กระดิก
grà-dìkMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] wiggle; twitch; move slightly
To make a small or slight movement, often quick or repeated (e.g., wiggle a finger, twitch an ear, wag a tail slightly).
Examples
ลูกหมาlôok măaลูกหมาlôok măapuppyกระดิกgrà-dìkกระดิกgrà-dìk1[to] wiggle; twitch; move slightly2[to] budge (often in negatives)หางhăangหางhăang1tail (of an animal)2tail-like part; trailing end3rear; back end4classifier: tailsเบาbaoเบาbao1light (not heavy)2soft; quiet (of sound)3gentle; mild; light (degree/force)4easy; light (workload/effort)5[to] urinate (polite euphemism)6[to] lighten; reduce; easeๆ-เมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)เห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)
The puppy wagged its tail slightly when it saw me.
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The cat’s ears twitched quickly when it heard the jingle.
เขาkǎoกระดิกgrà-dìkปลายเท้าbplaai-táaoเป็นจังหวะbpen-jang-wàตามdtaamเพลงpleengโดยไม่รู้ตัวdooi-mâi-rúu-dtuua
He unconsciously wiggled his toes to the rhythm of the music.
2VerbB1
[to] budge (often in negatives)
To move at all; commonly used in negatives to mean not moving or unable to move (e.g., ไม่กระดิก).
Examples
ถนนtà-nǒnถนนtà-nǒnroad; streetรถติดrót-dtìtรถติดrót-dtìt1traffic jam; congestion2[to] have heavy traffic; be congestedหนักnàkหนักnàk1heavy (weight)2serious; severe3heavily; severely; intensely4difficult; tough (mentally/physically demanding)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofรถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobileแทบtɛ̂ɛpแทบtɛ̂ɛp1almost; nearly2virtually; practicallyไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)กระดิกgrà-dìkกระดิกgrà-dìk1[to] wiggle; twitch; move slightly2[to] budge (often in negatives)ทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirelyชั่วโมงchûua-moongชั่วโมงchûua-moong1hour (60 minutes)2classifier: hours of time3lesson period; class period
The traffic was so heavy that the cars barely moved for an entire hour.
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ฉันchǎnปวดเมื่อยbpùuat-mʉ̂ʉaiจนjonขยับตัวkà-yàp-dtuuaไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iได้dâaiแขนขาkɛ̌ɛn-kǎaแทบtɛ̂ɛpไม่mâiกระดิกgrà-dìk
I was so sore that I could hardly move; my arms and legs barely budged.
The paycheck was late, so my account hadn’t budged for days.
ติดอยู่dtìt yòoในnaiลิฟต์lípคับแคบkáp kâepจนjonใครๆkrai kraiก็gâwแทบtâepไม่mâiกระดิกgrà-dìkกลัวว่าgluua wâaอากาศaa-gàatจะjàไม่พอmâi poหายใจhăai jai
We were stuck in a cramped elevator, and no one could really move, fearing there wouldn’t be enough air to breathe.
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 | — | — |