คลั่งไคล้
Thai
Etymology
คลั่ง (klâng, “to be delirious”) + ไคล้ (klái, “to be captivated”).
Pronunciation
| Orthographic | คลั่งไคล้ g l ạ ˋ ŋ ai g l ˆ | |
|---|---|---|
| Phonemic | คฺลั่ง-ไคฺล้ g ̥ l ạ ˋ ŋ – ai g ̥ l ˆ | |
| Romanization | Paiboon | klâng-klái |
| Royal Institute | khlang-khlai | |
| (standard) IPA(key) | /kʰlaŋ˥˩.kʰlaj˦˥/(R) | |
Verb
คลั่งไคล้ • (klâng-klái) (abstract noun การคลั่งไคล้)
- to be crazed, be mad about, infatuated with
Further reading
- “คลั่งไคล้” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.