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grà-nàmMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] pound; pelt; come down in torrents
to hit repeatedly and forcefully or to fall heavily in rapid succession, as with blows or torrential rain
Examples
ฝนfǒnฝนfǒn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeกระหน่ำgrà-nàmกระหน่ำgrà-nàm1[to] pound; pelt; come down in torrents2[to] do relentlessly; do in rapid or repeated successionทั้งคืนtáng-kʉʉnทั้งคืนtáng-kʉʉn1all night; the whole night2the entire nightถนนtà-nǒnถนนtà-nǒnroad; streetหน้าบ้านnâa-bâanหน้าบ้านnâa-bâan1front of the house; frontage2front office; customer-facing sideท่วมtûuamท่วมtûuam1to flood; inundate2flooded; inundated3to overwhelm; be swamped
It poured all night, and the road in front of the house flooded.
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Strong waves battered the small boat until it had to take shelter.
The torrential rain came down so hard that the old roof couldn’t hold up.
เขาkǎoถูกtùukลูกlûukศิษย์เก่าsìt-gàoกระหน่ำgrà-nàmชกchókใส่sàiแบบbɛ̀ɛpไม่ให้mâi-hâiตั้งตัวdtâng-dtuua
He was pummeled with blows by a former student so relentlessly he couldn’t brace himself.
2VerbB2
[to] do relentlessly; do in rapid or repeated succession
to carry out an action intensely and again and again without letup, such as attacking, criticizing, advertising, or offering heavy discounts
Examples
ช่วงchûuangช่วงchûuang1period; span (of time)2section; segment (part of something)3range; interval (between limits)4distance between supports5span; extentเปิดbpə̀ətเปิดbpə̀ət1[to] open; uncover; unwrap2[to] turn on; switch on3[to] start; launch; open for business4[to] put on; play (music or video)ตัวสินค้าdtuua-sǐn-káaตัวสินค้าdtuua-sǐn-káaproduct itself; goods themselvesใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)5hibiscus (Northern Thai)บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationกระหน่ำgrà-nàmกระหน่ำgrà-nàm1[to] pound; pelt; come down in torrents2[to] do relentlessly; do in rapid or repeated successionโฆษณาkoo-sà-naaโฆษณาkoo-sà-naa1advertisement; ad2[to] advertise; publicize; promoteทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirelyออนไลน์ɔɔn-laaiออนไลน์ɔɔn-laai1online (connected to the internet)2online; on the internetและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ทีวีtii-wiiทีวีtii-wii1television (device)2classifier: เครื่อง3television (broadcast medium)ตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔtตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔt1throughout; continuously; all the time2throughout; along (extent/duration)ทั้งสัปดาห์táng-sàp-daaทั้งสัปดาห์táng-sàp-daa1all week; the whole week2the entire week (time span)
During the product launch, the company relentlessly advertised online and on TV all week.
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หลังlǎngเกิดข้อผิดพลาดgə̀ət-kɔ̂ɔ-pìt-plâatนักข่าวnák-kàaoหลายlǎaiสำนักsǎm-nákกระหน่ำgrà-nàmวิจารณ์wí-jaanรัฐบาลrát-tà-baanไม่หยุดmâi-yùt
After the mistake, many news outlets kept criticizing the government without letup.
ร้านค้าráan-káaแข่งกันkɛ̀ng-ganกระหน่ำgrà-nàmลดราคาlót-raa-kaaแบบbɛ̀ɛpรายชั่วโมงraai-chûua-moongเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaดึงดูดdʉng-dùutลูกค้าlûuk-káaช่วงปลายchûuang-bplaaiปีbpii
Stores are competing by slashing prices hourly to attract customers at year’s end.
ผู้ใช้pûu-cháiโซเชียลกระหน่ำsoo-chiian-grà-nàmคอมเมนต์kɔm-ménตั้งคำถามdtâng-kam-tǎamถึงtʉ̌ngความโปร่งใสkwaam-bpròong-sǎiของkɔ̌ɔngโครงการkroong-gaanอย่างต่อเนื่องyàang-dtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉang
Social media users are bombarding the project with comments continually questioning its transparency.
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 | — | — |