คลี(klee)
Meanings
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-măi gònสมัยก่อนsà-măi gòn1the old days; former times2formerly; in the past; back thenนิยมní-yomนิยมní-yom1[to] favor; be popular; be in vogue2popularity; fashion; vogue3-ism; ideology; doctrine4custom; accepted usageเล่นกีฬาlên gee-laaเล่นกีฬาlên gee-laa[to] play sportsที่เรียกว่าtêe rîiak wâaที่เรียกว่าtêe rîiak wâacalled; known asคลีkleeคลีklee1traditional Thai ball-and-stick game2the stick used in that gameเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsการออกกำลังกายgaan òk gam-lang gaaiการออกกำลังกายgaan òk gam-lang gaaiexercise; workout; physical training
Thai people in the old days enjoyed playing a sport called Khli as a form of exercise.
2NounC1
the stick used in that game
The bat/stick used to hit the ball in the game of kli, typically with a curved head (also called ไม้คลีไม้คลีmáai kleepolo stick; polo mallet).
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นักกีฬาnák gee-laaนักกีฬาnák gee-laaathlete; sportsperson; playerใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]ไม้máiไม้mái1wood; timber2tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)3prefix in tool/implement names4classifier (long, rigid objects)5stick; rod; club; batคลีkleeคลีklee1traditional Thai ball-and-stick game2the stick used in that gameที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotทำจากtam jàakทำจากtam jàak1[to] be made of/from [sth]2[to] make [sth] from [sth]ไม้เนื้อแข็งmáai néuua kăengไม้เนื้อแข็งmáai néuua kăeng1hardwood (timber)2hardwood-yielding treeในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)การแข่งขันgaan kàeng kănการแข่งขันgaan kàeng kăn1competition; contest; match; race; tournament2rivalry; competitive pressure
The athlete uses a kli stick made of hardwood in the competition.