กรัก
gràkMeanings
1NounB2
dark reddish-brown color
A dark reddish-brown or yellowish-brown color, similar to the core of a jackfruit tree, often used to describe the color of a monk's robes.
Examples
จีวรjii-wɔɔnจีวรjii-wɔɔnmonk’s robeของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuffพระป่าprá-bpàaพระป่าprá-bpàaforest monkส่วนใหญ่sùuan-yàiส่วนใหญ่sùuan-yài1the majority; most2most (of); the majority of3mostly; mainly; largelyจะเป็นjà-bpenจะเป็นjà-bpen1will be; will become2whether it be (fixed pattern)สีกรักsǐi-gràkสีกรักsǐi-gràkdark brown; jackfruit-heartwood brownเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingย้อมyɔ́ɔmย้อมyɔ́ɔmto dye; colorด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooแก่นขนุนgɛ̀n-kà-nǔnแก่นขนุนgɛ̀n-kà-nǔnjackfruit heartwood
The robes of most forest monks are a dark yellowish-brown color (krak) because they are dyed with jackfruit core.
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ช่างไม้châang-máaiกำลังgam-langทาสีtaa-sǐiตู้ไม้dtûu-máaiเก่าgàoให้hâiเป็นbpenสีกรักsǐi-gràkเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaคงkongความขลังkwaam-klǎngแบบโบราณbɛ̀ɛp-boo-raan
The carpenter is painting the old wooden cabinet a dark brown (krak) color to maintain its classic, antique feel.
ใบไม้แห้งbai-máai-hɛ̂ɛngที่tîiร่วงหล่นrûuang-lònทับถมกันtáp-tǒm-ganนานnaanวันwanกลายเป็นglaai-bpenสีกรักsǐi-gràkเข้มkêmเกือบgʉ̀ʉapดำdam
The dry leaves that had fallen and piled up over many days turned a deep, almost black, brownish color (krak).
ภาพวาดสีน้ำมันpâap-wâat-sǐi-nám-manโบราณboo-raanใช้cháiโทนสีtoon-sǐiกรักgràkเป็นหลักbpen-làkทำให้tam-hâiบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatของkɔ̌ɔngภาพpâapดูduuสงบsà-ngòpและlɛ́ลุ่มลึกlûm-lʉ́k
The antique oil painting primarily used a dark brown (krak) color palette, making the atmosphere of the picture appear serene and profound.
2NounC1
small bamboo tube/container
A small tube-shaped container, usually made from a section of bamboo, used to hold tobacco or small amounts of medicine.
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คุณตาkun dtaaคุณตาkun dtaa1grandfather (maternal)2elderly man (polite address)ของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineเก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to keep; save; put away2to collect; pick up; gather3to tidy up; put in order4[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)5to charge; take (a fee/payment)6[to] tuck in; gather up (hair/clothes)ยาyaaยาyaa1medicine; medication2drug (narcotic/illicit)3chemical/agent4[to] caulk; sealเส้นsênเส้นsên1line; stripe; thread-like length2noodle (food strand)3CL: strand-like things4tendon; nerve; sinew5route; line (service/path)6connections; pull (informal)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2for later; in reserve3[to] leave (something) as is4marks retention or maintenance of a state5[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)กรักgràkกรักgràk1dark reddish-brown color2small bamboo tube/container3brown dye from jackfruit woodไม้ไผ่máai pàiไม้ไผ่máai pài1bamboo (plant)2bamboo (material)อันanอันan1thing; item; one2general classifier for objects, items, or abstract things3which; that (relative pronoun, formal/literary)4as for; concerning (formal/literary topic marker)เล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a little
My grandfather keeps his shredded tobacco in a small bamboo container (grak).
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ในสมัยก่อนnai-sà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnคนต่างจังหวัดkon-dtàang-jang-wàtมักจะmák-jàพกพาpók-paaยาสมุนไพรyaa-sà-mǔn-praiใส่sàiกรักgràkติดตัวdtìt-dtuuaไว้wáiเสมอsà-mə̌ə
In the old days, people in rural provinces would often carry medicinal herbs in a grak.
