กรู๊
grúuMeaning
1AdverbB1
coo (pigeon sound)
The cooing sound made by a pigeon or dove.
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)เสียงนกsĭiang nókเสียงนกsĭiang nókbirdsong; bird calls; chirpingพิราบpí-râapพิราบpí-râappigeon; doveร้องróngร้องróng1[to] cry; weep2[to] sing3[to] shout; call out4[to] complain; lodge a complaintกรู๊gróoกรู๊gróocoo (pigeon sound)ๆ-อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)หลังคาlăng kaaหลังคาlăng kaaroof
I hear a pigeon cooing on the roof.
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ทุกเช้าtúk cháoจะมีjà meeนกnókเขาkăoคู่kôoหนึ่งnèungบินbinมาmaaเกาะgòrที่têeระเบียงrá-biiangแล้วก็láeo gâwส่งเสียงร้องsòng-sĭiang róngกรู๊gróoๆ-
Every morning, a pair of doves comes to perch on the balcony and makes a cooing sound.
เสียงร้องsĭiang róngกรู๊gróoๆ-ของkŏngฝูงfǔngนกพิราบnók pí-râapในnaiสวนสาธารณะsŭuan săa-taa-rá-náทำให้tam hâiบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatดูdooสงบสุขsà-ngòp sùk
The cooing sound of the flock of pigeons in the park makes the atmosphere seem peaceful.
เสียงร้องsĭiang róngกรู๊gróoๆ-กังวานgang-waanแผ่วเบาpàew baoของkŏngนกnókเขาkăoในnaiยามเช้าตรู่yaam cháao dtròoปลุกbplùkให้hâiฉันchănตื่นขึ้นdtèun kêunจากjàakความฝันkwaam făn
The faint, echoing coo of the dove in the early morning woke me from my dream.
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 endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
grúu
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 | — | — |