กระดอน

grà-don

Meanings

1NounB1

[to] bounce; spring back

to rebound or spring back after striking a surface; to move upward or away suddenly from an impact

Examples

ลูกบอลlôok bonลูกบอลlôok bonball (for sports/games)ตกdtòkตกdtòk1[to] fall; drop2(rain/snow) fall3[to] fail (an exam/test)4[to] end up at; be assigned to; be allotted5[to] be left out; miss one’s turn6[to] cost; come to7[to] be startled; be alarmedพื้นpéunพื้นpéun1floor2ground; base surface; bottom3basis; level; background (figurative)4background (color/pattern)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)กระดอนgrà-donกระดอนgrà-don1[to] bounce; spring back2be springy; spring back3stick out; protrude (esp. ears, etc.)ขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4inceptive/result: start to; become5northward/up-country6result complement: upward/betterทันทีtan teeทันทีtan tee1immediately; at once2as soon as; the moment that (ทันทีที่)
The ball hit the ground and bounced back up immediately.
2NounB1

be springy; spring back

having a tendency to spring back or rebound; bouncy in behavior or movement (often of things like balls or mattresses)

Examples

ลูกบอลlôok bonลูกบอลlôok bonball (for sports/games)ยางyaangยางyaang1rubber (material)2tire; tyre3latex; sap4rubber band; eraser (informal)5resin; gum (botany)6para rubber treeลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4seed; kernel (round unit)5classifier: round/small items6customer; client (colloquial)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)กระดอนดีgrà-don deeกระดอนดีgrà-don dee1bouncy; springy2responsive (mechanism)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
This rubber ball is very bouncy.
3NounB2

stick out; protrude (esp. ears, etc.)

to stand out or jut noticeably from a surface, especially of body parts like ears; colloquial

Examples

หูhŏoหูhŏo1ear2hearing; ability to hear3handle; lug; loop (ear-like part)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsน้องชายnóng chaaiน้องชายnóng chaai1younger brother2penis (euphemistic)กระดอนgrà-donกระดอนgrà-don1[to] bounce; spring back2be springy; spring back3stick out; protrude (esp. ears, etc.)ออกมาòk maaออกมาòk maa1[to] come out; emerge2[to] be released; be made public3[to] turn out; end up4[to] come forward; speak outชัดchátชัดchát1clear; definite2clearly3clear; sharp (visible/audible)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4time (classifier) [rare/idiomatic]ใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] pour in; [to] fill4[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)5[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)หมวกmùuakหมวกmùuak1hat; cap2helmet (by extension)3classifier for hatsก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)เห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard as
My little brother’s ears jut out so much that you can still see them even when he wears a hat.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

เด้งdêngเด้งdêng1to bounce; spring back2bouncy; springy3to pop up (UI/notification)4to be dismissed/transferred (bureaucratic slang)5to kick [sb] out; to fire (informal)
  • to bounce; spring back
  • bouncy; springy
  • to pop up (UI/notification)
  • to be dismissed/transferred (bureaucratic slang)
  • to kick [sb] out; to fire (informal)
กางgaangกางgaang1[to] spread; open wide2[to] pitch; set up (tent, umbrella)
  • [to] spread; open wide
  • [to] pitch; set up (tent, umbrella)
ชิ่งchîngชิ่งchîng1[to] bolt; make a quick getaway; ditch [sb/sth]2to ricochet; bounce off
  • [to] bolt; make a quick getaway; ditch [sb/sth]
  • to ricochet; bounce off
ดีดdèetดีดdèet1[to] pluck/strum (string instrument)2[to] flick; snap (with the finger)3[to] spring back; rebound4[to] lift/tilt up quickly
  • [to] pluck/strum (string instrument)
  • [to] flick; snap (with the finger)
  • [to] spring back; rebound
  • [to] lift/tilt up quickly
กระดกgrà-dòkกระดกgrà-dòk1[to] tilt up; tip back2[to] flip up; spring up3[to] knock back (a drink); gulp down4[to] cock (one’s head); tilt (the head) up/back
  • [to] tilt up; tip back
  • [to] flip up; spring up
  • [to] knock back (a drink); gulp down
  • [to] cock (one’s head); tilt (the head) up/back

Word Breakdown

กระgràกระgrà1freckle2speckled; mottled (pattern)3ray (fish; skate/stingray)4[to] sting/prick (with a spine)5classifier: freckles/spotsPart 1
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ดอนdonดอนdon1upland; high, dry ground2small rise; mound3upland-/dry- (modifier)Part 2
กระดอนgrà-donกระดอนgrà-don[to] bounce; spring back