คร่อม
krɔ̂ɔmMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] straddle; sit/stand astride
to place the legs or a body part on opposite sides of something; e.g., to straddle a bicycle or a chair
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillคร่อมkrɔ̂ɔmคร่อมkrɔ̂ɔm1[to] straddle; sit/stand astride2[to] span; lie across; overlap (time/space)จักรยานjàk-grà-yaanจักรยานjàk-grà-yaanbicycle; bikeแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ปั่นbpànปั่นbpàn1[to] pedal; cycle2[to] spin; rotate3[to] blend; puree4[to] hype; manipulate attention/priceไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)
He straddled his bicycle and rode to the market.
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I'm straddling the motorbike waiting for my friend in front of the house.
พอpɔɔขึ้นkʉ̂nเวทีwee-tiiเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂คร่อมkrɔ̂ɔmเก้าอี้gâo-îiกลับด้านglàp-dâanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเล่นlênกีตาร์gii-dtâa
Once on stage, he straddled the chair backwards to play the guitar.
ครูสอนkruu sŏnให้เราhâi raoคร่อมkrômอานaanให้hâiพอดีpo deeและláeวางเท้าwaang táaoบนbonบันไดจักรยานban-dai jàk-grà-yaanก่อนgònเริ่มrêrmไถtăi
The instructor taught us to straddle the saddle properly and place our feet on the bike pedals before starting to push off.
2VerbB2
[to] span; lie across; overlap (time/space)
to extend across or be set across something (e.g., a road or channel), or to cover a period into another (e.g., across days or months)
Examples
สะพานsà-paanสะพานsà-paan1bridge2bridge (metaphor)แห่งhàengแห่งhàeng1of; belonging to (formal)2classifier: places/institutions3place; location (formal)ใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)5hibiscus (Northern Thai)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)คร่อมkrômคร่อมkrôm1[to] straddle; sit/stand astride2[to] span; lie across; overlap (time/space)คลองklongคลองklong1canal2classifier: canals/ditches3natural waterway; stream; creekเล็กlékเล็กlék1small; little2young; younger; youngest3minor; slightๆ-ทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ชาวบ้านchaao bâanชาวบ้านchaao bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)เดินข้ามdern kâamเดินข้ามdern kâam[to] walk across [sth]; [to] cross on footได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerสะดวกsà-dùuakสะดวกsà-dùuak1convenient2available; free (time)
This new bridge extends across the small canal, allowing villagers to cross easily.
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ตารางงานdtaa-raang-ngaanโครงการkroong-gaanคร่อมkrɔ̂ɔmปลายเดือนbplaai-dʉʉanนี้níiไปถึงbpai-tʉ̌ngกลางglaangเดือนหน้าdʉʉan-nâa
The project schedule extends across the end of this month into the middle of next month.
นิทรรศการní-tát-sà-gaanจะjàคร่อมkrɔ̂ɔmช่วงchûuangเทศกาลปีใหม่têet-sà-gaan-bpii-màiจึงjʉngคาดว่าkâat-wâaผู้เข้าชมpûu-kâo-chomจะjàหนาแน่นnǎa-nɛ̂n
The exhibition will span across the New Year festival period, so visitor numbers are expected to be high.
ทางยกระดับtaang-yók-rá-dàpเส้นsênนี้níiคร่อมkrɔ̂ɔmแนวnɛɛoถนนสายหลักtà-nǒn-sǎai-làkหลายlǎaiช่วงchûuangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaลดlótปัญหาbpan-hǎaคอขวดkɔɔ-kùuatในnaiการจราจรgaan-jà-raa-jɔɔn
This elevated roadway stretches across multiple sections of the main road to reduce traffic bottlenecks.
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
krɔ̂ɔm
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 | — | — |