กระท้อน
grà-tɔ́ɔnMeaning
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santol (fruit/tree)
The santol (Sandoricum koetjape), a tropical fruit with thick yellowish rind and soft sweet–sour flesh around large seeds; also the tree that bears this fruit.
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentแม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsกระท้อนgrà-tɔ́ɔnกระท้อนgrà-tɔ́ɔnsantol (fruit/tree)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerทำกับข้าวtam-gàp-kâaoทำกับข้าวtam-gàp-kâao[to] cook; prepare food
Today my mom bought santol fruit from the market to cook with.
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ตอนเด็กๆdton dèk-dèkฉันchănชอบchôpกินginกระท้อนgrà-tónจิ้มjîmพริกเกลือprík gleuuaเพราะpráwเนื้อnéuuaหวานอมเปรี้ยวwăan om bprîiao
When I was a kid, I liked eating santol with chili and salt because the flesh is sweet and sour.
สวนหลังบ้านsǔuan-lǎng-bâanมีmiiต้นdtônกระท้อนgrà-tɔ́ɔnแก่gɛ̀ɛให้ผลhâi-pǒnดกdòkทุกปีtúk-bpiiจนjonเราraoแบ่งbɛ̀ngให้hâiเพื่อนบ้านpʉ̂ʉan-bâanได้dâaiหลายlǎaiตะกร้าdtà-grâa
In the backyard, the santol tree ripens and bears abundant fruit every year, so we share several baskets with our neighbors.
พ่อค้าpɔ̂ɔ-káaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaกระท้อนgrà-tɔ́ɔnพันธุ์panปุยbpuiฝ้ายfâaiมีmiiเปลือกbplʉ̀ʉakหนาnǎaเนื้อฟูnʉ́ʉa-fuuหวานwǎanนุ่มnûmและlɛ́มีกลิ่นหอมmii-glìn-hɔ̌ɔmเฉพาะตัวchà-pɔ́-dtuuaเหมาะmɔ̀ทำยำtam-yamและlɛ́แช่อิ่มchɛ̂ɛ-ìm
The vendor said that the ‘Pui Fai’ santol variety has a thick rind, fluffy sweet tender flesh, and a distinctive aroma, making it suitable for spicy salads and candied preserves.
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 | — | — |