เกลา
glaoMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] smooth; pare; whittle [sth]
To shave, trim, or smooth a physical object to make it even, shapely, or neat, such as whittling wood or bamboo.
Examples
พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderมีดmîitมีดmîitknifeเกลาglaoเกลาglao1[to] smooth; pare; whittle [sth]2[to] refine; polish [sth] (language, style, manners)ดินสอdin-sɔ̌ɔดินสอdin-sɔ̌ɔ1pencil2classifier: แท่งให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)
Dad used a knife to sharpen the pencil for me.
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ช่างไม้châng-máaiกำลังgam-langเกลาglaoขาโต๊ะkǎa-dtóไม้máaiให้hâiเรียบเนียนrîiap-niianและlɛ́ไม่มีmâi-miiเสี้ยนsîian
The carpenter is smoothing the legs of the wooden table to make them even and free of splinters.
เขาkǎoซื้อsʉ́ʉไม้ไผ่máai-pàiมาmaaหนึ่งnʉ̀ngลำlamเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaจะjàเกลาglaoทำเป็นtam-bpenคันkanเบ็ดตกปลาbèt-dtòk-bplaa
He bought a stalk of bamboo to trim and make into a fishing rod.
การgaanจะjàเกลาglaoไม้เท้าmáai-táaoให้ได้hâi-dâaiรูปทรงrûup-songที่สวยงามtîi-sǔuai-ngaamและlɛ́จับถนัดjàp-tà-nàtมือmʉʉนั้นnánต้องdtɔ̂ngอาศัยaa-sǎiทั้งtángทักษะták-sàและlɛ́ความใจเย็นkwaam-jai-yenเป็นอย่างมากbpen-yàang-mâak
To shape a walking stick until it has a beautiful form and is comfortable to hold requires both great skill and patience.
2VerbB2
[to] refine; polish [sth] (language, style, manners)
To improve and make something abstract more elegant, proper, or well-formed, such as refining one's character (เกลานิสัย) or polishing one's writing (เกลาสำนวน).
Examples
บรรณาธิการban-naa-tí-gaanบรรณาธิการban-naa-tí-gaaneditorช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]เกลาglaoเกลาglao1[to] smooth; pare; whittle [sth]2[to] refine; polish [sth] (language, style, manners)สำนวนsǎm-nuuanสำนวนsǎm-nuuan1idiom; set expression2style; manner of expression3wording; phrasing; turn of phrase4case file; dossier (legal)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)บทความbòt-kwaamบทความbòt-kwaamarticle; essayของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)น่าอ่านnâa-àanน่าอ่านnâa-àanworth reading; enjoyable to read; recommendedมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂nมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n1more; increasingly2greater; more (than before)
The editor helped polish the phrasing in my article to make it more pleasant to read.
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การไปgaan-bpaiปฏิบัติธรรมbpà-dtì-bàt-tamช่วยchûuaiเกลาglaoจิตใจjìt-jaiของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoให้hâiสงบsà-ngòpและlɛ́ปล่อยวางbplɔ̀i-waangได้dâaiมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
Going on a meditation retreat helped refine his mind, making him calmer and better at letting go.
ก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàนำเสนอแผนnam-sà-nə̌ə-pɛ̌ɛnงานngaanต่อdtɔ̀ɔที่ประชุมtîi-bprà-chumผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanขอให้kɔ̌ɔ-hâiทีมtiimช่วยกันchûuai-ganเกลาglaoเนื้อหาnʉ́ʉa-hǎaและlɛ́รายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatอีกครั้งìik-kráng
Before presenting the plan to the meeting, the manager asked the team to help refine the content and details one more time.
ประสบการณ์bprà-sòp-gaanชีวิตchii-wítที่ผ่านมาtîi-pàan-maaได้dâaiช่วยchûuaiเกลาglaoนิสัยní-sǎiที่tîiเคยkəəiก้าวร้าวgâao-ráaoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoให้hâiอ่อนโยนɔ̀ɔn-yoonและlɛ́สุขุมsù-kǔmลงlongอย่างเห็นได้ชัดyàang-hěn-dâai-chát
His past life experiences have helped refine his once-aggressive character, making him noticeably gentler and more composed.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster กล, the first consonant ก sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel เ-า hides a final -ว, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
glao
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ลาlaaลาlaa1donkey2[to] say goodbye; take one’s leave3leave (from work/school)4[to] take leave; request leavedonkeyPart 2
เกลาglaoเกลาglao[to] smooth; pare; whittle [sth][to] smooth; pare; whittle [sth]Word