ใกล้

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *k.raɰᶜ (“near”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨠᩖᩲ᩶ or ᨠᩖᩱ᩶, Lao ໃກ້ (kai) or ໄກ້ (kai), Lü ᦺᦂᧉ (k̇ay²), Shan ၵၢႆ (kǎay), Ahom 𑜀𑜧 (kaw) or 𑜀𑜩 (kay), Zhuang gyawj.

Pronunciation

Orthographic		ใกล้ au k l ˆ
Phonemic		ไกฺล้ ai k ̥ l ˆ
Romanization	Paiboon	glâi
	Royal Institute	klai
(standard) IPA^(key)		/klaj˥˩/

Adjective

ใกล้ • (glâi) (abstract noun ความใกล้)

near; close.

Antonyms

ไกล (glai)

Adverb

ใกล้ • (glâi) (abstract noun ความใกล้)

nearly; closely; almost.

Preposition

ใกล้ • (glâi)

near; close.