ครกหิน
krók-hǐnMeaning
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stone mortar (kitchen tool)
a heavy mortar made of stone (e.g., granite), used with a pestle for pounding or grinding ingredients
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderครกหินkrók-hǐnครกหินkrók-hǐnstone mortar (kitchen tool)ตำdtamตำdtam1[to] pound; crush (with mortar/pestle)2[to] pierce; prick; puncture3[to] weave cloth (regional)น้ำพริกnáam-príkน้ำพริกnáam-príkchili paste; chili dip
Mom used a stone mortar to pound chili paste.
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ครกหินkrók-hǐnหนักnàkกว่าgwàaครกkrókดินเผาdin-pǎoแต่dtɛ̀ɛเหมาะmɔ̀สำหรับsǎm-ràpตำdtamเครื่องแกงkrʉ̂ʉang-gɛɛngให้hâiละเอียดlá-ìiat
A stone mortar is heavier than a clay one, but it's suitable for pounding curry paste finely.
การทำgaan-tamส้มตำsôm-dtamให้hâiอร่อยà-rɔ̀iบางbaangร้านráanยังyangนิยมní-yomใช้cháiครกหินkrók-hǐnเพราะprɔ́เชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaทำให้tam-hâiรสชาติrót-châatเข้ากันkâo-ganดีdii
To make delicious papaya salad, some shops still prefer using a stone mortar because they believe it helps blend the flavors well.
พื้นผิวpʉ́ʉn-pǐuที่tîiขรุขระkrù-kràด้านในdâan-naiของkɔ̌ɔngครกหินkrók-hǐnช่วยchûuaiบดbòtสมุนไพรsà-mǔn-praiและlɛ́เครื่องเทศkrʉ̂ʉang-têetได้dâaiละเอียดlá-ìiatทำให้tam-hâiสกัดsà-gàtน้ำมันหอมระเหยnám-man-hɔ̌ɔm-rá-hə̌əiออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaได้dâaiดีกว่าdii-gwàaเครื่องปั่นไฟkrʉ̂ʉang-bpàn-faiฟ้าfáa
The rough inner surface of a stone mortar helps grind herbs and spices finely, allowing for better extraction of essential oils than an electric blender.
Tones
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2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster คร, the first consonant ค sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
krók
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ครกหินkrók-hǐnครกหินkrók-hǐnstone mortar (kitchen tool)stone mortar (kitchen tool)Word