ไกลโพ้น
glai-póonMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
far away; distant; remote
very far away; at a great, often indefinite distance
Examples
ภูเขาpuu-kǎoภูเขาpuu-kǎomountainลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainไกลโพ้นglai-póonไกลโพ้นglai-póon1far away; distant; remote2far away; in the far distance
That mountain is far away.
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As a child, he dreamed of traveling to faraway lands.
ข่าวkàaoจากjàakบ้านเกิดbâan-gə̀ətดังdangมาจากmaa-jàakที่tîiไกลโพ้นglai-póonราวกับraao-gàpเสียงสะท้อนsǐiang-sà-tɔ́ɔn
News from my hometown sounded from a far distance like an echo.
เราraoมองmongเรือใบreuua baiลำเล็กlam lékที่têeค่อยๆkôi kôiเลือนหายไปleuuan hăai bpaiในnaiท้องทะเลtóng tá-layไกลโพ้นglai pón
We watched the small sailboat gradually fade into the distant sea.
2AdverbA2
far away; in the far distance
to or in a place that is very far away
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forเดินทางdəən-taangเดินทางdəən-taang[to] travel; make a journeyไปยังbpai-yangไปยังbpai-yangto; toward (a destination)ดินแดนdin-dɛɛnดินแดนdin-dɛɛnland; territory; region; domainไกลโพ้นglai-póonไกลโพ้นglai-póon1far away; distant; remote2far away; in the far distance
I want to travel to a faraway land.
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Yesterday I dreamed that I went to a faraway city.
Next year they will move to live in a faraway land.
เขาkǎoเก็บเงินgèp-ngənมานานmaa-naanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaออกเดินทางɔ̀ɔk-dəən-taangสู่sùuโลกlôokไกลโพ้นglai-póonที่tîiเขาkǎoใฝ่ฝันfài-fǎn
He has saved money for a long time to set out for the far-off world he dreams of.
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 classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster กล, the first consonant ก sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ไ hides a final -ย, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
glai
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
ไกลglaiไกลglai1far; distant2far; to a distant place3far (in time/relationship); distantfar; distantPart 1
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โพ้นpóonโพ้นpóon1yonder; distant; far-off (literary)2yonder; afar; beyond (literary)yonder; distant; far-off (literary)Part 2
ไกลโพ้นglai-póonไกลโพ้นglai-póonfar away; distant; remotefar away; distant; remoteWord