ครุ่น
krûnMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] brood; ponder; ruminate
To think deeply and repeatedly about something, often with worry or sadness; to ruminate.
Examples
เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2she; herนั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)เงียบngîiapเงียบngîiap1quiet; silent2quiet (place/time)3[to] be quiet; fall silent4[to] go silent; stop respondingๆ-ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerระเบียงrá-biiangระเบียงrá-biiang1balcony; veranda; porch2open corridor / galleryครุ่นkrûnครุ่นkrûn[to] brood; ponder; ruminateถึงtĕungถึงtĕung1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6only then; then as a result (informal)7about; concerning; regardingคำพูดkam pôotคำพูดkam pôot1what someone says; remarks2one's word; promise3wording; phrasingของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsแม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseทั้งคืนtáng keunทั้งคืนtáng keun1all night; the whole night2the entire night
She sat quietly on the balcony, brooding over her mother's words all night.
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หลังlǎngประชุมbprà-chumเขาkǎoยังyangครุ่นkrûnเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangอนาคตà-naa-kótของkɔ̌ɔngทีมtiimไม่mâiยอมyɔɔmพักสมองpák-sà-mɔ̌ɔng
After the meeting, he kept ruminating about the team's future and refused to rest his mind.
ผมpǒmครุ่นkrûnอยู่yùuนานnaanว่าwâaจะjàบอกbɔ̀ɔkความจริงkwaam-jingดีdiiหรือไม่rʉ̌ʉ-mâiเพราะprɔ́กลัวgluuaทำให้tam-hâiทุกคนtúk-konเสียใจsǐia-jai
I pondered for a long time whether to tell the truth, because I was afraid it would make everyone sad.
ยิ่งyîngเงียบngîiapเท่าไรtâo-raiเธอtəəยิ่งyîngครุ่นkrûnกับgàpความผิดพลาดkwaam-pìt-plâatในอดีตnai-à-dìitจนjonหลับlàpไม่mâiลงlong
The quieter it got, the more she ruminated on past mistakes until she couldn't sleep.
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 markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
krûn
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |