กระชุ
grà-chúMeaning
1NounB2
woven scoop/basket (for draining)
A woven scoop or basket, often of bamboo or rattan, used for scooping, draining, or washing items such as rice or fish.
Examples
ยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderกระชุตักgrà-chú-dtàkกระชุตักgrà-chú-dtàklifting scoop netข้าวสารkâao-sǎanข้าวสารkâao-sǎanuncooked rice (raw grains)ล้างláangล้างláang1[to] wash; rinse; clean with water2[to] develop (film/photos)3[to] clear; wipe out (debt/record/accusation)4[to] cleanse; absolve (figurative)น้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)6served with broth7empty words; fillerให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)สะอาดsà-àatสะอาดsà-àat1clean2pure; innocent (morally clean)ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerหุงhǔngหุงhǔng[to] cook (especially rice)
Grandma uses a woven scoop to wash the rice clean before cooking.
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ชาวบ้านchaao bâanเอาaoกระชุgrà-chúลงlongแม่น้ำmâe námเพื่อpêuuaตักdtàkปลาเล็กbplaa lékๆ-แล้วláeoค่อยkôiปล่อยตัวbplòi dtuuaที่têeไม่ต้องการmâi dtông-gaan
Villagers put a woven basket into the river to scoop small fish and then release the ones they don’t want.
หลังlǎngแช่chɛ̂ɛข้าวkâaoเสร็จsètแม่mɛ̂ɛเทข้าวtee-kâaoลงlongกระชุgrà-chúให้hâiสะเด็ดน้ำsà-dèt-náamแล้วlɛ́ɛoค่อยkɔ̂iย้ายไปyáai-bpaiใส่sàiหม้อmɔ̂ɔหุงhǔng
After soaking the rice, Mom pours it into a woven strainer to drain before transferring it to the pot.
ชาวประมงchaao-bprà-mongใช้cháiกระชุสานgrà-chú-sǎanจากjàakหวายwǎaiในnaiการตักgaan-dtàkและlɛ́สะเด็ดน้ำsà-dèt-náamปลาbplaaก่อนgɔ̀ɔnคัดแยกkát-yɛ̂ɛkตามdtaamขนาดkà-nàatเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaนำไปnam-bpaiขายkǎaiตลาดเช้าdtà-làat-cháo
Fishermen use a rattan-woven scoop to collect and drain fish before sorting them by size to sell at the morning market.
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 | — | — |