พระกรุ
prá-grùMeaning
1NounC1
antique Buddha amulet from a cache
An antique Buddha amulet or sacred image discovered in a hidden cache, stupa, or underground chamber of a temple
Examples
คุณปู่kun bpòoคุณปู่kun bpòo1paternal grandfather; father's father2elderly man (polite address)ของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)สะสมsà-sŏmสะสมsà-sŏm1[to] collect (as a hobby)2[to] accumulate; build upพระกรุprá grùพระกรุprá grùantique Buddha amulet from a cacheเก่าๆgào gàoเก่าๆgào gàoold; oldish (reduplicated)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerขุดพบkùt pópขุดพบkùt póp[to] unearth; discover by diggingจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmวัดwátวัดwát1to measure2Buddhist temple3to gauge; assessในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)อยุธยาà-yút-tá-yaaอยุธยาà-yút-tá-yaa1Ayutthaya (province/city)2Ayutthaya Kingdom (historical period)
My grandfather likes collecting old cache amulets excavated from a temple in Ayutthaya.
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เซียนพระsiian-práหลายคนlǎai-konเตือนdtʉʉanว่าwâaการเช่าบูชาgaan-châo-buu-chaaพระกรุprá-grùต้องdtɔ̂ngระวังrá-wangให้ดีhâi-diiเพราะprɔ́มีmiiของkɔ̌ɔngทำเทียมtam-tiiamเยอะมากyə́-mâak
Many amulet experts warn that acquiring cache amulets requires great caution because there are many fakes.
การขุดค้นgaan-kùt-kónบูรณะbuu-rá-náเจดีย์โบราณjee-dii-boo-raanในnaiครั้งkrángนั้นnánทำให้tam-hâiพบpópพระกรุprá-grùเนื้อดินnʉ́ʉa-dinเผาpǎoสมัยsà-mǎiสุโขทัยsù-kǒo-taiอันanประเมินค่ามิได้bprà-məən-kâa-mí-dâaiหลายlǎaiร้อยrɔ́ɔiองค์ong
The excavation and restoration of the ancient stupa at that time led to the discovery of hundreds of priceless baked-clay cache amulets from the Sukhothai period.
การพิจารณาgaan-pí-jaa-rá-naaพระกรุprá-grùแท้tɛ́ɛต้องdtɔ̂ngอาศัยaa-sǎiความรู้kwaam-rúuเชิงลึกchəəng-lʉ́kเกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàpคราบkrâapกรุgrùรอยเหี่ยวย่นrɔɔi-hìiao-yônและlɛ́ความเก่าkwaam-gàoของkɔ̌ɔngเนื้อnʉ́ʉaมวลสารmuuan-sǎanตามdtaamกาลเวลาgaan-wee-laa
Identifying a genuine cache amulet requires profound knowledge about the cache stains, shrinkage wrinkles, and the natural aging of the material mass over time.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster พร, the first consonant พ sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
prá
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
พระpráพระprá1Buddhist monk2Buddha image; amulet3honorific prefix/title4divine; holy (as modifier)5male role; male character (traditional Thai theatre)Buddhist monkPart 1
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กรุgrùกรุgrù1cache; hoard (esp. amulets/antiques)2[to] line; cover; upholstercache; hoard (esp. amulets/antiques)Part 2
พระกรุprá-grùพระกรุprá-grùantique Buddha amulet from a cacheantique Buddha amulet from a cacheWord