มายาภาพ(maa-yaa-pâap)

Meanings

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optical illusion; mirage

an unreal image seen by the eyes, such as an optical illusion or a mirage.

Examples

เวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4time (classifier) [rare/idiomatic]ขับรถkàp rótขับรถkàp rót[to] drive (a motor vehicle)บนbonบนbon1on; upon2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ถนนtà-nŏnถนนtà-nŏnroad; streetร้อนๆrón rónร้อนๆrón rón1very hot; piping hot2freshly; while still hotบางทีbaang teeบางทีbaang tee1sometimes; at times2maybe; perhaps (informal)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)เห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asภาพเหมือนpâap mĕuuanภาพเหมือนpâap mĕuuanportraitมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainข้างหน้าkâang nâaข้างหน้าkâang nâa1ahead; in front2the front; the area ahead3in front of [sb]/[sth]4the future; time aheadแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)มันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2he/she (colloquial, impolite)3greasy; oily; fatty4starchy tuber (yam, taro, etc.)5oil/fat (substance)6creamy; rich (texture/taste)7fun; thrilling; highly entertainingเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsแค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2merely; simply (downplaying)3only; just (preposition)มายาภาพmaa-yaa-pâapมายาภาพmaa-yaa-pâapoptical illusion; mirage
When driving on a hot road, sometimes we see an image that looks like water ahead, but it's just a mirage.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

มายาmaa yaaมายาmaa yaa1illusion; deceptive appearance2deceit; trickery; guile3magic; sorcery (literary)4allure; enchanting charm5worldly illusion (philosophical)Part 1
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ภาพpâapภาพpâap1image; picture2scene; view; sight3image (public); reputation4film; movie5vision; mental imagePart 2
มายาภาพmaa-yaa-pâapมายาภาพmaa-yaa-pâapoptical illusion; mirage