กร้อน
grɔ̂ɔnMeaning
1AdjectiveC2
small; undersized; dwarfish
Small or undersized in stature or physical size; an uncommon word.
Examples
เด็กชายdèk-chaaiเด็กชายdèk-chaai1boy; male child2Master (Thai formal title for a boy)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoรูปร่างrûup-râangรูปร่างrûup-râang1shape; form2figure; physiqueกร้อนgrɔ̂ɔnกร้อนgrɔ̂ɔnsmall; undersized; dwarfishกว่าgwàaกว่าgwàa1than (comparative marker)2more than; overเด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)วัยเดียวกันwai-diiao-ganวัยเดียวกันwai-diiao-ganof the same ageแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)แข็งแรงkɛ̌ng-rɛɛngแข็งแรงkɛ̌ng-rɛɛng1strong; robust2healthy; fitและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)วิ่งwîngวิ่งwîng1[to] run2[to] run (operate; be in service)3[to] flow; courseได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerเร็วreoเร็วreo1fast; quick (speed/time)2quickly; fast3early; soon
The boy is smaller in stature than other children his age, but he is strong and runs fast.
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ชายchaaiผู้นั้นpûu-nánมีmiiรูปร่างrûup-râangกร้อนgrɔ̂ɔnจนjonเสื้อsʉ̂ʉaที่tîiตัดdtàtสำหรับsǎm-ràpคนทั่วไปkon-tûua-bpaiดูduuหลวมlǔuamโคร่งkrôongแต่dtɛ̀ɛท่าทางtâa-taangของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoกลับglàpสง่าผ่าเผยsà-ngàa-pàa-pə̌əi
The man was so small in stature that a shirt tailored for an average-sized person looked oversized on him, yet he carried himself with dignity.
หญิงชราyǐng-chá-raaร่างrâangกร้อนgrɔ̂ɔnนั่งnângอยู่yùuหลังlǎngหูกhùukทอผ้าtɔɔ-pâaขนาดใหญ่kà-nàat-yàiมือmʉʉทั้งสองtáng-sɔ̌ɔngยังyangขยับkà-yàpอย่างyàangคล่องแคล่วklɔ̂ɔng-klɛ̂ɛoราวกับraao-gàpไม่mâiรู้จักrúu-jàkความเหน็ดเหนื่อยkwaam-nèt-nʉ̀ʉai
The small-framed elderly woman sat behind a large loom, her hands still moving deftly as though she knew no fatigue.
ผู้ประพันธ์pôo bprà-panจงใจjong-jaiให้hâiตัวเอกdtuua èkมีmeeรูปร่างrôop râangกร้อนgrônต่างจากdtàang jàakภาพลักษณ์pâap-pá-lákของkŏngวีรบุรุษwee-rá-bù-rùtตามdtaamขนบkà-nòpนิยมní-yomเพื่อpêuuaชี้ว่าchée wâaความกล้าหาญkwaam glâa hăanมิได้mí dâiขึ้นอยู่กับkêun yòo gàpขนาดkà-nàatของkŏngร่างกายrâang gaai
The author deliberately gives the protagonist a diminutive physique, unlike the conventional heroic figure, to show that courage does not depend on physical size.
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 tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
grɔ̂ɔn
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |