เขรอะๆ
kròe kròeMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
grimy; dirty
covered with dirt, grime, or stains; heavily soiled or encrusted
Examples
เสื้อผ้าsêua pâaเสื้อผ้าsêua pâaclothes; clothing; apparelของเขาkŏng kăoของเขาkŏng kăohis; hers; theirsเปื้อนbpêuuanเปื้อนbpêuuan1stained; soiled; dirty (on a surface or clothing)2[to] get stained; get dirty3[to] stain [sth]; soil [sth]; smudge [sth]โคลนklohnโคลนklohn1mud2[to] cloneเขรอะๆkròe kròeเขรอะๆkròe kròegrimy; dirtyไปหมดbpai mòtไปหมดbpai mòt1completely; all gone2entirely; across the boardหลังจากlăng jàakหลังจากlăng jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)กลับมาglàp maaกลับมาglàp maa1[to] come back; return2[to] resume; make a comeback; be backจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmค่ายอาสาkâai aa-săaค่ายอาสาkâai aa-săavolunteer camp
His clothes were completely covered in crusty mud after he returned from the volunteer camp.
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อย่าyàaเอาaoมือmeuuที่têeเปื้อนbpêuuanน้ำมันnáam manเขรอะๆkròe kròeมาmaaจับjàpโซฟาsoh-faaตัวdtuuaนี้néeนะná
Don't touch this sofa with hands covered in grimy oil.
เครื่องยนต์krêuuang yonเก่าๆgào gàoเครื่องkrêuuangนี้néeมีแต่mee dtàeคราบน้ำมันkrâap nám manและláeสนิมsà-nĭmเกาะgòrอยู่yòoเขรอะๆkròe kròeจนjonแทบจะtâep jàซ่อมไม่ได้sôm mâi dâaiแล้วláeo
This old engine is so heavily encrusted with oil stains and rust that it's almost impossible to repair.
พอporเปิดbpèrtหน้าต่างnâa dtàangห้องเก็บของhông gèp kŏngที่têeปิดbpìtตายdtaaiมานานmaa naanก็gâwเจอjerแต่dtàeหยากไย่yàak yâiและláeฝุ่นfùnเกาะgòrเขรอะๆkròe kròeเต็มไปหมดdtem bpai mòt
Upon opening the window of the long-sealed storage room, we found it completely covered in thick cobwebs and grime.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เขรอะๆ said เขอ-ระ-เขอ-ระ?
kròe kròe
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
4 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |