กระฉ่อน
grà-chɔ̀ɔnMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
widely known; notorious (often of rumors/news)
known everywhere or spread widely, often in a scandalous or negative way; notorious.
Examples
ข่าวฉาวkàao-chǎaoข่าวฉาวkàao-chǎaoscandalous news; news of a scandalของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsดาราdaa-raaดาราdaa-raa1celebrity; star (entertainment)2star (astronomy) [formal/lit.]คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)ดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeกระฉ่อนgrà-chɔ̀ɔnกระฉ่อนgrà-chɔ̀ɔnwidely known; notorious (often of rumors/news)ไปทั่วbpai-tûuaไปทั่วbpai-tûua1[to] go everywhere; travel all over2all over; everywhere (extent marker)วงการบันเทิงwong-gaan-ban-təəngวงการบันเทิงwong-gaan-ban-təəng1entertainment industry; show business2entertainment scene/community
The scandal of that celebrity became notorious throughout the entertainment industry.
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ข่าวลือkàao-lʉʉเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangที่tîiบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtจะjàปิดตัวbpìt-dtuuaลงlongนั้นnánกระฉ่อนgrà-chɔ̀ɔnไปทั่วbpai-tûuaทั้งtángโรงงานroong-ngaan
The rumor that the company was going to shut down spread widely throughout the factory.
ชื่อเสียงchʉ̂ʉ-sǐiangในทางnai-taangที่tîiไม่ดีmâi-diiของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoดังdangกระฉ่อนgrà-chɔ̀ɔnไปไกลbpai-glaiจนjonไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiอยากyàakทำธุรกิจtam-tú-rá-gìtด้วยdûuai
His bad reputation became so notorious that no one wanted to do business with him.
เพียงpiiangชั่วข้ามคืนchûua-kâam-kʉʉnเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangทุจริตtút-jà-rìtของkɔ̌ɔngนักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangก็gɔ̂ดังdangกระฉ่อนgrà-chɔ̀ɔnไปbpaiทั่วประเทศtûua-bprà-têetผ่านpàanโซเชียลมีเดียsoo-chiian-mii-diia
Overnight, the politician's corruption story became notorious nationwide through social media.
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 | — | — |