ใกล้

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *k.raɰꟲ (“near”).[1]

Cognate with Northern Thai ᨠᩖᩲ᩶ or ᨠᩖᩱ᩶, Lao ໃກ້ (kai) or ໄກ້ (kai), Lü ᦺᦂᧉ (k̇ay²), Shan ၵၢႆ (kǎai), Ahom 𑜀𑜧 (kaw) or 𑜀𑜩 (kay), Bouyei jaec, Zhuang gyawj and cawj (dialectal).

Pronunciation

Orthographicใกล้
au k l ˆ
Phonemic
ไกฺล้
ai k ̥ l ˆ
RomanizationPaiboonglâi
Royal Instituteklai
(standard) IPA(key)/klaj˥˩/(R)

Adjective

ใกล้ • (glâi) (abstract noun ความใกล้)

  1. near; close.

Antonyms

Adverb

ใกล้ • (glâi) (abstract noun ความใกล้)

  1. nearly; closely; almost.

Preposition

ใกล้ • (glâi)

  1. near; close.
    สนามบินอยู่สถานีรถไฟฟ้า  ―  sà-nǎam-bin yùu glâi sà-tǎa-nii rót-fai-fáa  ―  The airport is near the train station.

References

  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai‎[1], Cornell University PhD dissertation, page 345
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