คร่า
krâaMeanings
1InterjectionA2
polite particle (colloq., online)
a playful written variant of the feminine polite particle ค่ะค่ะkâ1polite particle (female, short response)2polite particle (female, statement) or ค่าค่าkâa1monetary value; worth2cost; fee; charge3polite/friendly address particle4value; numerical value5worth; value (abstract), used in informal online messages to sound friendly or cute
Examples
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See you tomorrow, okay? - Okay!
Are you hungry yet? - Yes, I am!
ขอบคุณสำหรับความช่วยเหลือkɔ̀ɔp-kun-sǎm-ràp-kwaam-chûuai-lʉ̌ʉaวันนี้wan-níiนะคะná-káดีใจdii-jaiมากmâakเลยləəi
Thank you for the help today! I'm so glad!
2VerbB1
[to] kill; claim [sb]’s life
to kill or take someone’s life (often used of disasters, disease, or accidents)
Examples
น้ำท่วมnáam-tûuamน้ำท่วมnáam-tûuam1flood; flooding2[to] flood; [to] be floodedครั้งkrángครั้งkráng1time; occasion; instance2classifier for occurrences or timesนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)คร่าkrâaคร่าkrâa1polite particle (colloq., online)2[to] kill; claim [sb]’s life3[to] abduct; carry off [sb] by forceชีวิตchii-wítชีวิตchii-wít1life (state of being alive)2life (one’s life; way of living)3lifetime; lifespanผู้คนpûu-konผู้คนpûu-konpeople; the publicไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyมากมายmâak-maaiมากมายmâak-maai1many; numerous; abundant2a great deal; very much
That flood took the lives of many people.
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อุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hèetทางtaangรถยนต์rót-yonบนbonถนนtà-nǒnสายsǎaiนี้níiได้dâaiคร่าkrâaชีวิตchii-wítผู้คนpûu-konไปแล้วbpai-lɛ́ɛoหลายรายlǎai-raaiในnaiปีนี้bpii-níi
Car accidents on this road have already claimed several lives this year.
โรคระบาดrôok-rá-bàatสายพันธุ์sǎai-panใหม่màiนี้níiอันตรายan-dtà-raaiมากmâakและlɛ́อาจàatคร่าkrâaชีวิตchii-wítผู้คนpûu-konได้dâaiหากhàakเราraoไม่mâiระวังrá-wang
This new strain of contagious disease is very dangerous and could take people's lives if we aren't careful.
เป็นbpenเรื่องrêuuangน่าเศร้าnâa sâoที่têeสงครามsŏng-kraamได้dâiคร่าkrâaชีวิตchee-wítพลเรือนpon reuuanผู้บริสุทธิ์pûu bo-rí-sùtไปbpaiอย่างyàangนับไม่ถ้วนnáp mâi tûuan
It's tragic that the war has claimed the lives of countless innocent civilians.
3VerbC1
[to] abduct; carry off [sb] by force
to seize and carry a person away by force; abduct (formal or literary)
Examples
ตัวร้ายdtuua-ráaiตัวร้ายdtuua-ráai1villain; antagonist2bad guy (colloq.)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นิทานní-taanนิทานní-taantale; story (traditional/children’s)วางแผนwaang-pɛ̌ɛnวางแผนwaang-pɛ̌ɛn[to] planจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)คร่าkrâaคร่าkrâa1polite particle (colloq., online)2[to] kill; claim [sb]’s life3[to] abduct; carry off [sb] by forceตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureเจ้าหญิงjâao-yǐngเจ้าหญิงjâao-yǐngprincess (female royal)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmวังwangวังwang1palace; royal residence2deep pool in a river3the court; royal household (often historical/figurative)
The villain in the story planned to abduct the princess from the palace.
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ในnaiมหากาพย์má-hǎa-gàapโบราณboo-raanเล่าถึงlâo-tʉ̌ngทศกัณฐ์tót-sà-ganที่tîiคร่าkrâaนางสีดาnaang-sǐi-daaไปbpaiจากjàakพระรามprá-raam
The ancient epic tells of Ravana who abducted Sita from Rama.
อินทรีin-siiร้ายกาจráai-gàatโฉบchòopลงlongมาจากmaa-jàakฟากฟ้าfâak-fáaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaคร่าkrâaลูกแกะlûuk-gɛ̀ที่tîiไม่ทันmâi-tanระวังตัวrá-wang-dtuua
The fierce eagle swooped down from the sky to snatch the unsuspecting lamb.
บันทึกban-têukทางประวัติศาสตร์taang bprà-wàt-sàatระบุว่าrá-bù wâaผู้pôoพิชิตpí-chítได้dâiคร่าkrâaราชธิดาrâat-chá-tí-daaของkŏngกษัตริย์gà-sàtผู้pôoพ่ายแพ้pâai páeไปเป็นbpai bpenนางสนมnaang sà-nŏm
Historical records state that the conqueror abducted the defeated king's daughter to be his concubine.
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
krâa
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 | — | — |