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¢¹Ò´  khaL naatL
pronunciation guide
Phonemic Thai¢Ð-ËÚ¹Ò´
IPAkʰànàːt
Royal Thai General Systemkhanat

common Thai word   [noun]
definition
dimensions; size; measurement

examples¡Ô¹à¡Ô¹¢¹Ò´ginM geernM khaL naatLoverdose
¡Ô¹ÂÒà¡Ô¹¢¹Ò´ginM yaaM geernM khaL naatLto overdose (i.e. drugs, medication)
¡ÒáԹÂÒà¡Ô¹¢¹Ò´gaanM ginM yaaM geernM khaL naatLoverdosing
à¡Ô¹¢¹Ò´geernM khaL naatLway too much; excessively
¢¹Ò´¡ÅÒ§khaL naatL glaangMmedium-sized
¢¹Ò´ãË­èkhaL naatL yaiL[of size, dimension] big; large; huge
¤é͹¢¹Ò´ãË­è khaawnH khaL naatL yaiLsledge hammer
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khreuuangF khitH laehkF khaL naatL lekH
pocket calculator
᫹´ìÇÔª¢¹Ò´ãË­èsaaen[d]M witH khaL naatL yaiLsubmarine sandwich; "hero" sandwich
¹Ç¹ÔÂÒ¢¹Ò´ÊÑé¹naH waH niH yaayM khaL naatL sanFnovelette (a short or brief novel; a long short story)
»Ñ鹨Ñè¹¢¹Ò´ãË­èbpanF janL khaL naatL yaiLderrick
àÁ×ͧ¢¹Ò´àÅç¡meuuangM khaL naatL lekHsmall town; village
àÃ×èͧÊÑé¹¢¹Ò´ÂÒÇreuuangF sanF khaL naatL yaaoMnovelette (a short or brief novel; a long short story)
ÇÑ´¢¹Ò´watH khaL naatLmeasurement
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aL nooH phaakF khaawngR aL dtaawmM theeF meeM bpraL jooL buaakL seungF meeM khaL naatL bpraL jooL thaoF gapL khaawngR iL lekH dtraawnM theeF meeM bpraL jooL lohpH
[Thai description of a] proton
sample
sentences
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khaawyF chaiH khaawnH khaL naatL mawL meuuM khaawngR changF dtohpL dtaengL haiF daiF lakH saL naL dooyM aaM saiR dtaoM phaoR haiF lekL aawnL dtuaaM gaawnL dteeM chehnF ganM
Little by little, hammers of various appropriate sizes are used and the blade smith obtains the correct characteristics (of the knife) with the kiln softening the metal each time before it is hammered.
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thuuhrM phaawmR gaL raawngL leeuyM maiF naaF cheuuaF waaF dtohM kheunF maaM laaeoH jaL suayR khaL naatL neeH
"You were so skinny (before); it's unbelievable that you are so beatiful now that you are all grown up."
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phohnR laH maaiH luukF yaiL yaiL phaaengM maakF khaF luukF khaL naatL neeH thuukL gwaaL
[spoken by a female] "The big fruit are very expensive; this size is cheaper."
àÁ×èÍʶҹ¡ÒóìÂ×´àÂ×éÍÁÒ¶Ö§¢¹Ò´¹ÕéáÅéÇ ¡ÒÃÅéÍÁ¤Í¡ ËÅѧ ÇÑÇËÒ ¡ç¶×ÍÇèÒ´Õ¡ÇèÒ»ÅèÍÂãËéà˵ءÒóìºÒ¹»ÅÒÂ
meuuaF saL thaanR naH gaan[n]M yeuutF yeuuaH maaM theungR khaL naatL neeH laaeoH gaanM laawmH khaawkF langR wuaaM haayR gaawF theuuR waaF deeM gwaaL bplaawyL haiF haehtL gaan[n]M baanM bplaayM
"When circumstances have gone this far already, 'closing the barn door' after 'the horses have escaped' is better than better than allowing the situation to escalate. ."
äÁè¹Ö¡àÅÂÇèÒ ¤¹·Õèà¡Ô´ÁÒã¹á¼è¹´Ô¹ä·Â»Ñ¨¨ØºÑ¹ ¨Ðà¹Ã¤Ø³á¼è¹´Ô¹¶Ôè¹à¡Ô´ä´é¶Ö§¢¹Ò´¹Õé
maiF neukH leeuyM waaF khohnM theeF geertL maaM naiM phaenL dinM thaiM bpatL jooL banM jaL naehM raH khoonM phaenL dinM thinL geertL daiF theungR khaL naatL neeH
"I never imagined that those born in Thailand in our times would betray their land of their birth to such an extent."
äÁèÇèÒ¨ÐÃèÓÃÇ¢¹Ò´ä˹ ÁÕà§Ô¹ÊÑ¡»Ò¹ã´ äÁèÁÕ·Õèä˹·ÕèÍÂÙèáÅéÇÍºÍØè¹à·èÒ»ÃÐà·Èä·Â
maiF waaF jaL ramF ruayM khaL naatL naiR meeM ngernM sakL bpaanM daiM maiF meeM theeF naiR theeF yuuL laaeoH ohpL oonL thaoF bpraL thaehtF thaiM
"Irrespective of how rich (he is) (and) no matter how much money (he has), there is nowhere that he has lived which is as warm and comforting as Thailand is."
ÅѡɳÇÔàÈÉ³ì ¤×ͤÓÇÔàÈɳì·Õè»ÃСͺºÍ¡ÅѡɳеèÒ§ æ àªè¹ ºÍ¡ª¹Ô´, ÊÕ, Êѳ°Ò¹, ¢¹Ò´, àÊÕ§, ÍÒ¡ÒÃ, ¡ÅÔè¹, ÃÊ, ¤ÇÒÁÃÙéÊÖ¡ à»ç¹µé¹ àªè¹
´Õ, ªÑèÇ, ¢ÒÇ, ´Ó, ¡ÅÁ, ẹ, ãË­è, àÅç¡, â¤ÃÁ, à»ÃÕé§, àÃçÇ, ªéÒ, ËÍÁ, àËÁç¹, à»ÃÕéÂÇ, ËÇÒ¹, Ãé͹, àÂç¹ ÏÅÏ

