กระดืบ
grà-dʉ̀ʉpMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] inch forward; [to] crawl slowly
to move forward very slowly, a little at a time, like a caterpillar or a person sliding on the floor.
Examples
เต่าdtàoเต่าdtào1turtle; tortoise; terrapin2slow person/thing (figurative)ค่อยๆkôi kôiค่อยๆkôi kôi1slowly; gently2gradually; little by littleกระดืบgrà-dêupกระดืบgrà-dêup[to] inch forward; [to] crawl slowlyไปข้างหน้าbpai kâang nâaไปข้างหน้าbpai kâang nâa1[to] go forward; [to] progress2ahead; forwardอย่างช้าๆyàang cháa cháaอย่างช้าๆyàang cháa cháaslowly; at a slow pace
The turtle slowly inches forward.
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รถติดrót dtìtมากmâakจนjonรถrótแต่ละdtàe láคันkanต้องdtôngค่อยๆkôi kôiกระดืบgrà-dêupตามdtaamกันไปgan bpai
The traffic is so bad that each car has to slowly inch along after one another.
เด็กทารกdèk-taa-rókดีใจdii-jaiที่tîiเห็นhěnแม่mɛ̂ɛเลยləəiรีบrîipกระดืบgrà-dʉ̀ʉpตัวdtuuaเข้าไปkâo-bpaiหาhǎa
The baby was happy to see his mom, so he quickly scooted over to her.
ความคืบหน้าkwaam-kʉ̂ʉp-nâaของkɔ̌ɔngโครงการkroong-gaanนี้níiเป็นไปbpen-bpaiอย่างเชื่องช้าyàang-chʉ̂ʉang-cháaเหมือนกับmʉ̌ʉan-gàpกำลังgam-langกระดืบgrà-dʉ̀ʉpไปbpaiทีละนิดtii-lá-nítเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรอrɔɔการอนุมัติgaan-à-nú-mátงบประมาณngóp-bprà-maan
The progress of this project is extremely slow, as if it's just inching forward little by little while waiting for budget approval.
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 | — | — |