เกรียบ(grìiap)

Meanings

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 (formal/official)สวนsŭuanสวนsŭuan1[to] oppose; contradict; go against2[to] move against; counter (direction)3classifier: gardens/orchards/plantations4garden; orchard; parkแห้งhâengแห้งhâeng1dry; not wet2[to] dry; [to] become dry3plain (no soup/sauce)4dry (skin/air/condition)5stingy; unemotional; dry humor (colloq.)เกรียบgrìiapเกรียบgrìiap1crispy; brittle2thin sheet of metalเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingไม่มีmâi meeไม่มีmâi mee1to 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)3[to] wash/rinse with water (practical)
The leaves in the garden are dry and brittle because no one watered them.
2NounC2

thin sheet of metal

a thin sheet of metal that has been beaten flat

Examples

ช่างทองchâang tongช่างทองchâang tonggoldsmithกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofตีdteeตีdtee1[to] swat; smack (insects/objects)2[to] forge; hammer (metal)3[to] print; stamp; imprint4[to] estimate; reckon; guess (roughly)5[to] interpret; construe; take as6[to] chase away; drive off7o'clock (ตี + number, night hours)8[to] hit; strike; beat9[to] play (percussion); strike (a gong/drum)แผ่นทองแดงpàen tong daengแผ่นทองแดงpàen tong daengcopper sheet; copper plateให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitแผ่ออกpàe òkแผ่ออกpàe òk1[to] spread out; unfold2[to] radiate; diffuseเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsเกรียบgrìiapเกรียบgrìiap1crispy; brittle2thin sheet of metalเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; 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 show3decoration; ornament4[to] wear (as adornment)หน้าบันnâa banหน้าบันnâa bangable; gable pediment (Thai architecture)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsวัดwátวัดwát1to gauge; assess2Buddhist temple3to measure
The goldsmith is beating the copper sheet flat into a thin foil to decorate the temple's gable.