นิลกาฬ(nin-lá-gaan)

Meanings

1AdjectiveC1

indigo; blue-black; very dark blue

having a very dark blue or blue-black color; indigo; very dark navy. (often literary)

Examples

ทะเลtá-layทะเลtá-lay1sea2seaside; the beachตอนกลางคืนdton glaang keunตอนกลางคืนdton glaang keun1at night; during the night2nighttime; the night periodมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoสีดำsĕe damสีดำsĕe dam1black (color)2blackอมomอมom1[to] hold in the mouth; suck2[to] embezzle; pocket (fig.)3[to] hold back words; keep silent (fig.)4[to] have a tinge of; be tinted withน้ำเงินnám ngernน้ำเงินnám ngern1dark blue (color term)2dark blue (colored)เข้มkêmเข้มkêm1strong; intense (taste/smell)2deep; rich (color)3strict; rigorous4serious; stern (manner/face)5strong (coffee/tea/medicine)เหมือนmĕuuanเหมือนmĕuuan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughสีsĕeสีsĕe1hue; shade; tone2paint3[to] rub; scrub; polish4colorนิลกาฬnin-lá-gaanนิลกาฬnin-lá-gaan1indigo; blue-black; very dark blue2blue sapphire; dark blue gemstoneดูลึกลับdoo léuk-lápดูลึกลับdoo léuk-láp[to] look or seem mysteriousและláeและláeand (coordinating)น่ากลัวnâa gluuaน่ากลัวnâa gluua1scary; frightening2awfully; terribly; extremely
The sea at night has a dark, blue-black color like indigo, looking mysterious and frightening.
2NounC1

blue sapphire; dark blue gemstone

a sapphire of deep blue color; a dark blue gemstone.

Examples

แหวนwăenแหวนwăen1ring (finger jewelry)2toroidal ring/annulus (technical)3classifier: ringsวงwongวงwong1band; musical group2group; circle (of people)3classifier: sets (musical groups, rings)4circle; ring5ring; zone; tier6circuit; loopนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3that (emphatic/contrastive final particle)ฝังfăngฝังfăng1[to] bury; inter2[to] implant (medical/dental)3[to] embed; set into4[to be] ingrained; deeply instilled (figurative) [adj]พลอยployพลอยploy1gem; gemstone2also; as a result3Ploy (female given name)นิลกาฬnin-lá-gaanนิลกาฬnin-lá-gaan1indigo; blue-black; very dark blue2blue sapphire; dark blue gemstoneเม็ดใหญ่mét yàiเม็ดใหญ่mét yàilarge-grained; large-sized (for small items)ดูdooดูdoo1consult; get advice from2try; have a go3[to] divine; tell fortune4[to] examine; check; inspect5[to] seem; appear6[to] look; watch; seeสวยงามsŭuay ngaamสวยงามsŭuay ngaam1beautiful; lovely2splendid; elegant (style/design)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
That ring is set with a large deep blue sapphire; it looks very beautiful.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

นิลninนิลnin1jet-black; very dark (literary/formal)2sapphire; corundum (dark/black variety)Part 1
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กาฬgaanกาฬgaan1black; very dark (literary)2deadly; fatal (literary)3plague-/death-/black- (in compounds)Part 2
นิลกาฬnin-lá-gaanนิลกาฬnin-lá-gaanindigo; blue-black; very dark blue