เกลี้ยง
glîiangMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
smooth; bare; spotless
completely smooth or bare, without hair, roughness, projections, or marks; spotless
Examples
ศีรษะsǐi-sàศีรษะsǐi-sà1head (body part; formal)2top; tip; end (literary)ของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirsโกนgoonโกนgoon[to] shaveเกลี้ยงglîiangเกลี้ยงglîiang1smooth; bare; spotless2all gone; none left; cleaned out3entirely; completelyจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asตอdtɔɔตอdtɔɔstump; stubbleผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
His head is shaved completely smooth with no stubble visible.
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This wooden table has been polished smooth; it doesn’t catch your hand when you touch it.
The wall was just painted and looks spotless, with no scratches at all.
พื้นหินอ่อนpʉ́ʉn-hǐn-ɔ̀ɔnที่tîiโรงแรมroong-rɛɛmเงาวับngao-wápและlɛ́เกลี้ยงglîiangไร้ráiคราบkrâapทำให้tam-hâiโถงtǒongดูduuหรูrǔuขึ้นkʉ̂nมากmâak
The hotel’s marble floor is glossy and spotless, making the lobby look much more luxurious.
2AdjectiveB1
all gone; none left; cleaned out
completely used up, sold out, or emptied; nothing remaining
Examples
ขนมkà-nǒmขนมkà-nǒmsnack; sweet; dessertโปรดbpròotโปรดbpròot1please (formal/request)2favor; like; be fond of (formal)3favorite; preferredขายkǎaiขายkǎai1[to] sell [sth]2for sale; for purchase3[to] sell oneself; prostitute oneselfหมดเกลี้ยงmòt-glîiangหมดเกลี้ยงmòt-glîiang1all gone; completely used up; sold out2completely; leaving nothingตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛfrom; since (starting point)เช้าcháoเช้าcháo1morning2morning; early-morning3in the morning
My favorite snack was sold out completely since the morning.
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เปิดbpə̀ətตู้เย็นdtûu-yenแล้วlɛ́ɛoพบว่าpóp-wâaนมnomหมดเกลี้ยงmòt-glîiangต้องdtɔ̂ngออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiซื้อsʉ́ʉใหม่mài
I opened the fridge and found the milk completely gone; I have to go buy more.
บัตรคอนเสิร์ตbàt kon-sèrtถูกtòokจองjongเกลี้ยงglîiangในnaiไม่กี่mâi gèeนาทีnaa-teeทำเอาtam aoแฟนๆfaen faenผิดหวังpìt wăngกันganมากmâak
Concert tickets were booked out completely in just a few minutes, leaving many fans disappointed.
ช่วงchûuangโปรแรงbproo-rɛɛngสินค้าsǐn-káaทั้งtángคลังklangถูกtùukกวาดgwàatจนเกลี้ยงjon-glîiangหน้าเว็บnâa-wépขึ้นkʉ̂nว่าwâaหมดmòtทุกtúkรายการraai-gaan
During the big promotion, the entire stock was cleared out completely, and the website showed every item as sold out.
3AdverbB2
entirely; completely
used as an intensifier meaning completely or entirely (e.g., cleaned out entirely)
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenจัดงานjàt-ngaanจัดงานjàt-ngaan[to] organize/host an eventลดราคาlót-raa-kaaลดราคาlót-raa-kaa1[to] discount; [to] reduce the price2on sale; discountedของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ร้านráanร้านráan1shop; store2restaurant; eatery3booth; stallก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerขายkǎaiขายkǎai1[to] sell [sth]2for sale; for purchase3[to] sell oneself; prostitute oneselfหมดเกลี้ยงmòt-glîiangหมดเกลี้ยงmòt-glîiang1all gone; completely used up; sold out2completely; leaving nothingในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ไม่กี่mâi-gìiไม่กี่mâi-gìia few; not manyชั่วโมงchûua-moongชั่วโมงchûua-moong1hour (60 minutes)2classifier: hours of time3lesson period; class period
Once the sale started, the items in the shop were completely sold out within hours.
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หลังจากlǎng-jàakพายุpaa-yúเข้าkâoน้ำnáamในnaiถังtǎngสำรองsǎm-rɔɔngหายไปhǎai-bpaiเกลี้ยงglîiangต้องdtɔ̂ngรีบrîipไปbpaiเติมdtəəm
After the storm, the water in the reserve tank was entirely gone; we had to refill it quickly.
พนักงานpá-nák-ngaanกวาดgwàatสต็อกsà-dtɔ́kบนbonชั้นchánออกɔ̀ɔkเกลี้ยงglîiangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเตรียมdtriiamรับrápสินค้าsǐn-káaใหม่màiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi
Staff cleared the stock on the shelves completely to prepare for new goods tomorrow.
เงินngənในnaiกองทุนฉุกเฉินgɔɔng-tun-chùk-chə̌ənถูกtùukใช้cháiไปbpaiเกลี้ยงglîiangเพราะprɔ́ค่ารักษาพยาบาลkâa-rák-sǎa-pá-yaa-baanที่tîiคาดไม่ถึงkâat-mâi-tʉ̌ng
The emergency fund was used up entirely due to unexpected medical expenses.
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 markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
glîiang
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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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ลี้líiลี้líi1[to] hide; conceal oneself2[to] evade; escape (literary)3li (Chinese unit of distance)4Li (place name)[to] hide; conceal oneselfPart 2
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เกลี้ยงglîiangเกลี้ยงglîiangsmooth; bare; spotlesssmooth; bare; spotlessWord