กราน

graan

Meanings

1VerbC1

[to] insist; [to] be adamant

to insist on something or refuse to change one’s opinion or decision

Examples

ผู้ต้องหาpûu-dtɔ̂ng-hǎaผู้ต้องหาpûu-dtɔ̂ng-hǎasuspect; accused person (criminal case)ยังคงyang-kongยังคงyang-kongstill; [to] remain; [to] continue to be/have/doยืนกรานyʉʉn-graanยืนกรานyʉʉn-graan[to] insist; stand firmว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeตัวเองdtuua-eengตัวเองdtuua-eeng1oneself; myself; yourself; themselves2you (intimate)3self; one's own selfไม่ได้mâi-dâaiไม่ได้mâi-dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)ขโมยkà-mooiขโมยkà-mooi1[to] steal2thiefของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyแม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaแม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâa1although; even though2even ifจะมีjà-miiจะมีjà-miithere will be; [to] have (in the future)กล้องวงจรปิดglɔ̂ng-wong-jɔɔn-bpìtกล้องวงจรปิดglɔ̂ng-wong-jɔɔn-bpìt1CCTV camera; security camera2CCTV system (by extension)จับภาพjàp-pâapจับภาพjàp-pâap[to] capture an image/video; get [sth] on cameraไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerก็ตามgɔ̂-dtaamก็ตามgɔ̂-dtaameven if; even though; nevertheless
The suspect still insists that he didn't steal the items, even though the CCTV camera captured the footage.
3 more examples
ไม่ว่าmâi-wâaใครkraiจะjàพยายามpá-yaa-yaamเกลี้ยกล่อมglîia-glɔ̀ɔmอย่างไรyàang-raiเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยังyangยืนกรานyʉʉn-graanปฏิเสธbpà-dtì-sèetที่จะtîi-jàเข้าร่วมkâo-rûuamโครงการkroong-gaanนี้níi
No matter how anyone tries to persuade him, he still insists on refusing to participate in this project.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàเผชิญกับpà-chəən-gàpแรงกดดันrɛɛng-gòt-danจากjàakหลายฝ่ายlǎai-fàaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛคณะกรรมการká-ná-gam-má-gaanก็gɔ̂ยังคงyang-kongยืนกรานyʉʉn-graanในnaiมติmá-dtìเดิมdəəmเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรักษาrák-sǎaมาตรฐานmâat-dtrà-tǎanของkɔ̌ɔngองค์กรong-gɔɔn
Despite facing pressure from multiple parties, the committee still insists on its original resolution to maintain the organization's standards.
ทนายความtá-naai-kwaamของkɔ̌ɔngจำเลยjam-ləəiยืนกรานyʉʉn-graanเสียงsǐiangแข็งkɛ̌ngต่อdtɔ̀ɔศาลsǎanว่าwâaลูกความlûuk-kwaamของkɔ̌ɔngตนdtonกระทำการgrà-tam-gaanลงไปlong-bpaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเป็นbpenการป้องกันตัวgaan-bpɔ̂ng-gan-dtuuaโดยชอบด้วยกฎหมายdooi-chɔ̂ɔp-dûuai-gòt-mǎai
The defendant's lawyer firmly insisted to the court that his client acted in lawful self-defense.
2VerbC2

[to] lay down; [to] spread out (archaic)

To lay down or spread out, especially a robe in the Buddhist expression กรานกฐิน.

Examples

พ่อเฒ่าpôr tâoพ่อเฒ่าpôr tâo1father-in-law2elderly man; old man3maternal grandfather (Southern Thai)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesกรานgraanกรานgraan1[to] insist; [to] be adamant2[to] lay down; [to] spread out (archaic)แหhăeแหhăecast net; throw netที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเพิ่งpêrngเพิ่งpêrng1just; recently2only just now; only nowถักtàkถักtàk1[to] knit; crochet2[to] braid [sth]; plait [sth]เสร็จsètเสร็จsèt1finished; done2[to] finish; be done3done for; screwed (slang)4[to] reach orgasm; come (informal, euphemistic)ใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)5hibiscus (Northern Thai)ๆ-เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofดึงdeungดึงdeung1[to] pull; draw (toward oneself)2[to] attract; draw (attention/interest)3[to] drag (on a screen)4[to] hold back; delay; stallตาข่ายdtaa kàaiตาข่ายdtaa kàai1net; mesh2mesh; lattice patternให้hâiให้hâi1[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)ตึงdteungตึงdteung1tight; taut2stiff; tense (muscle/body)3expensive; steep (price)4to be tight; to become tight5thud; bang6with a heavy thud7tense; strained (situation)และláeและláeand (coordinating)ได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerรูปทรงrôop songรูปทรงrôop song1shape; form2geometric solid; three-dimensional shape3body shape; figureตามต้องการdtaam dtông gaanตามต้องการdtaam dtông gaanas desired; as needed; as required; on demand
The old man is spreading out the newly woven fishing net to pull the mesh taut and get the desired shape.
3 more examples
พิธีกรานกฐินpí-tii-graan-gà-tǐnเป็นbpenสังฆกรรมsǎng-ká-gamสำคัญsǎm-kanที่tîiภิกษุสงฆ์pík-sù-sǒngจะต้องjà-dtɔ̂ngร่วมกันrûuam-ganตัดเย็บdtàt-yépและlɛ́ขึงkʉ̌ngจีวรjii-wɔɔnให้hâiเสร็จsètภายในpaai-naiวันเดียวwan-diiao
The Kathina robe-spreading ceremony is an important monastic procedure in which the monks must collectively cut, sew, and lay out the robe within a single day.
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanใช้cháiไม้ไผ่máai-pàiทำเป็นtam-bpenโครงkroongเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaกรานgraanแหhɛ̌ɛตากแดดdtàak-dɛ̀ɛtให้hâiแห้งสนิทhɛ̂ɛng-sà-nìtหลังจากlǎng-jàakกลับมาglàp-maaจากjàakการหาgaan-hǎaปลาbplaa
The villagers use bamboo to make a frame to spread the fishing net out in the sun to dry completely after returning from fishing.
ตามdtaamพระวินัยปิฎกprá-wí-nai-bpì-dòkภิกษุpík-sùผู้pûuได้รับdâi-rápอานิสงส์aa-ní-sǒngจากjàakการgaanกรานgraanกฐินgà-tǐnจะได้jà-dâaiรับrápการผ่อนปรนgaan-pɔ̀ɔn-bpronข้อห้ามkɔ̂ɔ-hâamบางประการbaang-bprà-gaanเป็นเวลาbpen-wee-laaสี่sìiเดือนdʉʉan
According to the Vinaya Pitaka, monks who receive the merit from spreading the Kathina robe are granted leniency on certain prohibitions for four months.

Tones

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How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster กร, the first consonant ก sets the class.
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Mid tone

graan

Level, in your normal speaking voice.

Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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