ชายชราchaai chá-raaเคาะkóกรักgràkในnaiมือmeuuเบาๆbao baoให้hâiยาyaaฉุนchǔnร่วงลงrûuang longบนbonใบตองbai dtongที่têeเตรียมไว้dtriiam wái
The old man gently tapped the grak in his hand, letting the strong tobacco fall onto the prepared banana leaf.
ของดูต่างหน้าkɔ̌ɔng-duu-dtàang-nâaที่tîiเขาkǎoทิ้งไว้tíng-wáiมีmiiเพียงpiiangกรักgràkยาyaaนัตถุ์nátเก่าคร่ำคร่าgào-krâm-krâaอันanเป็นมรดกbpen-mɔɔ-rá-dòkจากjàakบิดาbì-daa
The only memento he left behind was an old, worn-out snuff container (grak), an heirloom from his father.
3NounC1
brown dye from jackfruit wood
A natural dye made from the heartwood of a jackfruit tree, used to color cloth a dark yellowish-brown, such as monk's robes.
Examples
คนสมัยก่อนkon-sà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnคนสมัยก่อนkon-sà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnpeople from the pastใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderแก่นขนุนgɛ̀n-kà-nǔnแก่นขนุนgɛ̀n-kà-nǔnjackfruit heartwoodมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerต้มdtômต้มdtôm1[to] boil; simmer2boiled; poached (food)3[to] swindle; con (colloq.)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] cause; makeสีย้อมsǐi-yɔ́ɔmสีย้อมsǐi-yɔ́ɔm1dye; dyestuff (for fabric, hair, leather, etc.)2stain (laboratory)ผ้าpâaผ้าpâacloth; fabric; textileที่เรียกว่าtîi-rîiak-wâaที่เรียกว่าtîi-rîiak-wâacalled; known asกรักgràkกรักgràk1dark reddish-brown color2small bamboo tube/container3brown dye from jackfruit wood
People in the old days used to boil jackfruit heartwood to make a dye called 'grak'.
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สีsǐiของkɔ̌ɔngจีวรjii-wɔɔnพระป่าprá-bpàaส่วนใหญ่sùuan-yàiได้dâaiมาจากmaa-jàakการย้อมgaan-yɔ́ɔmด้วยdûuaiกรักgràkซึ่งsʉ̂ngให้hâiโทนtoonสีน้ำตาลsǐi-nám-dtaanแกมgɛɛmเหลืองlʉ̌ʉang
The color of most forest monks' robes comes from being dyed with grak, which yields a yellowish-brown tone.
กว่าจะgwàa-jàได้dâaiน้ำnáamย้อมyɔ́ɔmกรักgràkที่tîiมีคุณภาพmii-kun-ná-pâapต้องdtɔ̂ngเคี่ยวkîiaoแก่นขนุนgɛ̀n-kà-nǔnเป็นเวลาbpen-wee-laaหลายlǎaiชั่วโมงchûua-moongจนjonสีsǐiเข้มข้นkêm-kônได้ที่dâi-tîi
To get a quality 'grak' dye, the jackfruit heartwood must be simmered for many hours until the color becomes sufficiently concentrated.
ภูมิปัญญาpuum-bpan-yaaการย้อมgaan-yɔ́ɔmผ้าpâaด้วยdûuaiกรักgràkสะท้อนsà-tɔ́ɔnวิถีชีวิตwí-tǐi-chii-wítที่พึ่งพิงtîi-pʉ̂ng-pingธรรมชาติtam-má-châatโดยdooiอาศัยaa-sǎiวัตถุดิบwát-tù-dìpที่tîiหาได้hǎa-dâaiจากjàakป่าbpàaรอบตัวrɔ̂ɔp-dtuua
The traditional wisdom of dyeing cloth with 'grak' reflects a way of life dependent on nature, utilizing raw materials found in the surrounding forest.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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 syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
gràk
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 | — | — |