guess (roughly)7[to] interpret; construe; take asอีกครั้งìik-krángอีกครั้งìik-krángagain; once more
He struck the kli ball forward with his stick, then ran after it to hit it again.
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ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเริ่มrə̂əmสาธิตsǎa-títผู้ฝึกสอนpûu-fʉ̀k-sɔ̌ɔnวางwaangลูกlûukคลีkliiไว้wáiบนbonพื้นpʉ́ʉnเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiผู้เล่นpûu-lênฝึกใช้fʉ̀k-cháiหัวไม้hǔua-máaiควบkûuapคุมทิศทางkum-tít-taangของkɔ̌ɔngลูกlûuk
Before starting the demonstration, the instructor placed the kli ball on the ground so the players could practice controlling its direction with the heads of their sticks.
แทนที่จะtɛɛn-tîi-jàหวดhùuatลูกlûukคลีkliiอย่างyàangสุดแรงsùt-rɛɛngผู้เล่นpûu-lênกลับglàpใช้cháiหัวไม้hǔua-máaiแตะdtɛ̀เบาbaoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaส่งsòngลูกlûukลอดช่องlɔ̂ɔt-chɔ̂ngว่างwâangระหว่างrá-wàangคู่ต่อสู้kûu-dtɔ̀ɔ-sûu
Rather than striking the kli ball with full force, the player tapped it lightly with the head of the stick to send it through a gap between the opponents.
จังหวะjang-wàที่tîiลูกlûukคลีkliiถูกtùukตีdtiiเปลี่ยนbplìianทิศtítอย่างกะทันหันyàang-gà-tan-hǎnผู้เล่นpûu-lênฝ่ายรับfàai-rápต้องdtɔ̂ngปรับbpràpแนวไม้nɛɛo-máaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสกัดsà-gàtลูกlûukก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàหลุดไปlùt-bpaiถึงtʉ̌ngคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ng
When the kli ball was suddenly struck in a different direction, the defending player had to adjust the angle of the stick to intercept it before it reached an opponent.
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 markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
klii
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low 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 | — | — |