กระต่าย
grà-dtàaiMeanings
1NounA1
rabbit
a small mammal with long ears and a short tail, known for hopping; especially domesticated or wild rabbits
Examples
กระต่ายgrà-dtàaiกระต่ายgrà-dtàai1rabbit2hare3Rabbit (Chinese zodiac)4female pubic area (slang, vulgar)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoหูhǔuหูhǔu1ear2hearing; ability to hear3handle; lug; loop (ear-like part)ยาวyaaoยาวyaao1long (length)2long (duration)3[to] grow long; become longerและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)หางhǎangหางhǎang1tail (of an animal)2tail-like part; trailing end3rear; back end4classifier: tailsสั้นsânสั้นsân1short (length)2short (time; brief)3concise
Rabbits have long ears and short tails.
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I keep a white rabbit at home.
Yesterday I saw a wild rabbit hop across the path.
Tomorrow we will go feed the rabbits at the farm.
2NounA2
hare
A hare: a long-eared, long-legged mammal related to rabbits. Thai uses กระต่ายกระต่ายgrà-dtàai1rabbit2hare3Rabbit (Chinese zodiac)4female pubic area (slang, vulgar) for both rabbits and hares.
Examples
คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringแถวบ้านtăeo bâanแถวบ้านtăeo bâanneighborhood; local areaเรียกตัวrîiak dtuuaเรียกตัวrîiak dtuua[to] summon [sb]; [to] call [sb] inวิ่งwîngวิ่งwîng1[to] run2[to] run (operate; be in service)3[to] flow; courseเร็วreoเร็วreo1fast; quick (speed/time)2quickly; fast3early; soonบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ทุ่งtûngทุ่งtûngfield; open countryว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeกระต่ายgrà-dtàaiกระต่ายgrà-dtàai1rabbit2hare3Rabbit (Chinese zodiac)4female pubic area (slang, vulgar)แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)จริงjingจริงjing1true; real; genuine2really; truly; indeed3intensifier particle (final)4truth; reality (rare as noun)ๆ-คือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.แฮร์haeแฮร์hae1hair (loanword; beauty/fashion; in compounds)2Hair; Hare (surname transliteration)
People in the neighborhood call the fast runner in the field a 'kratai', but it's actually a hare.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanผมpǒmเห็นhěnกระต่ายgrà-dtàaiตัวใหญ่dtuua-yàiบนbonเนินnəənเขาkǎoบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaมันmanเป็นbpenแฮร์hɛɛไม่ใช่mâi-châiกระต่ายgrà-dtàaiบ้านbâan
Yesterday I saw a big 'kratai' on the hill; they said it's a hare, not a domestic rabbit.
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanมักmákเรียกrîiakแฮร์hɛɛว่าwâaกระต่ายgrà-dtàaiแม้mɛ́ɛความจริงkwaam-jingแล้วlɛ́ɛoมันmanเป็นbpenสัตว์sàtคนละkon-láชนิดchá-nítกับgàpกระต่ายgrà-dtàaiเลี้ยงlíiang
Villagers often call a hare 'kratai', even though in fact it's a different animal from the domestic rabbit.
ไกด์gáiอธิบายà-tí-baaiว่าที่wâa-tîiเราraoเห็นhěnวิ่งwîngข้ามkâamทุ่งtûngนั้นnánคนท้องถิ่นkon-tɔ́ɔng-tìnเรียกว่าrîiak-wâaกระต่ายgrà-dtàaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛตามdtaamหลักlàkแล้วlɛ́ɛoคือkʉʉแฮร์hɛɛซึ่งsʉ̂ngต่างจากdtàang-jàakแรบบิตrɛ̂ɛp-bìt
The guide explained that what we saw running across the field is called 'kratai' by locals, but technically it's a hare, which differs from a rabbit.
3NounB1
Rabbit (Chinese zodiac)
the Rabbit sign in the Chinese zodiac cycle
Examples
ปีbpiiปีbpii1year2classifier: yearsเกิดgə̀ətเกิดgə̀ət1to be born2to happen; occur; arise3born (indicating birthplace/time)4(colloq.) if it happens that; unexpectedlyของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineคือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.ปีbpiiปีbpii1year2classifier: yearsนักษัตรกระต่ายnák-sàt-grà-dtàaiนักษัตรกระต่ายnák-sàt-grà-dtàaiRabbit zodiac sign; Year of the Rabbit
My birth year is the Rabbit in the zodiac.
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คนkonที่tîiเกิดgə̀ətปีbpiiนักษัตรกระต่ายnák-sàt-grà-dtàaiมักmákถูกtùukมองว่าmɔɔng-wâaอ่อนโยนɔ̀ɔn-yoonและlɛ́สุภาพsù-pâap
People born in the Year of the Rabbit are often seen as gentle and polite.
