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klɛ́ɛoMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] escape; [to] evade
to escape from danger or misfortune; to evade or avoid
Examples
ขอให้kɔ̌ɔ-hâiขอให้kɔ̌ɔ-hâi1May ...; I wish that ...2to request that; to ask thatเดินทางปลอดภัยdəən-taang-bplɔ̀ɔt-paiเดินทางปลอดภัยdəən-taang-bplɔ̀ɔt-paisafe travelsแคล้วคลาดklɛ́ɛo-klâatแคล้วคลาดklɛ́ɛo-klâat1[to] escape danger; be spared harm2safe from harm; unharmedจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmอันตรายan-dtà-raaiอันตรายan-dtà-raai1danger; hazard2dangerous; hazardousทั้งปวงtáng-bpuuangทั้งปวงtáng-bpuuang1all; entire (formal/literary)2all (of them); everyone/everything (formal)นะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particle
May you travel safely and escape from all dangers.
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พระเครื่องprá-krʉ̂ʉangองค์ongนี้níiเชื่อกันว่าchʉ̂ʉa-gan-wâaช่วยให้chûuai-hâiผู้ที่pûu-tîiสวมใส่sǔuam-sàiแคล้วklɛ́ɛoจากjàakภัยpaiอันตรายan-dtà-raai
This amulet is believed to help the wearer escape from danger.
ด้วยdûuaiสติสัมปชัญญะsà-dtì-sǎm-bpà-chan-yáที่ดีtîi-diiทำให้tam-hâiเขาkǎoแคล้วคลาดklɛ́ɛo-klâatจากjàakภยันตรายpá-yan-dtà-raaiในnaiป่าลึกbpàa-lʉ́kมาmaaได้dâai
With good mindfulness, he managed to evade the dangers in the deep forest.
ทหารtá-hǎanนายnaaiนั้นnánแคล้วคลาดklɛ́ɛo-klâatจากjàakคมkomกระสุนปืนgrà-sǔn-bpʉʉnไปbpaiได้dâaiอย่างyàangหวุดหวิดwùt-wìt
That soldier narrowly escaped the path of the bullet.
2VerbB2
[to] miss; [to] fail to meet
to miss each other; to fail to meet or cross paths
Examples
ถ้าtâaถ้าtâaif; in caseคนเราkon-raoคนเราkon-raowe humans; people (in general)เป็นคู่bpen-kûuเป็นคู่bpen-kûu1[to] be in a pair; be paired2[to] be a couple (romantic)กันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ย่อมyɔ̂mย่อมyɔ̂m1small; modest-sized2naturally; as expectedไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)แคล้วklɛ́ɛoแคล้วklɛ́ɛo1[to] escape; [to] evade2[to] miss; [to] fail to meetกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4like; as; such as5in the manner of; -lyแน่นอนnɛ̂ɛ-nɔɔnแน่นอนnɛ̂ɛ-nɔɔn1certain; sure2certainly; definitely3of course; certainly4definite; fixed
If people are soulmates, they will certainly not miss each other.
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ฉันchǎnอุตส่าห์ùt-sàaรีบrîipไปหาbpai-hǎaเขาkǎoที่บ้านtîi-bâanแต่dtɛ̀ɛสุดท้ายsùt-táaiก็gɔ̂แคล้วklɛ́ɛoกันganจนได้jon-dâai
I rushed to see him at his house, but in the end, we still missed each other.
เราraoสองsŏngคนkonคงไม่kong mâiมีmeeวาสนาwâat-sà-năaต่อกันdtò ganถึงtĕungได้dâiแคล้วkláewกันไปgan bpaiแบบนี้bàep née
The two of us probably have no destiny together, which is why we missed each other like this.
เขาkăoตั้งใจdtâng jaiจะjàไปbpaiดักรอdàk rorพบpópดาราdaa-raaคนโปรดkon bpròhtแต่dtàeก็gâwแคล้วkláewกันไปgan bpaiเพียงpiiangไม่กี่mâi gèeนาทีnaa-tee
He intended to wait and meet his favorite celebrity, but they missed each other by just a few minutes.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster คล, the first consonant ค sets the class.
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
klɛ́ɛo
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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 | — | — |