กระชอน
grà-chɔɔnMeanings
1NounA2
strainer; sieve
a bowl- or basket-shaped utensil with mesh or holes used to strain liquids, drain food, or sift
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderกระชอนgrà-chɔɔnกระชอนgrà-chɔɔn1strainer; sieve2landing netรินrinรินrin1pour gently in a thin stream2to trickle; to flow lightlyน้ำซุปnáam-súpน้ำซุปnáam-súpbroth; stockออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàak1[to] leave; exit; depart from2from; out of (after a verb)เส้นบะหมี่sên-bà-mìiเส้นบะหมี่sên-bà-mìiba mee noodles; egg/wheat noodle strands
Mom used a strainer to drain the broth from the noodles.
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Please use a strainer to filter the coconut water before pouring it into the glass.
ล้างláangผักpàkแล้วlɛ́ɛoวางไว้waang-wáiในnaiกระชอนgrà-chɔɔnให้hâiสะเด็ดน้ำsà-dèt-náamสักครู่sàk-krûu
Wash the vegetables and place them in a colander to drain for a moment.
เวลาwee-laaอบเค้กòp-kéekฉันchǎnชอบchɔ̂ɔpใช้cháiกระชอนgrà-chɔɔnร่อนrɔ̂ɔnแป้งbpɛ̂ɛngให้hâiเนียนniianก่อนgɔ̀ɔnผสมpà-sǒmส่วนsùuanอื่นʉ̀ʉn
When baking cakes, I like to use a sieve to sift the flour smooth before mixing other ingredients.
2NounB1
landing net
a handheld net used to scoop or land fish from the water
Examples
ลุงlungลุงlung1uncle (older brother of either parent)2older man (form of address)3council tree; lofty fig (northern Thai)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderกระชอนgrà-chɔɔnกระชอนgrà-chɔɔn1strainer; sieve2landing netช้อนchɔ́ɔnช้อนchɔ́ɔn1spoon2classifier: spoonfuls3[to] scoop; ladleปลาตะเพียนbplaa-dtà-piianปลาตะเพียนbplaa-dtà-piiansilver barb; tinfoil barb (Barbonymus spp.)ขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmบ่อbɔ̀ɔบ่อbɔ̀ɔ1pit; hole; excavation2well (water)3pond; pool4classifier: wells/ponds/pits5source; origin (figurative)
Uncle used a landing net to scoop a silver barb from the pond.
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พอpɔɔปลาติดbplaa-dtìtเบ็ดbètเขาkǎoรีบrîipหยิบyìpกระชอนgrà-chɔɔnมาmaaรับrápเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiปลาbplaaเล็ดลอดlét-lɔ̂ɔt
Once the fish took the hook, he quickly grabbed the net to land it so it wouldn’t slip away.
แม่ค้าmâe-káaปลาbplaaค่อยๆkôi kôiใช้cháiกระชอนgrà-chonตักdtàkปลาbplaaจากjàakถังtăngแล้วláeoชั่งน้ำหนักchâng nám-nàkให้hâiลูกค้าlûuk-káa
The fishmonger gently used a net to scoop fish from the tub and weighed them for the customer.
ตอนdtɔɔnยกyókปลาbplaaขึ้นkʉ̂nจากjàakเรือrʉʉaเขาkǎoใช้cháiกระชอนgrà-chɔɔnปากbpàakกว้างgwâangรองรับrɔɔng-rápเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiครีบคมkrîip-komบาดมือbàat-mʉʉ
When lifting the fish from the boat, he used a wide-mouthed landing net to prevent the sharp fins from cutting his hand.
Tones
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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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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กระชอนgrà-chɔɔnกระชอนgrà-chɔɔnstrainer; sievestrainer; sieveWord