ป้าbpâaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaเด็กdèkที่tîiเกิดgə̀ətปีbpiiนักษัตรกระต่ายnák-sàt-grà-dtàaiจะjàมีโชคmii-chôokเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangความรักkwaam-rák
Auntie says children born in the Year of the Rabbit will be lucky in love.
ตามdtaamโหราศาสตร์hǒo-raa-sàatจีนjiinปีbpiiนักษัตรกระต่ายnák-sàt-grà-dtàaiสื่อถึงsʉ̀ʉ-tʉ̌ngสติปัญญาsà-dtì-bpan-yaaและlɛ́ความรอบคอบkwaam-rɔ̂ɔp-kɔ̂ɔpในnaiการตัดสินใจgaan-dtàt-sǐn-jai
According to Chinese astrology, the Rabbit year signifies intelligence and prudence in decision-making.
4NounC1
female pubic area (slang, vulgar)
a vulgar slang term for the female pubic area or pubic hair
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเผลอplə̌əเผลอplə̌ə1careless; inadvertent; off-guard2[to] do unintentionally; be off-guard and [to] let slip3by accident; inadvertently; without noticingพูดpûutพูดpûut1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutคำว่าkam-wâaคำว่าkam-wâathe word/term (introductory marker)กระต่ายgrà-dtàaiกระต่ายgrà-dtàai1rabbit2hare3Rabbit (Chinese zodiac)4female pubic area (slang, vulgar)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ที่ทำงานtîi-tam-ngaanที่ทำงานtîi-tam-ngaanworkplace; officeจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybodyเงียบngîiapเงียบngîiap1quiet; silent2quiet (place/time)3[to] be quiet; fall silent4[to] go silent; stop respondingเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingรู้rúuรู้rúu1[to] know; be aware of2[to] realize; find out; learn3[to] know how; know the proper way to act4[to] feel; sense; perceiveว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คำหยาบkam-yàapคำหยาบkam-yàap1swear word; vulgar word2vulgar language; profanityเกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàpเกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàp1about; regarding; concerning2[to] relate to; concern; be aboutส่วนsùuanส่วนsùuan1part; portion; section2classifier for parts or portions3share; quota4department; division; unit5as for; regarding6over (in fractions)ลับlápลับláp1secret; confidential2[to] sharpen3private; out of sight; secluded4secretly; in private; on the sly5[to] disappear; recede; pass from sightของผู้หญิงkɔ̌ɔng-pûu-yǐngของผู้หญิงkɔ̌ɔng-pûu-yǐng1women's; for women2women's things; women's belongings
He accidentally said the word 'kratai' at work, and everyone went silent because they knew it was a vulgar term for a woman's private area.
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อย่าyàaใช้cháiคำว่าkam-wâaกระต่ายgrà-dtàaiในnaiแชตกลุ่มchɛ́t-glùmนะnáมันmanเป็นbpenคำหยาบkam-yàapหมายถึงmǎai-tʉ̌ngขนkǒnตรงdtrongของลับkɔ̌ɔng-lápผู้หญิงpûu-yǐngและlɛ́ไม่เหมาะสมmâi-mɔ̀-sǒmมากmâak
Don't use the word 'kratai' in the group chat; it's a vulgar term referring to female pubic hair and is highly inappropriate.
ในnaiบทสนทนาbòt-sǒn-tá-naaบางbaangวงwongเขาkǎoใช้cháiคำว่าkam-wâaกระต่ายgrà-dtàaiแบบbɛ̀ɛpประชดประชันbprà-chót-bprà-chanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสื่อถึงsʉ̀ʉ-tʉ̌ngขนkǒnบริเวณbɔɔ-rí-weenของลับkɔ̌ɔng-lápผู้หญิงpûu-yǐngซึ่งsʉ̂ngสร้างsâangความอึดอัดใจkwaam-ʉ̀t-àt-jaiให้hâiหลายคนlǎai-kon
In certain conversations, he used the word 'kratai' sarcastically to refer to female pubic hair, which made many people uncomfortable.
เธอtəəเขียนkǐianโพสต์póotเตือนdtʉʉanว่าwâaแม้mɛ́ɛคำว่าkam-wâaกระต่ายgrà-dtàaiจะjàฟังดูfang-duuไร้เดียงสาrái-diiang-sǎaแต่dtɛ̀ɛในnaiภาษาพูดpaa-sǎa-pûutจริงjingกลับเป็นglàp-bpenสแลงsà-lɛ̌ɛngหยาบyàapที่tîiพาดพิงpâat-pingถึงtʉ̌ngอวัยวะเพศหญิงà-wai-yá-wá-pêet-yǐngจึงjʉngควรkuuanหลีกเลี่ยงlìik-lîiangในnaiที่สาธารณะtîi-sǎa-taa-rá-ná
She wrote a post warning that although the word 'kratai' may sound innocent, in real speech it's a crude slang referring to the female genital area, so it should be avoided in public.
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 | — | — |