กรุบ
grùpMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
crisp; crunchy (texture)
having a light, crisp, or crunchy texture when bitten; slightly firm and snappy
Examples
แอปเปิลɛ́p-bpə̂nแอปเปิลɛ́p-bpə̂n1apple (fruit)2Apple (company)ลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)กัดgàtกัดgàt1[to] bite2[to] corrode; [to] etch3[to] sting; [to] irritate (skin)4caustic; irritating (to skin)5[to] mill (machining)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)กรุบดีgrùp-diiกรุบดีgrùp-diinicely crunchy; pleasantly crisp
This apple is nicely crisp when bitten.
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Yesterday I ate chilled cucumbers, and the flesh was very crunchy.
สลัดsà-làtจานjaanนี้níiผักpàkยังyangสดsòtและlɛ́เคี้ยวkíiaoแล้วlɛ́ɛoกรุบgrùpทำให้tam-hâiกินginเพลินpləən
The salad is fresh and has a snappy crunch when chewed, making it enjoyable to eat.
2InterjectionB1
crunch!; crisp! (sound effect)
onomatopoeic sound indicating a light, crisp crunch, often from biting crispy food
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillกัดgàtกัดgàt1[to] bite2[to] corrode; [to] etch3[to] sting; [to] irritate (skin)4caustic; irritating (to skin)5[to] mill (machining)แตงกวาdtɛɛng-gwaaแตงกวาdtɛɛng-gwaacucumberแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeกรุบgrùpกรุบgrùp1crisp; crunchy (texture)2crunch!; crisp! (sound effect)
He bit the cucumber and it went crunch.
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When the cookies finished baking, biting into them made a clear crunch.
ตอนdtɔɔnฉันchǎnเคี้ยวหมากkíiao-màakฝรั่งfà-ràngเคลือบklʉ̂ʉapน้ำตาลnám-dtaanแค่kɛ̂ɛกัดgàtแรกrɛ̂ɛkก็gɔ̂ได้ยินdâi-yinกรุบgrùp
When I chewed the sugar-coated gum, the very first bite made a crunch.
นักnákรีวิวrii-wiuบรรยายban-yaaiเสียงsǐiangกรุบgrùpของkɔ̌ɔngเปลือกbplʉ̀ʉakไก่ทอดgài-tɔ̂ɔtในnaiวิดีโอwí-dii-ooทำให้tam-hâiคนดูkon-duuอยากyàakลองlɔɔngทันทีtan-tii
The reviewer described the crisp crunch of the fried chicken skin in the video, making viewers want to try it immediately.
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 -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
grùp
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 | — | — |