กริ๊บ
grípMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
pristine; immaculate; perfectly neat (colloq.)
in an exceptionally neat, flawless, or pristine state; also used emphatically in expressions describing newness, neatness, or sharpness
Examples
รองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoรองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoshoe; footwearคู่kûuคู่kûu1pair; couple2classifier for pairs3even (number)4in pairs; double5[to] pair; matchใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)5hibiscus (Northern Thai)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herกริ๊บgrípกริ๊บgríp1pristine; immaculate; perfectly neat (colloq.)2completely silentมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
Your new pair of shoes is super sharp.
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เขาkǎoเพิ่งpə̂ngล้างláangรถrótเสร็จsètตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiสภาพsà-pâapกริ๊บgrípเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanเพิ่งpə̂ngออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakโชว์รูมchoo-ruumเลยləəi
He just finished washing his car; it's in mint condition now, like it just came out of the showroom.
ดูduuชุดสูทchút-sùutตัวนั้นdtuua-nánสิsìทั้งtángใหม่màiทั้งtángกริ๊บgrípใครkraiใส่sàiก็gɔ̂ต้องdtɔ̂ngดูดีduu-dii
Look at that suit! It's so new and sharp; anyone who wears it would look great.
ถึงtʉ̌ngจะjàเป็นbpenของมือสองkɔ̌ɔng-mʉʉ-sɔ̌ɔngแต่dtɛ̀ɛเจ้าของjâao-kɔ̌ɔngเก่าgàoดูแลduu-lɛɛดีมากdii-mâakสภาพsà-pâapเลยləəiยังyangกริ๊บgrípทุกมุมtúk-mum
Even though it's second-hand, the previous owner took great care of it, so its condition is still perfect from every angle.
2AdjectiveB1
completely silent
completely silent; without any sound or reaction (slang).
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)เดินเข้าdəən-kâoเดินเข้าdəən-kâo[to] walk in; [to] enter on footห้องเรียนhɔ̂ng-riianห้องเรียนhɔ̂ng-riianclassroomทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybodyก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเงียบngîiapเงียบngîiap1quiet; silent2quiet (place/time)3[to] be quiet; fall silent4[to] go silent; stop respondingกริ๊บgrípกริ๊บgríp1pristine; immaculate; perfectly neat (colloq.)2completely silent
When the teacher walked into the classroom, everyone became completely silent.
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เขาkǎoเล่าเรื่องlâo-rʉ̂ʉangผีpǐiจบjòpปุ๊บbpúpบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatในnaiห้องhɔ̂ngก็gɔ̂กริ๊บgrípไปเลยbpai-ləəiไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiกล้าglâaพูดpûutอะไรà-rai
As soon as he finished the ghost story, the atmosphere in the room went completely silent; no one dared to say anything.
ฉันchǎnส่งข้อความsòng-kɔ̂ɔ-kwaamไปbpaiถามtǎamเขาkǎoตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanจนjonป่านนี้bpàan-níiยังyangกริ๊บgrípอยู่yùuเลยləəi
I sent him a message asking about it yesterday, and until now, it's been radio silence.
พอpɔɔประธานbprà-taanประกาศbprà-gàatลดlótโบนัสboo-nátพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanทั้งtángห้องประชุมhɔ̂ng-bprà-chumก็gɔ̂นั่งนิ่งnâng-nîngทุกอย่างtúk-yàangกริ๊บgrípจนได้jon-dâaiยินyinเสียงsǐiangแอร์ɛɛ
When the president announced the bonus cut, all the employees in the meeting room sat still; everything was so silent you could hear the air conditioner.
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 tri
- Syllable endingDead syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
gríp
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Mid class + Mai tri → High
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 | — | — |