กล
See also: กุล
Thai
Etymology
From Old Khmer kala (“art, cunning, ingenuity; trick, trickery, pretense; tactic, strategy; etc”). Compare Modern Khmer កល (kɑɑl).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | กล k l | ||
| Phonemic | กน k n | [bound form] กน-ละ- k n – l a – | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | gon | gon-lá- |
| Royal Institute | kon | kon-la- | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /kon˧/ | /kon˧.la˦˥./ | |
Conjunction
กล • (gon)
- (chiefly poetic) as if; like.
- พระบาทสมเด็จพระปรเมนทรมหาวชิราวุธ, พาหุงคำฉันท์:
- แสร้งเสกสราวุธประดิษฐ์ กลคิดจะรอนราน รุมพลพหลพยุหะปาน พระสมุทรทะนองมา
- sɛ̂ɛng sèek sà-raa-wú-tá bprà-dít · gà-lá kít jà rɔɔn-raan · rum pon pá-hǒn pá-yú-hà bpaan · prá-sà-mùt tá-nɔɔng maa
- The demon lord designedly employed his magical power to create splendid weapons as if to start war. He sent in a great many soldiers, like wild waves crushed in by the sea.
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- พระบาทสมเด็จพระปรเมนทรมหาวชิราวุธ, พาหุงคำฉันท์:
Noun
กล • (gon)
- magic: the art of producing illusions.
- trick: feat of magic; crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, etc, intended to deceive or cheat.
- fraud; deceit.
- engine; machine; motor.
Derived terms
Proposition
กล • (gon)
- (chiefly poetic) like; resembling; similarly to; characteristic of; indicative of.
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