กระเทาะ
grà-tɔ́Meanings
1VerbB1
[to] chip; knock off
to break or knock a small piece off the surface of something; to cause a thin or brittle outer layer to come off.
Examples
ลูกบอลlôok bonลูกบอลlôok bonball (for sports/games)กระแทกgrà-tâekกระแทกgrà-tâek1[to] hit; bump hard2[to] slam; thump down3[to] retort harshly; snap4[to] thrust; jab (into/against)กำแพงgam-paengกำแพงgam-paeng1wall (barrier)2barrier; obstacle (figurative)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofสีsĕeสีsĕe1color2paint3[to] rub; scrub; polish4flush (poker)5[to] mill; husk (rice)6[to] play (a bowed instrument)ปูนbpoonปูนbpoon1cement; mortar; plaster2lime (quicklime/slaked lime)3betel lime pasteกระเทาะgrà-tóกระเทาะgrà-tó1[to] chip; knock off2[to] shell; huskออกòkออกòk1[to] go out; exit; leave2out; outward3[in sports] out of bounds4[to] come out; appear; be issued5[to] produce; emit; put out6[to] pay; spend; disburse7[to] quit; resign8[to] issue; publish9successfully; out (indicating comprehension or discovery)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)แผ่นpàenแผ่นpàen1sheet; slab; panel2classifier for flat items3disc; recordเล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a little
The ball hit the wall, causing the plaster paint to chip off in small pieces.
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อย่าyàaวางwaangถ้วยtûuaiแก้วซ้อนgâew sónกันganแรงๆraeng raengเดี๋ยวdĭiaoขอบkòpจะjàกระเทาะgrà-tóเป็นรอยbpen roiบิ่นbìn
Don’t stack the glass cups too forcefully, or the rims will chip.
พื้นpéunกระเบื้องgrà-bêuuangโดนdohnของหนักkŏng nàkหล่นlònใส่sàiทำให้tam hâiเคลือบผิวklûuap pĭuกระเทาะgrà-tóเป็นจุดๆbpen jùt jùt
A heavy object fell on the tile floor, causing the glazed surface to chip in spots.
พอpɔɔขูดkùutสนิมsà-nǐmแรงrɛɛngเกินไปgəən-bpaiสีsǐiชั้นchánนอกnɔ̂ɔkก็gɔ̂เริ่มrə̂əmกระเทาะgrà-tɔ́ออกɔ̀ɔkเผยให้เห็นpə̌əi-hâi-hěnโลหะloo-hàด้านใต้dâan-dtâai
When scraping the rust too hard, the outer paint layer began to flake off, revealing the metal underneath.
2VerbB1
[to] shell; husk
to remove a hard outer shell or husk from something such as nuts, seeds, or shells by striking or prying.
Examples
ลุงlungลุงlung1uncle (older brother of either parent)2older man (form of address)3council tree; lofty fig (northern Thai)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderมีดmîitมีดmîitknifeกระเทาะgrà-tɔ́กระเทาะgrà-tɔ́1[to] chip; knock off2[to] shell; huskมะพร้าวmá-práaoมะพร้าวmá-práao1coconut (tree)2coconut (fruit)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)แตกdtɛ̀ɛkแตกdtɛ̀ɛk1[to] crack; break; shatter2broken; cracked3[to] burst; rupture4[to] split up; fall apart (figurative)5[to] be exposed; come to light6[to] ejaculate; climax (slang)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8keep on (doing); on and on (V + เอา ๆ)น้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)6served with broth7empty words; filler
Uncle used a knife to crack open the coconut to get the water.
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ชาวประมงchaao-bprà-mongใช้cháiค้อนkɔ́ɔnเคาะkɔ́กระเทาะgrà-tɔ́หอยhɔ̌ɔiให้hâiเปลือกbplʉ̀ʉakแตกdtɛ̀ɛkแล้วlɛ́ɛoแกะgɛ̀เนื้อnʉ́ʉaออกɔ̀ɔk
The fisherman used a hammer to crack open the clams and then removed the meat.
เขาkǎoกระเทาะgrà-tɔ́ฟักทองfák-tɔɔngตรงdtrongก้านgâanก่อนgɔ̀ɔnแล้วlɛ́ɛoค่อยkɔ̂iแงะngɛ́ให้hâiเปิดbpə̀ətออกɔ̀ɔkเป็นสองbpen-sɔ̌ɔngซีกsîik
He split the pumpkin at the stem first, then pried it open into two halves.
ช่างchâangต้องdtɔ̂ngกระเทาะgrà-tɔ́ฝาfǎaครอบโลหะkrɔ̂ɔp-lá-hòด้วยdûuaiการเคาะgaan-kɔ́แรงrɛɛngหนึ่งnʉ̀ngครั้งkrángเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเข้าถึงkâo-tʉ̌ngชุดสายไฟchút-sǎai-faiด้านในdâan-nai
The technician had to break open the metal cover with a single forceful tap to access the wiring inside.
He lightly used a hammer to pry off the nut shells one by one.
แม่mɛ̂ɛบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiฉันchǎnกระเทาะgrà-tɔ́เปลือกbplʉ̀ʉakเมล็ดmá-létแตงโมdtɛɛng-mooอย่างระวังyàang-rá-wangจะได้jà-dâaiไม่mâiทำtamเนื้อในnʉ́ʉa-naiเสียหายsǐia-hǎai
Mom told me to carefully remove the watermelon seed husks so the inner kernels won't be damaged.
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanช่วยกันchûuai-ganกระเทาะgrà-tɔ́เปลือกbplʉ̀ʉakข้าวฟ่างkâao-fâangด้วยdûuaiเครื่องมือkrʉ̂ʉang-mʉʉไม้máaiก่อนgɔ̀ɔnนำไปnam-bpaiโม่môo
Villagers help remove the sorghum husks with wooden tools before milling.
ช่างฝีมือchâang-fǐi-mʉʉใช้cháiสิ่วsìuกระเทาะgrà-tɔ́เปลือกbplʉ̀ʉakแข็งkɛ̌ngของkɔ̌ɔngเมล็ดmá-létออกɔ̀ɔkอย่างระมัดระวังyàang-rá-mát-rá-wangเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเมล็ดmá-létข้างในkâang-naiยังคงyang-kongสมบูรณ์sǒm-buun
The craftsman used a chisel to carefully remove the hard shell from the seed, so the inside remains intact.
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 | — | — |