กรวบ
grùuapMeaning
1AdverbB2
with a crunch
With a crisp crunching sound, especially when biting or chewing something crunchy or breaking something brittle.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillกัดgàtกัดgàt1[to] bite2[to] corrode; [to] etch3[to] sting; [to] irritate (skin)4caustic; irritating (to skin)5[to] mill (machining)ฝรั่งfà-ràngฝรั่งfà-ràng1guava2Westerner; foreigner (European/descent)3Western; Western-styleดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeกรวบgrùuapกรวบgrùuapwith a crunchแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ค่อยkôiค่อยkôi1gradually; little by little2gently; softly3not very; hardly (with negation)4then; later; only afterๆ-เคี้ยวkíaoเคี้ยวkíao[to] chewอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4like; as; such as5in the manner of; -lyเอร็ดอร่อยà-rèt à-ròiเอร็ดอร่อยà-rèt à-ròidelicious; delectable
He bit into the guava with a crisp crunch, then chewed it slowly, enjoying the taste.
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ฉันchănเหยียบyìiapกิ่งไม้gìng máaiแห้งhâengจนjonหักhàkดังdangกรวบgrùuapทำให้tam hâiแมวmaeoที่อยู่têe yòoข้างkâangๆ-ตกใจdtòk jai
I stepped on a dry branch, breaking it with a crunch and startling the cat beside me.
แม้mɛ́ɛปอเปี๊ยะbpɔɔ-bpíaจะjàเย็นyenแล้วlɛ́ɛoแต่dtɛ̀ɛพอpɔɔกัดgàtลงไปlong-bpaiก็gɔ̂ยังyangดังdangกรวบgrùuapเพราะprɔ́แป้งbpɛ̂ɛngยังyangกรอบgrɔ̀ɔpอยู่yùu
Although the spring rolls had cooled, they still made a crisp crunch when bitten into because the wrappers remained crispy.
ถ้าtâaเก็บgèpข้าวเกรียบkâao grìiapไว้wáiในnaiภาชนะpaa-chá-náที่têeปิดสนิทbpìt sà-nìtเวลาway-laaกัดgàtก็gâwจะjàยังyangดังdangกรวบgrùuapเหมือนmĕuuanตอนdtonทอดtôtใหม่màiๆ-
If you keep the crackers in an airtight container, they will still crunch when you bite into them, just as they did when freshly fried.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster กร, the first consonant ก sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
grùuap
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |