เล่นคลี
lên-kliiMeaning
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[to] play polo; [to] play khli
to play polo or khli, a traditional ball game in which players hit a ball with sticks, sometimes while riding horses
Examples
ในสมัยก่อนnai-sà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnในสมัยก่อนnai-sà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnin the past; formerlyผู้pûuผู้pûu1person; one who … (agentive prefix)2person; people (as a standalone noun in formal/register-bound uses)ชายไทยchaai-taiชายไทยchaai-taiThai manบางbaangบางbaang1some; certain2thin; slight3thin; sparseกลุ่มglùmกลุ่มglùm1group; cluster2classifier for groupsชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)เล่นคลีlên-kliiเล่นคลีlên-klii[to] play polo; [to] play khliเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)กีฬาgii-laaกีฬาgii-laasport; sportsเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofความสนุกสนานkwaam-sà-nùk-sà-nǎanความสนุกสนานkwaam-sà-nùk-sà-nǎan1fun; enjoyment2merriment; festivity
In the past, some groups of Thai men liked to play khli as a sport for fun.
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การเล่นgaan-lênคลีkliiบนbonหลังlǎngม้าmáaต้องdtɔ̂ngอาศัยaa-sǎiทักษะták-sàการทรงตัวgaan-song-dtuuaและlɛ́ความแม่นยำสูงkwaam-mɛ̂n-yam-sǔungมากmâak
Playing polo on horseback requires a very high level of balance and accuracy.
ในnaiวรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dii-taiหลายlǎaiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangมักmákมีmiiการบรรยายgaan-ban-yaaiฉากchàakที่tîiกษัตริย์gà-sàtและlɛ́เหล่าlàoทหารtá-hǎanเสด็จออกsà-dèt-ɔ̀ɔkไปbpaiเล่นคลีlên-kliiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaประลองbprà-lɔɔngฝีมือfǐi-mʉʉ
In many Thai literary works, there are often descriptions of scenes where the king and soldiers go out to play polo to test their skills.
กีฬาgii-laaขี่ม้าkìi-máaตีคลีdtii-kliiหรือrʉ̌ʉการเล่นgaan-lênคลีkliiนั้นnánถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenมหรสพmá-hɔ̌ɔ-rá-sòpและlɛ́การละเล่นgaan-lá-lênของkɔ̌ɔngชนชั้นสูงchon-chán-sǔungที่tîiมีมาmii-maaตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛสมัยโบราณsà-mǎi-boo-raan
Equestrian polo, or playing khli, is considered a form of entertainment and game for the upper class that has existed since ancient times.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
lên
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → 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
เล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] play (audio or video)7[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)[to] play; have funPart 1
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คลีkliiคลีklii1traditional Thai ball-and-stick game2ball used in klitraditional Thai ball-and-stick gamePart 2
เล่นคลีlên-kliiเล่นคลีlên-klii[to] play polo; [to] play khli[to] play polo; [to] play khliWord