กลาย

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See also: กล้าย

Thai

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Pronunciation

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Orthographicกลาย
k l ā y
Phonemic
กฺลาย
k ̥ l ā y
RomanizationPaiboonglaai
Royal Instituteklai
(standard) IPA(key)/klaːj˧/(R)

Etymology 1

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Cognate with Lao ກາຍ (kāi), ᦂᦻ (k̇aay), Tai Nüa ᥐᥣᥭᥰ (käay), Shan ၵၢႆ (kǎai). Compare Khmer ក្លាយ (klaay), Mon ကၠဲာ, Vietnamese trái.

Verb

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กลาย (glaai) (abstract noun การกลาย)

  1. (transitive) to change; to transform; to turn.
  2. (intransitive) to change, transform, turn, or grow (into, to be, etc); to become.
  3. (intransitive) to turn out (that, to be, etc).
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Tai *klaːjᴬ (last (year)). Cognate with Lao ກາຍ (kāi), Shan ၵၢႆ (kǎai).

Adjective

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กลาย (glaai)

  1. (of a year) last; past; previous.