ไกล่เกลี่ย

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Thai

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From ไกล่ (gàil, to apply with a hand, finger, etc; to smear; to rub) +‎ เกลี่ย (glìia, to equalise by spreading out, levelling down, etc).

Pronunciation

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Orthographicไกล่เกลี่ย
ai k l ˋ e k l ī ˋ y
Phonemic
ไกฺล่-เกฺลี่ย
ai k ̥ l ˋ – e k ̥ l ī ˋ y
RomanizationPaiboonglài-glìia
Royal Instituteklai-klia
(standard) IPA(key)/klaj˨˩.klia̯˨˩/(R)

Verb

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ไกล่เกลี่ย (glài-glìia) (abstract noun การไกล่เกลี่ย)

  1. to smooth, level, or even with a hand, finger, or any other thing.
  2. to adjust; to compromise; to mediate; to conciliate; to reconcile.