มาย(maai)
Meanings
1NounC1
illusion; magic; trickery (literary)
Illusion, magic, or trickery; a deceptive appearance (literary/poetic; often as a shortened form of มายามายาmaa yaa1illusion; deceptive appearance2deceit; trickery; guile3magic; sorcery (literary)4allure; enchanting charm5worldly illusion (philosophical)).
Examples
ความร่ำรวยkwaam râm ruuayความร่ำรวยkwaam râm ruuaywealth; affluence; prosperityของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsเป็นเพียงbpen piiangเป็นเพียงbpen piiangonly; merelyภาพpâapภาพpâap1image; picture2scene; view; sight3image (public); reputation4film; movie5vision; mental imageมายmaaiมายmaaiillusion; magic; trickery (literary)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/slotสร้างขึ้นsâang kêunสร้างขึ้นsâang kêun1[to] build; erect2[to] create; establish; set upมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofหลอกลวงlòk luuangหลอกลวงlòk luuang1[to] deceive; cheat; trick2deceptive; fraudulent; deceitfulนักลงทุนnák long tunนักลงทุนnák long tuninvestor
His wealth was just an illusion created to deceive investors.