กระบะ
grà-bàMeanings
1NounA2
tray; shallow tray/basin
A shallow, open tray or basin used for holding, washing, planting, or carrying items.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ล้างláangล้างláang1[to] wash; rinse; clean with water2[to] develop (film/photos)3[to] clear; wipe out (debt/record/accusation)4[to] cleanse; absolve (figurative)ผักpàkผักpàkvegetable(s)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)กระบะgrà-bàกระบะgrà-bà1tray; shallow tray/basin2pickup bed; pickup truckน้ำตื้นnáam-dtʉ̂ʉnน้ำตื้นnáam-dtʉ̂ʉnshallow water
I wash vegetables in a shallow water tray.
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Mom uses a wooden tray filled with soil to plant salad greens behind the house.
He scoops rice into a tray to divide it into small bags.
คนงานkon ngaanยกyókกระบะgrà-bàพลาสติกpláat-sà-dtìkตื้นdtêunๆ-ที่ใส่têe sàiแก้วgâewแตกdtàekไปbpaiทิ้งtíngอย่างระมัดระวังyàang rá-mát-rá-wang
The worker carefully carried a shallow plastic tray containing broken glass to dispose of it.
2NounB1
pickup bed; pickup truck
The open cargo bed of a pickup truck; by extension, a pickup truck itself.
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ขนkǒnขนkǒn1hair; fur (body hair of people/animals)2[to] transport; haul; carry (goods)ของขึ้นkɔ̌ɔng-kʉ̂nของขึ้นkɔ̌ɔng-kʉ̂n1[to] fly into a rage; [to] lose one's temper2[to] get turned on (slang)กระบะgrà-bàกระบะgrà-bà1tray; shallow tray/basin2pickup bed; pickup truckไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyตลาดเช้าdtà-làat-cháoตลาดเช้าdtà-làat-cháomorning market
Tomorrow I will load things onto the pickup bed and go to the morning market.
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เขาkǎoเอาaoจักรยานjàk-grà-yaanสองsɔ̌ɔngคันkanวางไว้waang-wáiท้ายtáaiกระบะgrà-bàแล้วlɛ́ɛoมัดเชือกmát-chʉ̂ʉakให้hâiแน่นnɛ̂n
He put two bicycles in the back of the pickup bed and tied them securely.
เมื่อวานนี้mʉ̂ʉa-waan-níiฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkจนjonของkɔ̌ɔngที่tîiอยู่ในyùu-naiกระบะgrà-bàเปียกbpìiakหมดmòt
Yesterday it rained so hard that everything in the pickup bed got soaked.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàไม่mâiหรูหราrǔu-rǎaแต่dtɛ̀ɛกระบะgrà-bàคันkanนี้níiบรรทุกban-túkอุปกรณ์ù-bpà-gɔɔnก่อสร้างgɔ̀ɔ-sâangได้dâaiมากmâakและlɛ́วิ่งwîngทางtaangลูกรังlûuk-rangได้ดีdâai-dii
Though not luxurious, this pickup can carry a lot of construction equipment and handles dirt roads well.
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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บะbàบะbà1bah!; expressing displeasure2fruit-name prefix (Northern Thai)bah!; expressing displeasurePart 2
กระบะgrà-bàกระบะgrà-bàtray; shallow tray/basintray; shallow tray/basinWord