กระยาจก
grà-yaa-jòkMeaning
1NounC1
beggar; destitute person
A poor person who asks for money or food to survive; a beggar. This is a formal or literary term.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นิทานní-taanนิทานní-taantale; story (traditional/children’s)เจ้าชายjâao-chaaiเจ้าชายjâao-chaai1prince2Prince (title; before name)ปลอมตัวbplɔɔm-dtuuaปลอมตัวbplɔɔm-dtuua[to] disguise oneself; [to] go undercover; [to] pose asเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)กระยาจกgrà-yaa-jòkกระยาจกgrà-yaa-jòkbeggar; destitute personเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpai1[to] go out; leave; exit2Get out!3out; outward and away4[to] lead out to; extend toดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortune6[to] look after; watch; mindชีวิตchii-wítชีวิตchii-wít1life (state of being alive)2life (one’s life; way of living)3lifetime; lifespanของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonประชาชนbprà-chaa-chon1classifier: คน2the public; the people (citizens of a country)
In the fairy tale, the prince disguised himself as a beggar to go see the lives of his people.
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จำนวนjam-nuuanกระยาจกgrà-yaa-jòkที่tîiเพิ่มขึ้นpə̂əm-kʉ̂nตามdtaamท้องถนนtɔ́ɔng-tà-nǒnสะท้อนให้เห็นถึงsà-tɔ́ɔn-hâi-hěn-tʉ̌ngปัญหาbpan-hǎaเศรษฐกิจsèet-tà-gìtที่tîiฝังรากลึกfǎng-râak-lʉ́kในnaiสังคมsǎng-kom
The increasing number of beggars on the streets reflects deep-rooted economic problems in society.
ในnaiวรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-diiเก่าแก่gào-gɛ̀ɛมักmákมีmiiเรื่องราวrʉ̂ʉang-raaoของkɔ̌ɔngเทพtêepที่tîiแปลงกายbplɛɛng-gaaiเป็นbpenกระยาจกgrà-yaa-jòkเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทดสอบtót-sɔ̀ɔpจิตใจjìt-jaiของkɔ̌ɔngมนุษย์má-nút
In old literature, there are often stories of gods who transform into beggars to test the hearts of humans.
แม้แต่mɛ́ɛ-dtɛ̀ɛกษัตริย์ผู้ยิ่งใหญ่gà-sàt-pûu-yîng-yàiก็gɔ̂อาจàatรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kไม่mâiต่างจากdtàang-jàakกระยาจกgrà-yaa-jòkได้dâaiเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaสิ้นsînแล้วlɛ́ɛoซึ่งsʉ̂ngทุกสิ่งtúk-sìng
Even a great king can feel no different from a beggar when he has lost everything.
Tones
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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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กระยาจกgrà-yaa-jòkกระยาจกgrà-yaa-jòkbeggar; destitute personbeggar; destitute personWord