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 (kǎai), Ahom 𑜀𑜧 (kaw) or 𑜀𑜩 (kay), Bouyei jaec, 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˥˩/(R)

Adjective

ใกล้ • (glâi) (abstract noun ความใกล้)

1. near; close.

Antonyms

• ไกล (glai)

Adverb

ใกล้ • (glâi) (abstract noun ความใกล้)

1. nearly; closely; almost.

Preposition

ใกล้ • (glâi)

1. near; close.

   สนามบินอยู่ใกล้สถานีรถไฟฟ้า  ―  sà-nǎam-bin yùu glâi sà-tǎa-nii rót-fai-fáa  ―  The airport is near the train station.