กระโดง
grà-doongMeanings
1NounB1
dorsal fin
The tall fin on the back of a fish or sea animal, especially one that sticks up prominently above the water.
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asกระโดงgrà-doongกระโดงgrà-doong1dorsal fin2mastโผล่ขึ้นplòo-kʉ̂nโผล่ขึ้นplòo-kʉ̂n[to] emerge; [to] pop upเหนือผิวน้ำnʉ̌ʉa-pǐu-náamเหนือผิวน้ำnʉ̌ʉa-pǐu-náamabove the water's surfaceไม่นานmâi-naanไม่นานmâi-naan1soon; shortly2briefly; not for longปลาbplaaปลาbplaa1fish (animal)2fish (as food)3classifier: ตัวก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerหายไปhǎai-bpaiหายไปhǎai-bpai1[to] disappear; vanish2[to] be missing; be gone3[to] subside; wear off4[to] go silent; drop out of contact (informal)
We saw a fin sticking up above the water, and soon the fish disappeared.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaแดดdɛ̀ɛtส่องsɔ̀ɔngกระโดงgrà-doongของkɔ̌ɔngปลาฉลามbplaa-chà-lǎamสะท้อนsà-tɔ́ɔnเป็นbpenเส้นsênสีเงินsǐi-ngənบนbonคลื่นklʉ̂ʉn
When the sun shone, the shark’s dorsal fin reflected as a silver line on the waves.
ไกด์gáiบอกให้bòk hâiเราraoนิ่งnìngๆ-ถ้าtâaเห็นhĕnกระโดงgrà-dohngเฉียดchìiatเข้ามาkâo maaเพราะpráwสัตว์sàtอาจàatแค่kâeว่ายwâaiผ่านpàan
The guide told us to stay still if a fin came close, because the animal might just be passing by.
นักnákดูduuสัตว์ทะเลsàt-tá-leeระบุrá-bùชนิดchá-nítจากjàakรูปทรงrûup-songกระโดงgrà-doongที่tîiโดดเด่นdòot-dèenเหนือผิวน้ำnʉ̌ʉa-pǐu-náamแม้mɛ́ɛตัวปลาdtuua-bplaaจะjàมองไม่เห็นmɔɔng-mâi-hěnชัดchát
Marine wildlife watchers identify species by the distinctive shape of the fin protruding above the water, even when the fish itself isn’t clearly visible.
2NounC1
mast
An upright pole on a sailing vessel that supports its sails.
Examples
ช่างchângช่างchâng1artisan; mechanic; technician2crafts-; technical (prefix)3never mind; let it be4how (exclamatory)5[to] be inclined to; be given toเรือrʉʉaเรือrʉʉaboat; ship; vesselกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesตั้งdtângตั้งdtâng1[to] place upright; stand; erect2as much as; as many as3[to] set up; establish; found4[to] appoint; nominate5[to] set; fix (value, rule, goal)6stack; pile; bundle7[to] aim; focus (eyes, mind)8[to] allocate; earmark (funds)9classifier: stacks; pilesกระโดงgrà-doongกระโดงgrà-doong1dorsal fin2mastเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofชักchákชักchák1[to] pull; [to] draw (toward oneself/along)2[to] raise/lower (a flag, blinds)3[to] begin to; start to4[to] have convulsions; [to] twitch5seizure; convulsion (episode)6[to] draw up (liquid into a syringe)7[to] withdraw; [to] pull backใบเรือbai-rʉʉaใบเรือbai-rʉʉasail (of a boat/ship)ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàak1[to] leave; exit; depart from2from; out of (after a verb)อ่าวàaoอ่าวàaobay
The boatbuilder is setting up the mast to hoist the sail before leaving the bay.
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เรือrʉʉaลำlamนี้níiใช้cháiกระโดงgrà-doongไม้สักmáai-sàkเพราะprɔ́ทนtonแรงลมrɛɛng-lomได้ดีdâai-diiและlɛ́ไม่mâiผุpùง่ายngâai
This boat uses a teak mast because it withstands strong winds well and doesn’t rot easily.
กะลาสีgà-laa-sǐiผูกpùukเชือกchʉ̂ʉakใบเรือbai-rʉʉaกับgàpกระโดงgrà-doongอย่างแน่นหนาyàang-nɛ̂n-nǎaเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเรือrʉʉaรับลมráp-lomได้dâaiเต็มที่dtem-tîiในช่วงnai-chûuangมรสุมmɔɔ-rá-sǔm
The sailor securely tied the sail’s ropes to the mast so the boat could fully catch the wind during monsoon season.
ช่างฝีมือchâng-fǐi-mʉʉเลือกlʉ̂ʉakสัดส่วนsàt-sùuanกระโดงgrà-doongให้hâiสมดุลsǒm-dunกับgàpท้องtɔ́ɔngเรือrʉʉaเพราะprɔ́หากhàakสูงเกินไปsǔung-gəən-bpaiจะjàทำให้tam-hâiเรือrʉʉaเอียงiiangและlɛ́ควบคุมยากkûuap-kum-yâak
The craftsman chose mast proportions balanced with the hull, since if it’s too tall the boat will heel and be hard to control.
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 | — | — |