กระพี้

grà-píi

Meanings

1NounB2

sapwood

The outer layer of wood in a tree trunk or branch, lying between the bark and the heartwood.

Examples

ไม้máaiไม้máai1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementท่อนtɔ̂nท่อนtɔ̂n1section; piece (long, solid part)2classifier (sections/lengths)3stanza; verse; passage4section (of the body)5classifier: passages; verse sectionsนี้níiนี้níi1this2this oneมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoกระพี้grà-píiกระพี้grà-píi1sapwood2nonessential material (figurative)สีsǐiสีsǐi1color2paint3[to] rub; scrub; polish4flush (poker)5[to] mill; husk (rice)6[to] play (a bowed instrument)อ่อนɔ̀ɔnอ่อนɔ̀ɔn1soft; tender2weak; feeble3mild; light (intensity/taste)4young; immature5inexperienced; unseasoned6gentle; lenient7[to] weaken; soften; depreciateแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)แก่นgɛ̀nแก่นgɛ̀n1core; essence2heartwood3kernel; pit (inner part of a fruit/seed)4cheeky; bold (colloq.)ไม้máaiไม้máai1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementตรงกลางdtrong-glaangตรงกลางdtrong-glaang1in the middle; centrally2central; middle (located at the center)3the middle; the centerมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoสีเข้มsǐi-kêmสีเข้มsǐi-kêmdark; deep; saturated (of color)
This log has light-colored sapwood, but the heartwood in the center is dark.
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2NounC1

nonessential material (figurative)

The superficial or less important parts of something, contrasted with its essential substance or core.

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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

  1. Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster กร, the first consonant ก sets the class.
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. 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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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Word Breakdown

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กระพี้grà-píiกระพี้grà-píisapwoodsapwoodWord