กระสือ
grà-sʉ̌ʉMeaning
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type of Thai ghost (floating head)
a nocturnal female spirit in Thai folklore, appearing as a floating head with its internal organs trailing underneath.
Examples
ตอนเด็กๆdton dèk-dèkตอนเด็กๆdton dèk-dèk1when (one) was a child; in childhood2one’s childhood period (noun phrase use)ยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)เล่าเรื่องlâo rêuuangเล่าเรื่องlâo rêuuang1[to] tell a story; narrate2[to] recount; relate what happenedผีpĕeผีpĕeghost; spiritกระสือgrà-sĕuกระสือgrà-sĕutype of Thai ghost (floating head)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)ฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)กลัวgluuaกลัวgluua1[to] be afraid; fear2afraid; fearfulมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
When I was young, my grandmother liked to tell me ghost stories about Krasue; I was very scared.
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ตามdtaamตำนานdtam-naanเล่าlâoว่าwâaตอนกลางคืนdtɔɔn-glaang-kʉʉnกระสือgrà-sʉ̌ʉจะjàถอดtɔ̀ɔtหัวhǔuaกับgàpไส้sâiออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiหากินhǎa-ginของkɔ̌ɔngสกปรกsòk-gà-bpròk
According to legend, at night a Krasue detaches its head and entrails to go out and eat filthy things.
เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnฉันchǎnดูหนังduu-nǎngผีpǐiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangกระสือgrà-sʉ̌ʉทำให้tam-hâiคืนนี้kʉʉn-níiนอนไม่หลับnɔɔn-mâi-làpเลยləəi
Last night I watched a horror movie about Krasue, which made me unable to sleep at all tonight.
นักคติชนวิทยาnák ká-dtì-chon-wít-tá-yaaสันนิษฐานsăn-nít-tăanว่าwâaความเชื่อkwaam chêuuaเรื่องrêuuangกระสือgrà-sĕuอาจàatมีต้นกำเนิดมาจากmee dtôn gam-nèrt maa jàakความกลัวkwaam gluuaโรคระบาดrôhk rá-bàatหรือrĕuการคลอดgaan klôtลูกlôokที่têeผิดปกติpìt bpà-gà-dtìในnaiสมัยโบราณsà-măi boh-raan
Folklorists hypothesize that the belief in Krasue may have originated from the fear of epidemics or abnormal childbirths in ancient times.
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 | — | — |