กระถด
grà-tòtMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] shift backward; scoot backward
To move one's body backward in small movements, especially while seated.
Examples
เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)นั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)พื้นpʉ́ʉnพื้นpʉ́ʉn1floor2ground; base surface; bottom3plain; unpatterned4basis; level; background (figurative)5background (color/pattern)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)กระถดgrà-tòtกระถดgrà-tòt[to] shift backward; scoot backwardถอยหลังtɔ̌ɔi-lǎngถอยหลังtɔ̌ɔi-lǎng1[to] move backward; reverse; retreat2backward(s); in reverse3[to] regress; backslideเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)หมาmǎaหมาmǎa1dog2dog (insult)เดินเข้ามาdəən-kâo-maaเดินเข้ามาdəən-kâo-maa[to] walk in; [to] enter by walkingใกล้glâiใกล้glâi1near; close (in distance/time/resemblance)2[to] be near; be close to
The child was sitting on the floor and scooted backward when the dog came closer.
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ฉันchǎnกระถดgrà-tòtไปbpaiข้างหลังkâang-lǎngทีละนิดtii-lá-nítขณะkà-nàนั่งnângบนbonเสื่อsʉ̀ʉaเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanมีmiiที่นั่งtîi-nângเพิ่มpə̂əm
I scooted backward a little at a time while sitting on the mat to make more room for my friend.
ขณะที่kà-nà-tîiทุกคนtúk-konนั่งล้อมวงnâng-lɔ́ɔm-wongกินข้าวgin-kâaoเธอtəəกระถดgrà-tòtถอยtɔ̌ɔiออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakวงwongเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเปิดทางbpə̀ət-taangให้hâiแม่mɛ̂ɛยกyókสำรับsǎm-rápเข้ามาkâo-maaวางwaang
While everyone sat in a circle eating, she scooted back a little to make room for her mother to bring in and set down the meal tray.
แม้mɛ́ɛขาkǎaจะjàเจ็บjèpจนjonยืนyʉʉnไม่ไหวmâi-wǎiเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยังyangกระถดgrà-tòtตัวdtuuaถอยหลังtɔ̌ɔi-lǎngไปbpaiบนbonพื้นpʉ́ʉnทีละนิดtii-lá-nítจนjonหลังlǎngพิงpingผนังpà-nǎng
Although his leg hurt too much for him to stand, he managed to scoot backward along the floor little by little until his back rested against the wall.
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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กระถดgrà-tòtกระถดgrà-tòt[to] shift backward; scoot backward[to] shift backward; scoot backwardWord