กราก
gràakMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
swift; forceful (of movement or flow)
Moving or flowing very quickly and strongly, as of rushing water.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningกรากgràakกรากgràak1swift; forceful (of movement or flow)2swiftly; forcefully; headlongเข้ามาkâo-maaเข้ามาkâo-maa1to come in; enter (toward the speaker)2to join/enter into (activity, group, context)3directional complement ‘in/toward here’ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ห้องประชุมhɔ̂ng-bprà-chumห้องประชุมhɔ̂ng-bprà-chummeeting room; conference roomโดยdooiโดยdooi1by; via; through2in a ... way; -lyไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เคาะkɔ́เคาะkɔ́1[to] knock; tap2[to] tap/hammer [sth] to shape or test3[to] finalize; approve; settle (a decision)4[to] fix; settle on (a price)ประตูbprà-dtuuประตูbprà-dtuu1door; gate; portal2goal (structure or score)3classifier: doors; gates; goals
He barged hastily into the meeting room without knocking.
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มีอะไรmee à-raiค่อยๆkôi kôiพูดpôotกันganก็ได้gôr dâaiอย่าyàaเดินdernกรากgràakเข้ามาkâo maaโวยวายwoi waaiแบบนี้bàep née
We can talk things over slowly, don't just rush in and start shouting like this.
เธอtəəเดินdəənกรากgràakเข้าไปkâo-bpaiหาhǎaผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanและlɛ́ทวงถามtuuang-tǎamคำตอบkam-dtɔ̀ɔpอย่างyàangไม่อ้อมค้อมmâi-ɔ̂ɔm-kɔ́ɔm
She strode forcefully up to the manager and demanded an answer without beating around the bush.
การที่gaan-tîiเขาkǎoกรากgràakเข้าไปkâo-bpaiจัดการjàt-gaanทุกอย่างtúk-yàangโดยdooiไม่mâiปรึกษาbprʉ̀k-sǎaใครkraiทำให้เกิดtam-hâi-gə̀ətความขัดแย้งkwaam-kàt-yɛ́ɛngภายในpaai-naiทีมtiim
His aggressive way of taking over and handling everything without consulting anyone created conflict within the team.
2AdverbB2
swiftly; forcefully; headlong
With great speed or force, especially when moving or flowing.
Examples
ช่วงchûuangช่วงchûuang1period; span (of time)2span; extent3section; segment (part of something)4range; interval (between limits)5distance between supportsหน้าฝนnâa-fǒnหน้าฝนnâa-fǒn1rainy season; monsoon season2during the rainy seasonน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)คลองklɔɔngคลองklɔɔng1canal2classifier: canals/ditches3natural waterway; stream; creekไหลlǎiไหลlǎi[to] flow; run (liquid)กรากgràakกรากgràak1swift; forceful (of movement or flow)2swiftly; forcefully; headlongมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toระวังrá-wangระวังrá-wang1[to] be careful; take care2watch out!; caution!3[to] watch out for; guard againstอันตรายan-dtà-raaiอันตรายan-dtà-raai1danger; hazard2dangerous; hazardous
During the rainy season, the water in the canal flows very rapidly; you have to be careful.
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เรือrʉʉaลำเล็กlam-lékถูกtùukกระแสน้ำgrà-sɛ̌ɛ-náamที่tîiไหลlǎiกรากgràakพัดpátหายไปhǎai-bpaiอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reo
The small boat was swept away quickly by the fast-flowing current.
เราraoได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsǐiangแก่งหินgɛ̀ɛng-hǐnที่tîiน้ำnáamไหลlǎiกรากgràakมาmaaแต่ไกลdtɛ̀ɛ-glaiเป็นbpenสัญญาณเตือนsǎn-yaan-dtʉʉanถึงtʉ̌ngอันตรายan-dtà-raaiข้างหน้าkâang-nâa
We could hear the sound of the rapids, where the water flows impetuously, from a distance, a warning sign of the danger ahead.
มวลน้ำmuuan-náamป่าbpàaไหลบ่าlǎi-bàaลงlongมาจากmaa-jàakภูเขาpuu-kǎoอย่างyàangกรากgràakเกรี้ยวgrîiaoทำลายtam-laaiทุกสิ่งtúk-sìngที่tîiขวางหน้าkwǎang-nâa
The flash floodwaters surged violently down from the mountain, destroying everything in their path.
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
gràak
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 | — | — |