กรีด
grìitMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] slit; cut (a long narrow cut)
to cut or make a long, narrow opening in something with a sharp object
Examples
ช่างchângช่างchâng1artisan; mechanic; technician2crafts-; technical (prefix)3never mind; let it be4how (exclamatory)5[to] be inclined to; be given toใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderมีดmêetมีดmêetknifeกรีดgrèetกรีดgrèet1[to] slit; cut (a long narrow cut)2[to] scratch; score3[to] shriek; screamถุงพลาสติกtŭng pláat-dtìkถุงพลาสติกtŭng pláat-dtìkplastic bagให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ช่องchâwngช่องchâwng1opening; gap; slot2TV channel; broadcast channel3compartment; section4field (form); input box5classifier for channels/slots6opportunity; window7lane; passageยาวyaaoยาวyaao1long (length)2long (duration)3[to] grow long; become longer
The worker used a knife to slit the plastic bag into a long opening.
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เขาkǎoกรีดgrìitกล่องglɔ̀ngตามรอยdtaam-rɔɔiพับpápเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเปิดbpə̀ətฝาfǎaอย่างyàangเรียบร้อยrîiap-rɔ́ɔi
He cut along the fold of the box to open the lid neatly.
ช่างไม้châng-máaiกรีดgrìitรอยrɔɔiยาวyaaoบนbonแผ่นไม้pɛ̀n-máaiอัดàtก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàตัดdtàtตามdtaamแนวnɛɛo
The carpenter made a long narrow cut on the plywood before cutting along the line.
เธอtəəใช้cháiคัตเตอร์kát-dtə̂əกรีดgrìitสันsǎnหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉอย่างระวังyàang-rá-wangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเปิดช่องbpə̀ət-chɔ̂ngยาวyaaoพอpɔɔให้hâiสอดsɔ̀ɔtกระดาษgrà-dàatเข้าไปkâo-bpaiได้dâai
She used a cutter to slit the book spine carefully, creating a long narrow opening enough to insert paper.
2VerbB1
[to] scratch; score
to mark a surface with a sharp line or groove
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderมีดmîitมีดmîitknifeกรีดgrìitกรีดgrìit1[to] slit; cut (a long narrow cut)2[to] scratch; score3[to] shriek; screamเส้นsênเส้นsên1line; stripe; thread-like length2noodle (food strand)3CL: strand-like things4tendon; nerve; sinew5route; line (service/path)6connections; pull (informal)บนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ดินเหนียวdin-nǐiaoดินเหนียวdin-nǐiao1clay (material)2clayey soilให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ร่องrɔ̂ngร่องrɔ̂ng1groove; channel2slot; notch3furrow (agricultural/face)ตรงdtrongตรงdtrong1straight (not bent)2directly; straight (direction/path)3direct; straightforward; frank4[to] be straight; align5exact; matching; corresponding
He used a knife to score a straight groove on the clay.
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ช่างไม้châng-máaiกรีดgrìitแนวnɛɛoบนbonแผ่นไม้pɛ̀n-máaiก่อนgɔ̀ɔnตัดdtàtเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiใบbaiเลื่อยlʉ̂ʉaiไม่mâiสะบัดsà-bàt
The carpenter scored a line on the wood before cutting so the saw blade wouldn’t wobble.
ศิลปินsĭn-lá-bpinกรีดgrèetผิวpĭuโลหะloh-hàเป็นbpenลายเส้นlaai sênบางๆbaang baangเพื่อpêuuaสร้างsâangพื้นผิวpéun pĭuที่têeต่างกันdtàang gan
The artist incised fine lines into the metal surface to create varied textures.
วิศวกรwít-sà-wá-gɔɔnกรีดgrìitรอยนำร่องrɔɔi-nam-rɔ̂ngบนbonคอนกรีตkɔɔn-grìitอย่างละเอียดyàang-lá-ìiatเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaควบkûuapคุมทิศทางkum-tít-taangการร้าวgaan-ráaoในอนาคตnai-à-naa-kót
The engineer carefully scored pilot grooves on the concrete to control future cracking paths.
3VerbB2
[to] shriek; scream
to give a high, loud, and sharp cry
Examples
เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)กรีดร้องgrèet róngกรีดร้องgrèet róng[to] scream; shriekด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooความตกใจkwaam dtòk-jaiความตกใจkwaam dtòk-jaifright; alarm; shockเมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)ไฟดับfai dàpไฟดับfai dàp1power outage; blackout2[of power/lights] go out; cut outทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirelyโรงยิมrohng yimโรงยิมrohng yimgym; gymnasium; fitness center
The kids shrieked in shock when the power went out in the entire gym.
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เธอtəəกรีดร้องgrìit-rɔ́ɔngเสียงดังsǐiang-dangตอนdtɔɔnเห็นhěnแมลงสาบmá-lɛɛng-sàapวิ่งwîngข้างkâangเท้าtáao
She let out a loud shriek when she saw a cockroach running by her foot.
ทันทีtan-tiiที่ประตูtîi-bprà-dtuuบ้านผีสิงbâan-pǐi-sǐngเปิดbpə̀ətออกɔ̀ɔkฝูงfǔungนักท่องเที่ยวnák-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiaoก็gɔ̂กรีดร้องgrìit-rɔ́ɔngกันganระงมrá-ngom
As soon as the haunted house door opened, the crowd of visitors shrieked all at once.
เสียงsǐiangแฟนบอลfɛɛn-bɔnกรีดร้องgrìit-rɔ́ɔngด้วยdûuaiความดีใจkwaam-dii-jaiจนjonกลบglòpเสียงsǐiangพากย์pâakเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaทีมtiimยิงyingประตูชัยbprà-dtuu-chai
The fans shrieked with joy so loudly that it drowned out the commentary when the team scored the winning goal.
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 -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
grìit
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 | — | — |