กรุ
grùMeanings
1NounB2
cache; hoard (esp. amulets/antiques)
a hidden store or deposit of valuable items, especially amulets, Buddha images, or antiques found in temples or old sites; also the site where such items are found
Examples
พิพิธภัณฑ์pí-pít-tá-panพิพิธภัณฑ์pí-pít-tá-panmuseumแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níi1here; this place (formal)2this (postposed, formal)จัดแสดงjàt-sà-dɛɛngจัดแสดงjàt-sà-dɛɛng1[to] exhibit [sth]; display [sth] (to the public)2[to] stage; put on [a performance/exhibition]พระเครื่องprá-krʉ̂ʉangพระเครื่องprá-krʉ̂ʉangBuddhist amulet; votive tabletที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerขุดพบkùt-pópขุดพบkùt-póp[to] unearth; discover by diggingจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmกรุgrùกรุgrù1cache; hoard (esp. amulets/antiques)2[to] line; cover; upholsterในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)จังหวัดอยุธยาjang-wàt-à-yút-tá-yaaจังหวัดอยุธยาjang-wàt-à-yút-tá-yaaAyutthaya Province (central Thailand)
This museum displays amulets that were excavated from a treasure hoard in Ayutthaya province.
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ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaในnaiเจดีย์jee-diiเก่าแก่gào-gɛ̀ɛของkɔ̌ɔngวัดwátยังyangมีmiiกรุสมบัติgrù-sǒm-bàtที่tîiยังyangไม่mâiถูกtùukค้นพบkón-póp
The villagers believe that inside the temple's old stupa, there is still an undiscovered treasure trove.
การแตกgaan dtàekของkŏngกรุgrùวัดราชบูรณะwát râat-chá-boo-rá-náทำให้tam hâiมีmeeการค้นพบgaan kón pópเครื่องkrêuuangทองtongโบราณboh-raanและláeพระพุทธรูปprá pút-tá-rôopจำนวนมหาศาลjam-nuuan má-hăa-săan
The unearthing of the Wat Ratchaburana hoard led to the discovery of an immense amount of ancient gold artifacts and Buddha images.
นักโบราณคดีnák boh-raan-ná-ká-deeสันนิษฐานsăn-nít-tăanว่าwâaกรุgrùแห่งนี้hàeng néeถูกtòokสร้างขึ้นsâang kêunเพื่อpêuuaเก็บgèpรักษาพระพุทธศาสนาrák-săa prá pút-tá-sàat-sà-năaให้hâiพ้นจากpón jàakภัยสงครามpai sŏng-kraam
Archaeologists hypothesize that this hidden deposit was created to preserve Buddhist artifacts from the perils of war.
2VerbC1
[to] line; cover; upholster
to line or cover a surface, such as a wall or ceiling, with materials for protection or decoration
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 syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
grù
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 | — | — |