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| กาลี gaaM leeM |  |
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| 1. | evil; malevolent; black |
| 2. | [Hinduism] Kali or ทุรคา (Durga), the wife of พระศิวะ (Shiva) and the malevolent form of the Mother Goddess; Parvati; the sometimes malignant goddess of war; an aspect of เทวี  (Devi) |
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| Phonemic Thai | กา-ลี |
| IPA | kaː liː |
| Royal Thai General System | kali |
| 1. [adjective] | |||
| definition | evil; malevolent; black | ||
| related word | กาฬ | gaanM | black; dark blue; dark |
| examples | กาลีบ้านกาลีเมือง | gaaM leeM baanF gaaM leeM meuuangM | vulgar; evil; wicked; devilish |
| ชั่วช้ากาลี | chuaaF chaaH gaaM leeM | [showing strong disapproval] evil; wicked; devilish | |
| 2. [proper noun, person, colloquial] | |||
| definition | [Hinduism] Kali or ทุรคา (Durga), the wife of พระศิวะ (Shiva) and the malevolent form of the Mother Goddess; Parvati; the sometimes malignant goddess of war; an aspect of เทวี (Devi) | ||
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| example | เจ้าแม่กาลี | jaoF maaeF gaaM leeM | Mother Goddess Kali, sometimes used figuratively and sarcastically for a nasty mean woman or gay man |
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