ครอบ

krɔ̂ɔp

Meanings

1VerbA2

[to] cover; cap; place over

to put something over or on top of an object so that it is covered or enclosed (e.g., to cover a bowl with a lid, to cap a bottle)

Examples

ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]ครอบkrɔ̂ɔpครอบkrɔ̂ɔp1[to] cover; cap; place over2[to] dominate; control (fig.)ฝาfǎaฝาfǎa1lid; cover2shutter; door leaf; panel3wall; partition; wall panel4twin; member of a twin pairหม้อmɔ̂ɔหม้อmɔ̂ɔ1pot; cooking pot2jar; pot (earthen/ceramic)3electric rice cooker (colloquial)4transformer (colloq.)ด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesเดือดdʉ̀ʉatเดือดdʉ̀ʉat1[to] boil2boiling; seething; heated
Please put the lid over the pot; the water is boiling.
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แม่mɛ̂ɛครอบkrɔ̂ɔpชามchaamด้วยdûuaiจานjaanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaกันganฝุ่นfùn
Mom covered the bowl with a plate to keep out dust.
เขาkǎoครอบkrɔ̂ɔpขวดkùuatด้วยdûuaiฝาfǎaยางyaangให้hâiแน่นnɛ̂nก่อนgɔ̀ɔnใส่sàiตู้เย็นdtûu-yen
He capped the bottle with a rubber lid tightly before putting it in the fridge.
ช่างchângครอบkrɔ̂ɔpโคมkoomแก้วgɛ̂ɛoลงบนlong-bonหลอดไฟlɔ̀ɔt-faiอย่างระมัดระวังyàang-rá-mát-rá-wangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganเศษsèetกระจกgrà-jòkแตกdtɛ̀ɛk
The technician carefully placed the glass cover over the bulb to prevent glass shards from falling.
ช่างchângใช้cháiโครงkroongไม้máaiครอบkrɔ̂ɔpท่อtɔ̂ɔเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaกันกระแทกgan-grà-tɛ̂ɛk
The worker used a wooden frame to surround the pipe to prevent impact.
เราraoสร้างsâangกรงgrongตาข่ายdtaa-kàaiครอบแปลงkrɔ̂ɔp-bplɛɛngผักpàkไว้wáiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaกันganนกnókลงมาlong-maaกัดกินgàt-gin
We built a mesh cage surrounding the vegetable bed to keep birds from eating it.
ผู้รับเหมาpûu-ráp-mǎoติดตั้งdtìt-dtângฉนวนโฟมครอบchà-nǔuan-foom-krɔ̂ɔpถังtǎngน้ำnáamทั้งtángใบbaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรักษาrák-sǎaอุณหภูมิun-hà-puum
The contractor installed foam insulation surrounding the entire water tank to maintain temperature.
พวกเขาpûuak-kǎoหล่อlɔ̀ɔผนังpà-nǎngคอนกรีตkɔɔn-grìitเป็นbpenวงแหวนwong-wɛ̌ɛnครอบฐานkrɔ̂ɔp-tǎanเสาsǎoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพิ่มpə̂əmความมั่นคงkwaam-mân-kongของkɔ̌ɔngโครงสร้างkroong-sâang
They cast a ring-shaped concrete wall surrounding the column base to increase structural stability.
2VerbB2

[to] dominate; control (fig.)

to have overwhelming influence or control over someone or something; to hold sway over

Examples

ข่าวลือkàao-lʉʉข่าวลือkàao-lʉʉrumor; hearsayเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toครอบkrɔ̂ɔpครอบkrɔ̂ɔp1[to] cover; cap; place over2[to] dominate; control (fig.)ความคิดkwaam-kítความคิดkwaam-kít1idea; thought2thinking; reasoning3opinion; view4mindset; ideology; way of thinkingของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)หมู่บ้านmùu-bâanหมู่บ้านmùu-bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated communityจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofไม่มีmâi-miiไม่มีmâi-mii1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)เหตุผลhèet-pǒnเหตุผลhèet-pǒn1reason; justification2reasoning; rationality
Rumors began to dominate the villagers’ thinking until no one would listen to reason.
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บรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatความกลัวkwaam-gluuaครอบkrɔ̂ɔpทั้งtángองค์กรong-gɔɔnทำให้tam-hâiทุกคนtúk-konไม่mâiกล้าglâaเสนอไอเดียsà-nə̌ə-ai-diia
An atmosphere of fear held sway over the entire organization, making everyone afraid to propose ideas.
อำนาจam-nâatของkɔ̌ɔngกลุ่มทุนglùm-tunครอบkrɔ̂ɔpนโยบายสาธารณะná-yoo-baai-sǎa-taa-rá-náจนjonเสียงsǐiangของkɔ̌ɔngชุมชนchum-chonถูกtùukกลบglòp
The power of capital groups holds sway over public policy, drowning out the community’s voice.
ค่านิยมkâa ní-yomการแข่งขันgaan kàeng kănสูงsŏongครอบkrôpวิธีคิดwí-tee kítของkŏngสังคมเมืองsăng-kom meuuangส่งผลให้sòng pŏn hâiผู้คนpôo konวัดคุณค่าwát kun-ná-kâaกันganด้วยdûuayผลลัพธ์pŏn-lápอย่างเดียวyàang diao
A high-competition value system dominates the urban mindset, causing people to measure worth by outcomes alone.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster คร, the first consonant ค sets the class.
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Falling tone

krɔ̂ɔp

Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.

Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Related Words

1[to] cover; cap; place over

2[to] dominate; control (fig.)