กฤช
grìtMeaning
1NounB2
dagger; kris
a dagger, specifically a kris (a traditional Southeast Asian dagger with a distinctive wavy blade)
Examples
พิพิธภัณฑ์pí-pít-tá-panพิพิธภัณฑ์pí-pít-tá-panmuseumแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níi1here; this place (formal)2this (postposed, formal)จัดแสดงjàt-sà-dɛɛngจัดแสดงjàt-sà-dɛɛng1[to] exhibit [sth]; display [sth] (to the public)2[to] stage; put on [a performance/exhibition]อาวุธaa-wútอาวุธaa-wút1weapon2weaponry; arms3means/asset used to gain advantage (figurative)โบราณboo-raanโบราณboo-raan1ancient; antique2traditional; old-fashioned3ancient times; the old daysซึ่งsʉ̂ngซึ่งsʉ̂ng1which; that (relative pronoun)2which/and this; introducing explanationมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirelyดาบdàapดาบdàap1sword2Police Senior Sergeant Major (Thai rank); ดาบตำรวจหอกhɔ̀ɔkหอกhɔ̀ɔkspearและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)กฤชgrìtกฤชgrìtdagger; kris
This museum exhibits ancient weapons, which include swords, spears, and kris.
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เขาkǎoซื้อsʉ́ʉกฤชgrìtที่tîiแกะสลักgɛ̀-sà-làkด้ามจับdâam-jàpอย่างสวยงามyàang-sǔuai-ngaamจากjàakภาคใต้pâak-dtâaiมาmaaเป็นbpenของที่ระลึกkɔ̌ɔng-tîi-rá-lʉ́k
He bought a kris with a beautifully carved handle from the South as a souvenir.
ใบมีดbai mêetที่têeมีmeeลักษณะlák-sà-nàคดเคี้ยวkót kíaoเป็นเอกลักษณ์bpen èek-gà-lákเฉพาะตัวchà-pór dtuuaที่têeทำให้tam hâiกฤชgrìtแตกต่างdtàek dtàangจากjàakมีดmêetสั้นsânทั่วๆtûua-tûuaไปbpai
The wavy blade is a unique characteristic that distinguishes a kris from ordinary short knives.
ในอดีตnai-à-dìitกฤชgrìtไม่ได้mâi-dâaiเป็นเพียงbpen-piiangแค่kɛ̂ɛอาวุธaa-wútแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangเป็นbpenเครื่องหมายkrʉ̂ʉang-mǎaiแสดงsà-dɛɛngฐานะtǎa-náทางสังคมtaang-sǎng-komของkɔ̌ɔngชายชาตรีchaai-chaa-dtriiในnaiแหลมมลายูlɛ̌ɛm-má-laa-yuu
In the past, a kris was not only a weapon but also a symbol of social status for men in the Malay Peninsula.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is กฤช said กริด?
grìt
- Vowel spellingThe letter ฤ is read ริ here.Final soundAt the end of a syllable, ช is said like ด (t).
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
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 -ช, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
grìt
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 | — | — |