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| กิเลส giL laehtL | ![]() |
| Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||||
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | กิ-เหฺลด |
| IPA | kìʔ lèːt |
| Royal Thai General System | kilet |
[noun, loanword, Pali] | |||
| definition | lust; evil wish; desire; longing; greed; avarice; rapacity | ||
| notes | In some disyllabic words, when the first syllable has mid- or high-class initial and the second is dead with a low-class initial, the tone of the second syllable is determined from the first syllable. | ||
| examples | กิเลสตัณหา![]() | giL laehtL dtanM haaR | longing; passion; desire |
ติดอยู่ในกิเลส![]() | dtitL yuuL naiM giL laehtL | to remain attached to depravity; sensuality; lust; lustful desires; sins; human passion; unbridled desires | |
| sample sentences | |||

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