กรุย
gruiMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] mark out; stake out (a route)
To set up stakes or markers to indicate a route or boundary; figuratively, to prepare the way for something.
Examples
เจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiเจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiofficial; officer; staff memberปักหลักbpàk-làkปักหลักbpàk-làk1[to] settle down; take root2[to] stake out a spot; set up camp3[to] hold one’s ground; stand firmกรุยทางgrui-taangกรุยทางgrui-taang1[to] pave the way; [to] pioneer2[to] mark out a route; blaze a trailไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)เพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiso that; in order thatคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleเดินตามdəən-dtaamเดินตามdəən-dtaam[to] follow [sb/sth] on footได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerสะดวกsà-dùuakสะดวกsà-dùuak1convenient2available; free (time)
The officials marked the route with stakes so that people could follow it easily.
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ชัยชนะchai-chá-náครั้งนี้kráng-níiช่วยchûuaiกรุยทางgrui-taangให้hâiทีมtiimเข้าสู่kâo-sùuรอบชิงชนะเลิศrɔ̂ɔp-ching-chá-ná-lə̂ət
This victory helped pave the way for the team to reach the final.
ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเริ่มrə̂əmสร้างsâangถนนtà-nǒnทีมสำรวจtiim-sǎm-rùuatต้องdtɔ̂ngกรุยgruiแนวเส้นทางnɛɛo-sên-taangด้วยdûuaiหลักlàkไม้máaiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiคนงานkon-ngaanรู้rúuว่าwâaจะต้องjà-dtɔ̂ngทำงานtam-ngaanตรงไหนdtrong-nǎi
Before road construction begins, the survey team must mark the route with wooden stakes so that the workers know where to work.
แม้mɛ́ɛการเจรจาgaan-jee-rá-jaaครั้งแรกkráng-rɛ̂ɛkจะjàยังไม่ได้yang-mâi-dâaiข้อสรุปkɔ̂ɔ-sà-rùpแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ช่วยchûuaiกรุยทางgrui-taangไปสู่bpai-sùuความร่วมมือkwaam-rûuam-mʉʉในnaiระยะยาวrá-yá-yaao
Although the initial negotiations did not produce an agreement, they helped pave the way for long-term cooperation.
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 endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
grui
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 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 | — | — |