กล

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See also: กุล

Thai

Etymology

From Old Khmer កល (kala, art, cunning, ingenuity; trick, trickery, pretense; tactic, strategy; etc). Cognate with Modern Khmer កល (kɑl).

Pronunciation

Orthographicกล
k l
Phonemic
กน
k n

กน-ละ-
k n – l a –
RomanizationPaiboongongon-lá-
Royal Institutekonkon-la-
(standard) IPA(key)/kon˧/(R)/kon˧.la˦˥./
Homophonesกน

Noun

กล (gon)

  1. magic: the art of producing illusions.
  2. trick: feat of magic; crafty or underhanded device, maneuver, etc, intended to deceive or cheat.
  3. fraud; deceit.
  4. engine; machine; motor.

Derived terms

Conjunction

กล (gon)

  1. (chiefly poetic) as if; like.

Preposition

กล (gon)

  1. (chiefly poetic) like; resembling; similarly to; characteristic of; indicative of.