lakH saL naL wiH saeht[n]L kheuuM khamM wiH saeht[n]L theeF bpraL gaawpL baawkL lakH saL naL dtaangL dtaangL chehnF baawkL chaH nitH seeR sanR thaanR khaL naatL siiangR aaM gaanM glinL rohtH khwaamM ruuH seukL bpenM dtohnF chehnF deeM chuaaF khaaoR damM glohmM baaenM yaiL lekH khrohmM bpriiangF reoM chaaH haawmR menR bpriaaoF waanR raawnH yenM
“Modifiers describing characteristics” which are combined with other words to describe various characteristics, such as describing the type, color, shape, size, sound, symptom, smell, taste, and feel, for example:
“good,” “evil,” “white,” “black,” “round,” “flat,” “large,” “small,” “thudding,” “thundering,” “fast, “slow,” “fragrant,” “stinky,” “sour,” “sweet,” “hot,” “cold,” etc.
áÅзÓãËéÊÕ¼ÔÇᵡµèÒ§¡Ñ¹ä» ¤¹¼ÔÇ¢ÒǹÑé¹ÍÒÀѾ¹Ñ¡ ÁÕàÁç´ÊÕ¢¹Ò´àÅç¡ àÇÅÒ·Õèâ´¹áʧᴴ¨Ñ´·ÓãËé¼ÔÇ˹ѧäËÁé ä´éàÃçÇ
laeH thamM haiF seeR phiuR dtaaekL dtaangL ganM bpaiM khohnM phiuR khaaoR nanH aaM phapH nakH meeM metH seeR khaL naatL lekH waehM laaM theeF dohnM saaengR daaetL jatL thamM haiF phiuR nangR maiF daiF reoM
And, (this melanin) makes our skin color different; people with light skin are very unlucky (because) they have small color-spots. When they are exposed to strong sunlight, (the sun) causes their skin to burn quickly.
ÍÂèÒ§äáçµÒÁ ¨¹¢³Ð¹Õé᡹¹Ó¾ÃäÂѧäÁèÂÍÁµÍºÃѺà·ÕºàªÔ­¨Ò¡¾Ã䢹ҴàÅç¡ÍÂèÒ§à»ç¹·Ò§¡ÒÃ
yaangL raiM gaawF dtaamM johnM khaL naL neeH gaaenM namM phakH yangM maiF yaawmM dtaawpL rapH thiiapF cheernM jaakL phakH khaL naatL lekH yaangL bpenM thaangM gaanM
"In any event to date the party leadership has not yet received an official response from the smaller parties to its invitation."
special
note
This word contains an initial consonant cluster which follows the general clustered consonant tone rule. This is the common case for clusters in which: As shown in the phonemic transcription result, the tone of the syllable as a whole is determined by the consonant class of the first consonant in the cluster.

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