กระจุย
grà-juiMeanings
1AdverbB2
scattered; to shreds
scattered in all directions; torn or blown into small pieces
Examples
หมาmǎaหมาmǎa1dog2dog (insult)กัดgàtกัดgàt1[to] bite2[to] corrode; [to] etch3[to] sting; [to] irritate (skin)4caustic; irritating (to skin)5[to] mill (machining)รองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoรองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoshoe; footwearคู่โปรดkûu-bpròotคู่โปรดkûu-bpròotfavorite pair; favorite couple; favorite duoของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofขาดกระจุยkàat-grà-juiขาดกระจุยkàat-grà-jui[to] be torn to shreds
The dog bit my favorite pair of shoes until they were torn to pieces.
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The storm blew the roofs of several houses into pieces.
แรงระเบิดrɛɛng-rá-bə̀ətทำให้tam-hâiรถยนต์rót-yonคันkanนั้นnánแหลกlɛ̀ɛkกระจุยgrà-juiเป็นbpenชิ้นเล็กชิ้นน้อยchín-lék-chín-nɔ́ɔi
The force of the explosion shattered that car into tiny pieces.
เอกสารสำคัญèek-gà-sǎan-sǎm-kanถูกtùukเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉangย่อยyɔ̂ɔiกระดาษgrà-dàatตัดdtàtจนjonขาดกระจุยkàat-grà-juiหมดแล้วmòt-lɛ́ɛo
The important documents have all been shredded to pieces by the paper shredder.
2AdjectiveB2
messy; disheveled
messy, untidy, or disheveled (typically referring to hair)
Examples
เพิ่งpə̂ngเพิ่งpə̂ngjust; recentlyตื่นนอนdtʉ̀ʉn-nɔɔnตื่นนอนdtʉ̀ʉn-nɔɔn[to] wake up (stop sleeping)ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuffเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedยุ่งyûngยุ่งyûng1busy; occupied2messy; tangled3complicated; troublesome4[to] meddle; interfere5swarming with flies/mosquitoes (dial.)กระจุยgrà-juiกระจุยgrà-jui1scattered; to shreds2messy; disheveled
She just woke up, so her hair is completely messy.
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I rode a motorcycle here, and my hair is totally disheveled.
เธอtəəวิ่งwîngฝ่าfàaลมแรงlom-rɛɛngมาmaaจนjonผมเผ้าpǒm-pâoยุ่งyûngกระจุยgrà-juiไม่เป็นทรงmâi-bpen-song
She ran through the strong wind until her hair was messy and completely out of shape.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakถอดtɔ̀ɔtหมวกกันน็อกmùuak-gan-nɔ́kทรงผมsong-pǒmที่tîiเซ็ตsétมาmaaอย่างดีyàang-diiก็gɔ̂ยุ่งyûngกระจุยgrà-juiทันทีtan-tii
After taking off the helmet, the perfectly styled hair instantly became messy.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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 syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
grà
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 | — | — |