กระด้าง(grà-dâang)
Meanings
1AdjectiveB1
hard; rough; stiff (texture)
Physically hard, stiff, or rough to the touch; not soft or flexible.
Examples
ผ้าpâaผ้าpâa1cloth; fabric; textile2cloth item3classifier: piece/bolt of cloth (Thai classifier)ผืนpĕunผืนpĕun1sheet; stretch (flat expanse)2classifier (flat expanses/items)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ซักsákซักsák1[to] wash (clothes)2[to] interrogate; question closely3about; approximately (before numbers)แล้วก็láeo gâwแล้วก็láeo gâw1and then; after that (sequence)2and also; plus (addition)3and; so; then (continuation/filler)ยังyangยังyang1not yet (with ไม่)2yet? (question use)3still; continuing4still/even (emphatic degree)กระด้างgrà-dâangกระด้างgrà-dâang1hard; rough; stiff (texture)2harsh; curt (manner/speech)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)นุ่มnûmนุ่มnûm1soft (to the touch)2soft/gentle (voice/tone)3tender (food)เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
This cloth is still stiff after washing; it's not soft at all.
2AdjectiveB2
harsh; curt (manner/speech)
Harsh or lacking gentleness in tone, attitude, or behavior; blunt or unfeeling.
Examples
น้ำเสียงnám sĭiangน้ำเสียงnám sĭiang1tone of voice; vocal tone2tone; tenor (figurative)ของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsฟังดูfang dooฟังดูfang dooto sound; seem (by hearing)แข็งkăengแข็งkăeng1hard; solid2stiff; rigid; firm3strong; tough (person/stance)4frozen5stale (rice)6erectและláeและláeand (coordinating)กระด้างgrà-dâangกระด้างgrà-dâang1hard; rough; stiff (texture)2harsh; curt (manner/speech)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofทุกคนtúk konทุกคนtúk koneveryone; everybodyเงียบngîiapเงียบngîiap1quiet; silent2quiet (place/time)3[to] be quiet; fall silent4[to] go silent; ghost [sb] (colloq.)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)
His tone sounded so hard and harsh that everyone fell silent.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
แข็งkăengแข็งkăeng1hard; solid2stiff; rigid; firm3strong; tough (person/stance)4frozen5stale (rice)6erect
- hard; solid
- stiff; rigid; firm
- strong; tough (person/stance)
- frozen
- stale (rice)
- erect
ห้วนhûuanห้วนhûuan1curt; brusque (speech/tone)2truncated; clipped; incomplete
- curt; brusque (speech/tone)
- truncated; clipped; incomplete
กร้านgrâanกร้านgrâan1rough; weather-beaten (skin/surface)2hardened; callous (figurative)
- rough; weather-beaten (skin/surface)
- hardened; callous (figurative)
แข็งกระด้างkăeng grà-dâangแข็งกระด้างkăeng grà-dâang1hard; rigid; stiff (texture)2harsh; unfeeling; curt (manner/tone)3rigid; inflexible (policy/stance)
- hard; rigid; stiff (texture)
- harsh; unfeeling; curt (manner/tone)
- rigid; inflexible (policy/stance)
หยาบกระด้างyàap grà-dâangหยาบกระด้างyàap grà-dâang1harsh; coarse; abrasive2rough; coarse (texture)3harsh; abrasive (manner/speech)
- harsh; coarse; abrasive
- rough; coarse (texture)
- harsh; abrasive (manner/speech)