กรั้ก
grâkMeaning
1InterjectionB1
ha-ha; sound of loud laughter
an onomatopoeic word representing the sound of loud, sudden, or dry laughter
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillหัวเราะhǔua-rɔ́หัวเราะhǔua-rɔ́1[to] laugh2[to] laugh at; ridiculeกรั้กgrâkกรั้กgrâkha-ha; sound of loud laughterออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maa1[to] come out; emerge2[to] be released; be made public3[to] turn out; end up4[to] come forward; speak outเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)เห็นหน้าhěn-nâaเห็นหน้าhěn-nâa[to] see [sb] (face to face); meet [sb] in personเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2companion; peer (classmate, colleague)
He let out a sudden loud laugh when he saw his friend's face.
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พอporได้ยินdâi-yinมุกตลกmúk dtà-lòkฝืดๆfèut fèutของฉันkŏng chănเขาkăoก็gâwหลุดlùtหัวเราะhŭua róกรั้กgrâkออกมาòk maaเสียงดังsĭiang dang
When he heard my dry joke, he suddenly let out a loud laugh.
ตัวร้ายdtuua ráaiในnaiละครlá-konมักจะmák jàหัวเราะhŭua róกรั้กๆgrák grákเวลาที่way-laa têeวางแผนwaang păenชั่วร้ายchûua ráaiสำเร็จsăm-rèt
The villain in the drama usually laughs dryly when a wicked plan succeeds.
ชายแก่chaai-gɛ̀ɛหัวเราะhǔua-rɔ́กรั้กgrâkในnaiลำคอlam-kɔɔอย่างyàangเจ้าเล่ห์jâao-lêeเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaรู้rúuว่าwâaเหยื่อyʉ̀ʉaหลงกลlǒng-gonของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoแล้วlɛ́ɛo
The old man let out a dry, sly laugh in his throat when he knew his victim had fallen for his trick.
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 markMai tho
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
grâk
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |