ความว่างเปล่า

kwaam wâang bplào

Meanings

1NounA2

emptiness; void

the state of containing nothing; empty space or lack of contents (not a technical vacuum)

Examples

ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)กล่องglòngกล่องglòng1box; case; container2classifier: boxes; box-shaped containersมีแต่mee dtàeมีแต่mee dtàe1have only; nothing but2there is/are only; nothing else3do nothing but; only ever [do]4only serves to; merely results inความว่างเปล่าkwaam wâang bplàoความว่างเปล่าkwaam wâang bplào1emptiness; void2feeling of emptiness3nothingness (abstract/poetic)
Inside the box, there is only emptiness.
2NounB2

feeling of emptiness

a sense that life or a situation lacks meaning, fullness, or connection

Examples

แม้máeแม้máe1even2even; even if; althoughจะจะ1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainท่ามกลางtâam glaangท่ามกลางtâam glaang1amid; among2amid (situations)เพื่อนpêuuanเพื่อนpêuuan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowมากมายmâak maaiมากมายmâak maai1many; numerous; abundant2a great deal; very muchเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)รู้สึกถึงróo-sèuk tĕungรู้สึกถึงróo-sèuk tĕung[to] feel [sth]; [to] sense [sth]; [to] perceive [sth]ความว่างเปล่าkwaam wâang bplàoความว่างเปล่าkwaam wâang bplào1emptiness; void2feeling of emptiness3nothingness (abstract/poetic)ในใจnai jaiในใจnai jai1inwardly; to oneself2inwardly; internally
Even when surrounded by many friends, he still felt an emptiness in his heart.
3NounC1

nothingness (abstract/poetic)

an abstract or philosophical sense of void or nothingness

Examples

นักปรัชญาnák bpràt-yaaนักปรัชญาnák bpràt-yaaphilosopherบางคนbaang konบางคนbaang konsome people; some personsเชื่อว่าchêuua wâaเชื่อว่าchêuua wâa1[to] believe (that) ...2it is believed that ...จักรวาลjàk-grà-waanจักรวาลjàk-grà-waan1realm; sphere (figurative)2universe; cosmosเกิดมาgèrt maaเกิดมาgèrt maa1[to] be born2ever; in one's life (since birth)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)ความว่างเปล่าkwaam wâang bplàoความว่างเปล่าkwaam wâang bplào1emptiness; void2feeling of emptiness3nothingness (abstract/poetic)
Some philosophers believe that the universe came from nothingness.

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