ครวญ
kruuanMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] lament; wail; mourn
To express grief, sorrow, or distress with plaintive words or sounds; to lament.
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herนั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)ครวญkruuanครวญkruuan1[to] lament; wail; mourn2[to] sing/chant plaintivelyถึงtʉ̌ngถึงtʉ̌ng1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6about; concerning; regardingแม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerจากไปjàak-bpaiจากไปjàak-bpai1[to] leave; depart2[to] pass away; die (euphemistic)อย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4in the manner of; -lyไม่มีวันmâi-mii-wanไม่มีวันmâi-mii-wan1never; under no circumstances2Never!; No way!กลับglàpกลับglàp1[to] return; go/come back2[to] turn over/flip/reverse3back; in return4contrary; on the contrary
She sat lamenting her mother who had passed away and would never return.
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หลังlǎngแพ้pɛ́ɛคัดตัวkát-dtuuaทีมtiimก็gɔ̂พากันpaa-ganครวญkruuanถึงtʉ̌ngความฝันkwaam-fǎnที่tîiพังลงpang-long
After failing the tryouts, the team lamented their shattered dreams.
เขาkǎoครวญkruuanอยู่yùuหน้าบ้านnâa-bâanทั้งคืนtáng-kʉʉnเพราะprɔ́โดนdoonไล่lâiออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakงานngaanโดยdooiไม่ทันmâi-tanตั้งตัวdtâng-dtuua
He lamented in front of the house all night because he was suddenly fired.
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanครวญkruuanเสียงsǐiangสั่นsànเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเห็นhěnทุ่งนาtûng-naaถูกtùukน้ำท่วมnáam-tûuamเสียหายsǐia-hǎaiจนหมดสิ้นjon-mòt-sîn
The villagers lamented with trembling voices when they saw the rice fields completely ruined by floods.
2VerbC1
[to] sing/chant plaintively
To sing, chant, or utter in a plaintive, drawn-out, or mournful tone.
Examples
แม่เฒ่าmɛ̂ɛ-tâoแม่เฒ่าmɛ̂ɛ-tâo1grandmother; elderly matriarch2an old woman; elderly ladyนั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)ครวญkruuanครวญkruuan1[to] lament; wail; mourn2[to] sing/chant plaintivelyบทเพลงbòt-pleengบทเพลงbòt-pleengsong; hymn; musical pieceเก่าgàoเก่าgào1old; not new2former; previous3old-fashioned; outdatedอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4in the manner of; -lyยืดยาวyʉ̂ʉt-yaaoยืดยาวyʉ̂ʉt-yaao1lengthy; prolonged; drawn-out2at length; for a long timeจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirelyบ้านเงียบbâan-ngîiapบ้านเงียบbâan-ngîiapquiet/silent house; quiet homeฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)
The old woman sat chanting an old song in a drawn-out manner until the whole house fell silent to listen.
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นักร้องnák-rɔ́ɔngพื้นบ้านpʉ́ʉn-bâanครวญkruuanเพลงpleengทำนองtam-nɔɔngเศร้าsâoด้วยdûuaiเสียงsǐiangยาวyaaoต่ำdtàmทำให้tam-hâiผู้ชมpûu-chomเคลิบเคลิ้มklə̂əp-klə́əmตามdtaam
The folk singer sang a sorrowful melody in a long, low voice, enchanting the audience.
เธอterครวญkruuanเนื้อเพลงnéuua plengช้าๆcháa cháaลากlâakเสียงsĭiangท้ายวรรคtáai wákอย่างตั้งใจyàang dtâng jaiราวกับraao gàpสวดภาวนาsùuat paa-wá-naaในnaiความมืดkwaam mûet
She intoned the lyrics slowly, deliberately drawing out the ends of each line as if praying in the dark.
เสียงsǐiangระนาดrá-nâatแผ่วเบาpɛ̀ɛo-baoคลอklɔɔไปbpaiกับgàpนักขับnák-kàpที่tîiครวญkruuanทำนองtam-nɔɔngโบราณboo-raanยาวเหยียดyaao-yìiatสะกดsà-gòtให้hâiผู้ฟังpûu-fangซึมซับsʉm-sápความเศร้าkwaam-sâoลึกlʉ́k
The soft xylophone accompanied the chanter who prolonged an ancient melody, mesmerizing listeners into absorbing a deep sorrow.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster คร, the first consonant ค sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ญ, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
kruuan
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |