กริม

grim

Meanings

1NounC1

croaking gourami

croaking gourami, a small freshwater fish of the genus Trichopsis

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyช้อนchónช้อนchón1spoon2classifier: spoonfuls3[to] scoop; ladleปลาbplaaปลาbplaa1fish (animal)2fish (as food)3classifier: ตัวกริมgrimกริมgrim1croaking gourami2Thai rice-flour dessertที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerลำธารlam taanลำธารlam taanstream; brookหลังบ้านlăng bâanหลังบ้านlăng bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3wife (figurative)4back office; behind-the-scenes operationsกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanfriends (plural)ตอนเด็กๆdton dèk-dèkตอนเด็กๆdton dèk-dèk1when (one) was a child; in childhood2one’s childhood period (noun phrase use)
I liked to go scoop up croaking gourami in the stream behind my house with my friends when I was a kid.
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ปลาbplaaกริมgrimเป็นbpenปลาน้ำจืดbplaa nám jèutขนาดเล็กkà-nàat lékที่têeมักจะmák jàส่งเสียงร้องsòng-sĭiang róngเบาๆbao baoเวลาway-laaอยู่ในyòo naiน้ำnáam
The croaking gourami is a small freshwater fish that often makes a soft sound when in the water.
การลดลงgaan-lót-longของkɔ̌ɔngประชากรbprà-chaa-gɔɔnปลาbplaaกริมgrimในnaiแหล่งน้ำlɛ̀ng-náamธรรมชาติtam-má-châatสะท้อนถึงsà-tɔ́ɔn-tʉ̌ngความเสื่อมโทรมkwaam-sʉ̀ʉam-soomของkɔ̌ɔngระบบนิเวศrá-bòp-ní-wêetในnaiท้องถิ่นtɔ́ɔng-tìn
The decline in the population of croaking gourami in natural water sources reflects the degradation of the local ecosystem.
นักวิจัยnák-wí-jaiพบว่าpóp-wâaปลาbplaaกริมgrimตัวผู้dtuua-pûuจะjàส่งเสียงsòng-sǐiangเคาะkɔ́เป็นจังหวะbpen-jang-wàเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaดึงดูดdʉng-dùutเพศเมียpêet-miiaและlɛ́แสดงsà-dɛɛngอาณาเขตaa-naa-kèetของมันkɔ̌ɔng-man
Researchers found that male croaking gouramis emit rhythmic clicking sounds to attract females and display their territory.
2NounC1

Thai rice-flour dessert

a traditional Thai sweet made from rice-flour dough shaped like small fish and served with sweetened coconut milk

Examples

คุณยายkun-yaaiคุณยายkun-yaaimaternal grandmother; respectful term for an elderly womanทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeขนมkà-nǒmขนมkà-nǒmsnack; sweet; dessertปลาbplaaปลาbplaa1fish (animal)2fish (as food)3classifier: ตัวกริมgrimกริมgrim1croaking gourami2Thai rice-flour dessertไข่kàiไข่kài1egg2[to] lay eggs; spawn3testicles (vulgar/slang)4zero score (slang, sports/exams)เต่าdtàoเต่าdtào1turtle; tortoise; terrapin2slow person/thing (figurative)ให้hâiให้hâi1[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)พวกเราpûuak-raoพวกเราpûuak-rao1we; us2our group; our sideกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocketเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ของหวานkɔ̌ɔng-wǎanของหวานkɔ̌ɔng-wǎan1dessert (course)2sweets; sweet foodsหลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureอาหารเย็นaa-hǎan-yenอาหารเย็นaa-hǎan-yendinner; supper; evening meal
Grandma made sweet coconut milk soup with rice-flour worms and balls for us to eat as dessert after dinner.
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ขนมkà-nǒmปลาbplaaกริมgrimที่ดีtîi-diiต้องมีdtɔ̂ng-miiเนื้อnʉ́ʉaแป้งbpɛ̂ɛngที่tîiเหนียวนุ่มnǐiao-nûmและlɛ́น้ำกะทิnáam-gà-tíรสชาติrót-châatหวานมันwǎan-manเค็มkemที่tîiเคี่ยวkîiaoจนjonเข้ากันkâo-ganดีdii
Good 'pla krim' dessert must have soft, chewy flour dough and rich, sweet, and salty coconut milk simmered until well combined.
ขนมkà-nǒmปลาbplaaกริมgrimไข่kàiเต่าdtàoสะท้อนถึงsà-tɔ́ɔn-tʉ̌ngภูมิปัญญาไทยpuum-bpan-yaa-taiในnaiการผสมผสานgaan-pà-sǒm-pà-sǎanรสชาติrót-châatหวานwǎanและlɛ́เค็มkemของkɔ̌ɔngตัวdtuuaแป้งbpɛ̂ɛngทั้งสองtáng-sɔ̌ɔngแบบbɛ̀ɛpในnaiถ้วยtûuaiเดียวกันdiiao-ganได้dâaiอย่างลงตัวyàang-long-dtuua
The 'pla krim khai tao' dessert reflects Thai culinary wisdom in perfectly combining the sweet and salty flavors of the two types of dough in a single bowl.
เสน่ห์sà-hèenของkɔ̌ɔngขนมkà-nǒmปลาbplaaกริมgrimโบราณboo-raanอยู่ที่yùu-tîiการปั้นgaan-bpânแป้งbpɛ̂ɛngด้วยdûuaiมือmʉʉทีละtii-láตัวdtuuaซึ่งsʉ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ngอาศัยaa-sǎiความประณีตkwaam-bprà-nîitและlɛ́ความอดทนkwaam-òt-tonอย่างสูงyàang-sǔung
The charm of traditional 'pla krim' dessert lies in shaping each piece of dough by hand, which requires high precision and patience.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

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 -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Mid tone

grim

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——