เกรียบ
grìiapMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
crispy; brittle
crispy, brittle, or easily broken (often used to describe thin, dry food or objects)
Examples
ใบไม้bai-máaiใบไม้bai-máaileaf; leaves; foliageในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สวนsǔuanสวนsǔuan1garden; orchard; park2classifier: gardens/orchards/plantations3[to] oppose; contradict; go against4[to] move against; counter (direction)แห้งhɛ̂ɛngแห้งhɛ̂ɛng1dry; not wet2[to] dry; become dry3dry; served without brothเกรียบgrìiapเกรียบgrìiap1crispy; brittle2thin sheet of metalเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingไม่มีmâi-miiไม่มีmâi-mii1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverรดน้ำrót-náamรดน้ำrót-náam1[to] water [plants/soil]2[to] pour water in a ritual/blessing (Thai custom)
The leaves in the garden are dry and brittle because no one watered them.
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อากาศร้อนaa-gàat-rɔ́ɔnจัดทำjàt-tamให้hâiหญ้าyâaในnaiสวนsǔuanแห้งhɛ̂ɛngเกรียบgrìiapไปหมดแล้วbpai-mòt-lɛ́ɛo
The extremely hot weather has made all the grass in the garden completely dry and brittle.
ขนมkà-nǒmชนิดchá-nítนี้níiต้องdtɔ̂ngอบòpให้hâiแผ่นบางpɛ̀n-baangและlɛ́แห้งhɛ̂ɛngเกรียบgrìiapถึงจะtʉ̌ng-jàเก็บไว้กินgèp-wái-ginได้dâaiนานnaan
This type of snack must be baked into thin, crisp, and brittle sheets so it can be kept for a long time.
แผ่นกระดาษpàen grà-dàatเก่าๆgào gàoในnaiหนังสือnǎng-sĕuโบราณboh-raanเล่มlêmนี้néeกรอบgròpเกรียบgrìiapมากmâakจนjonเราraoต้องdtôngเปิดbpèrtอ่านàanอย่างระมัดระวังyàang rá-mát-rá-wang
The old paper sheets in this antique book are so crispy and brittle that we must turn the pages carefully to read it.
2NounC2
thin sheet of metal
a thin sheet of metal that has been beaten flat
Examples
ช่างทองchâang-tɔɔngช่างทองchâang-tɔɔnggoldsmithกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesตีdtiiตีdtii1[to] hit; strike; beat2[to] play (percussion); strike (a gong/drum)3early-morning hour marker (1–5 a.m.)4[to] forge; hammer (metal)5[to] print; stamp; imprint6[to] estimate; reckon; guess (roughly)7[to] interpret; construe; take asแผ่นทองแดงpɛ̀n-tɔɔng-dɛɛngแผ่นทองแดงpɛ̀n-tɔɔng-dɛɛngcopper sheet; copper plateให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)แผ่ออกpɛ̀ɛ-ɔ̀ɔkแผ่ออกpɛ̀ɛ-ɔ̀ɔk1[to] spread out; unfold2[to] radiate; diffuseเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เกรียบgrìiapเกรียบgrìiap1crispy; brittle2thin sheet of metalเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofนำไปnam-bpaiนำไปnam-bpai[to] take; carry; bring [sb/sth] (away/to somewhere)ประดับbprà-dàpประดับbprà-dàp1[to] decorate; adorn; embellish2ornamental; decorative; for show3[to] wear (as adornment)หน้าบันnâa-banหน้าบันnâa-bangable; gable pediment (Thai architecture)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsวัดwátวัดwát1to measure2Buddhist temple3to gauge; assess
The goldsmith is beating the copper sheet flat into a thin foil to decorate the temple's gable.
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ในnaiสมัยโบราณsà-mǎi-boo-raanการทำgaan-tamทองtɔɔngเกรียบgrìiapต้องdtɔ̂ngอาศัยaa-sǎiความชำนาญkwaam-cham-naanขั้นสูงkân-sǔungในnaiการตีgaan-dtiiโลหะloo-hàให้hâiแผ่pɛ̀ɛบางbaangโดยdooiไม่mâiขาดkàat
In ancient times, making gold foil required highly advanced skills to beat the metal into flat thin sheets without tearing it.
เขาkăoอธิบายà-tí-baaiขั้นตอนkân dtonการใช้gaan cháiค้อนkónตีdteeแผ่นpàenเงินngernจนjonกลายเป็นglaai bpenเกรียบgrìiapบางๆbaang baangก่อนจะgòn jàนำไปnam bpaiฉลุลวดลายchà-lù lûuat laai
He explained the process of using a hammer to beat the silver sheet into a thin flat metal leaf before piercing it with a pattern.
การgaanประดับตกแต่งbprà-dàp-dtòk-dtɛ̀ngสถาปัตยกรรมไทยsà-tǎa-bpàt-dtà-yá-gam-taiในอดีตnai-à-dìitมักmákใช้cháiแผ่นโลหะpɛ̀n-loo-hàที่tîiตีdtiiจนjonเป็นbpenเกรียบgrìiapเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพิ่มpə̂əmความkwaamวิจิตรตระการตาwí-jìt-dtrà-gaan-dtaaให้แก่hâi-gɛ̀ɛชิ้นงานchín-ngaan
The decoration of Thai architecture in the past often utilized metal sheets beaten into thin foils to add exquisite splendor to the work.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster กร, the first consonant ก sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
grìiap
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |