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gràangMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
cocky; brash; swaggering
Behaving in a bold, overconfident, and aggressive manner, often to show off or intimidate others.
Examples
เด็กใหม่dèk-màiเด็กใหม่dèk-màinewcomer; new person; newbieคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)ท่าทางกร่างtâa-taang-gràangท่าทางกร่างtâa-taang-gràang1swaggering; cocky manner2swaggering; cockyไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂i1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)น่าnâaน่าnâa1worthy/apt to ...2come on; please (persuasive particle)คบหาkóp-hǎaคบหาkóp-hǎa1[to] associate with; befriend2[to] date; be in a relationshipเท่าไหร่tâo-ràiเท่าไหร่tâo-rài1how much/how many (amount/price)2how (to what degree/extent)3not much/many (after negation)4no matter how much/many
That new kid has a bold and aggressive manner; he's not very approachable.
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เขาkăoเป็นbpenแค่kâeนักเลงnák-lengที่ทำtêe tamท่ากร่างtâa gràangไปทั่วbpai tûuaเพื่อpêuuaเรียกร้องrîak róngความสนใจkwaam sŏn jai
He's just a thug who acts aggressively all over the place to get attention.
บุคลิกbùk-ká-líkที่tîiดูduuแข็งกร้าวkɛ̌ng-grâaoและlɛ́ท่าทีtâa-tiiที่tîiกร่างgràangของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoเป็นเพียงbpen-piiangเปลือกนอกbplʉ̀ʉak-nɔ̂ɔkที่tîiปิดบังbpìt-bangความไม่มั่นใจkwaam-mâi-mân-jaiข้างในkâang-nai
His tough personality and overconfident manner are just an outer shell hiding his inner insecurity.
การแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛngพฤติกรรมกร่างprʉ́t-dtì-gam-gràangใส่sàiผู้อื่นpûu-ʉ̀ʉnไม่ได้mâi-dâaiทำให้tam-hâiคุณดูkun-duuสูงส่งsǔung-sòngขึ้นkʉ̂nเลยləəiมีแต่mii-dtɛ̀ɛจะjàทำให้tam-hâiคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnรังเกียจrang-gìiat
Behaving in a bold and aggressive way towards others doesn't make you look superior at all; it only makes others dislike you.
2VerbB2
[to] swagger; act tough
To behave in a cocky and aggressive way; to throw one's weight around.
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenเมาmaoเมาmao1drunk; intoxicated2motion-sick; dizzy; nauseated3sick from poisonous foodได้ที่dâi-tîiได้ที่dâi-tîi1ready; at the ideal point2to the right degree; just rightเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toกร่างgràangกร่างgràang1cocky; brash; swaggering2[to] swagger; act tough3council tree; lofty fig (Ficus altissima)ใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ร้านráanร้านráan1shop; store2restaurant; eatery3booth; stall
Once he was drunk enough, he started to throw his weight around at people in the pub.
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อย่าyàaมาmaaทำกร่างtam-gràangแถวนี้tɛ̌ɛo-níiที่นี่tîi-nîiไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiกลัวgluuaนายnaaiหรอกrɔ̀k
Don't come and throw your weight around here; nobody is afraid of you.
เขาkǎoชอบchɔ̂ɔpกร่างgràangใส่sàiพวกpûuakรุ่นน้องrûn-nɔ́ɔngที่tîiไม่มีmâi-miiทางสู้taang-sûuเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaแสดงsà-dɛɛngอำนาจam-nâatของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eeng
He likes to throw his weight around with the juniors who can't fight back, in order to show off his power.
การเป็นgaan-bpenหัวหน้าhǔua-nâaไม่ได้mâi-dâaiหมายความว่าmǎai-kwaam-wâaคุณkunมีสิทธิ์mii-sìtที่จะtîi-jàกร่างgràangหรือrʉ̌ʉปฏิบัติต่อbpà-dtì-bàt-dtɔ̀ɔลูกน้องlûuk-nɔ́ɔngอย่างyàangไม่mâiให้เกียรติhâi-gìiat
Being a leader doesn't mean you have the right to throw your weight around or treat your subordinates disrespectfully.
3NounC1
council tree; lofty fig (Ficus altissima)
A large fig tree, Ficus altissima, with a spreading crown and aerial roots.
Examples
ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerวัดwátวัดwát1to measure2Buddhist temple3to gauge; assessมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)กร่างgràangกร่างgràang1cocky; brash; swaggering2[to] swagger; act tough3council tree; lofty fig (Ficus altissima)ใหญ่yàiใหญ่yài1big; large2major; important3elder; seniorอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)หนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostให้ร่มเงาhâi-rôm-ngaoให้ร่มเงาhâi-rôm-ngao[to] provide shadeดีมากdii-mâakดีมากdii-mâak1very good; excellent2Excellent!; Well done!3very well
At the temple, there is a big Krang tree that provides very good shade.
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รากrâakของkɔ̌ɔngต้นdtônกร่างgràangเก่าแก่gào-gɛ̀ɛแผ่ขยายpɛ̀ɛ-kà-yǎaiใหญ่โตyài-dtooจนjonดันพื้นdan-pʉ́ʉnทางเท้าtaang-táaoให้hâiนูนnuunขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maa
The roots of the ancient Krang tree spread out so much that they pushed up the pavement.
ตามdtaamความเชื่อโบราณkwaam-chʉ̂ʉa-boo-raanต้นไม้ใหญ่dtôn-máai-yàiอย่างyàangต้นdtônกร่างgràangหรือrʉ̌ʉต้นไทรdtôn-traiนั้นnánเชื่อกันว่าchʉ̂ʉa-gan-wâaมีmiiรุกขเทวดาสิงสถิตrúk-kà-tee-wá-daa-sǐng-sà-tìtอยู่yùu
According to ancient beliefs, large trees like the Krang or the Banyan are believed to be inhabited by tree spirits (Rukkha Thevada).
ในnaiระบบนิเวศrá-bòp-ní-wêetของป่าkɔ̌ɔng-bpàaแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiต้นdtônกร่างgràangถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenพืชpʉ̂ʉtชนิดchá-nítหลักlàkที่สำคัญtîi-sǎm-kanเพราะprɔ́เป็นbpenแหล่งอาหารlɛ̀ng-aa-hǎanให้แก่hâi-gɛ̀ɛนกnókและlɛ́สัตว์เลี้ยงลูกด้วยนมsàt-líiang-lûuk-dûuai-nomหลายชนิดlǎai-chá-nít
In this forest's ecosystem, the Krang tree is considered an important keystone species because it provides food for numerous species of birds and mammals.
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 ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
gràang
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |