ภาพลวงตา
pâap luuang dtaa
Meanings
1NounB1
optical illusion
a visual image that deceives the eye, making something appear different from reality
Examples
รูปrôopรูปrôop1picture; photo; image2shape; form; figure3physique; body shape4Buddha image; statue5grammatical formนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsภาพลวงตาpâap luuang dtaaภาพลวงตาpâap luuang dtaa1optical illusion2mirage3illusory appearance (figurative)มันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2he/she (colloquial, impolite)3greasy; oily; fatty4starchy tuber (yam, taro, etc.)5oil/fat (substance)6creamy; rich (texture/taste)ดูเหมือนdoo mĕuuanดูเหมือนdoo mĕuuan1[to] seem; appear; look2apparently; seeminglyเคลื่อนไหวklêuuan wăiเคลื่อนไหวklêuuan wăi1[to] move2[to] act; take action3movement; motion4activist movement; mobilizationได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)
This picture is an optical illusion; it looks like it can move.
2NounB2
mirage
a natural optical illusion, often seen over hot surfaces, where distant objects or water seem to appear
Examples
คนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotหลงทางlŏng taangหลงทางlŏng taang1[to] get lost; lose one's way2[to] go astray; be misguided (figurative)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ทะเลทรายtá-lay saaiทะเลทรายtá-lay saaidesert (arid region)มักจะmák jàมักจะmák jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)เห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asภาพลวงตาpâap luuang dtaaภาพลวงตาpâap luuang dtaa1optical illusion2mirage3illusory appearance (figurative)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเป็นแหล่งbpen làengเป็นแหล่งbpen làeng[to] be a source of [sth]น้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)
People lost in the desert often see a mirage of a water source.
3NounB2
illusory appearance (figurative)
a deceptive or unreal appearance used figuratively, as something that seems true or attainable but is not
Examples
ความสุขkwaam sùkความสุขkwaam sùk1happiness; contentment2pleasure; enjoyment3well-beingที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)วัตถุwát-tùวัตถุwát-tù1object; thing (physical)2material; substance3object; object (grammatical)เป็นเพียงbpen piiangเป็นเพียงbpen piiangonly; merelyภาพลวงตาpâap luuang dtaaภาพลวงตาpâap luuang dtaa1optical illusion2mirage3illusory appearance (figurative)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotไม่ยั่งยืนmâi yâng-yeunไม่ยั่งยืนmâi yâng-yeununsustainable
The happiness derived from material possessions is just a fleeting illusion.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
มายาภาพmaa-yaa-pâapมายาภาพmaa-yaa-pâapoptical illusion; mirage
optical illusion; mirage
ภาพมายาpâap maa-yaaภาพมายาpâap maa-yaaillusion; mirage
illusion; mirage
ภาพลวงpâap luuangภาพลวงpâap luuang1optical illusion; mirage2illusion; deceptive appearance
- optical illusion; mirage
- illusion; deceptive appearance
มายาmaa yaaมายาmaa yaa1illusion; deceptive appearance2deceit; trickery; guile3magic; sorcery (literary)4allure; enchanting charm5worldly illusion (philosophical)
- illusion; deceptive appearance
- deceit; trickery; guile
- magic; sorcery (literary)
- allure; enchanting charm
- worldly illusion (philosophical)
การลวงตาgaan luuang dtaaการลวงตาgaan luuang dtaaoptical illusion; visual illusion
optical illusion; visual illusion
Word Breakdown
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ภาพลวงตาpâap luuang dtaaภาพลวงตาpâap luuang dtaaoptical illusion