เครา

krao

Meaning

1NounA2

beard

facial hair growing on the chin, jaw, and cheeks

Examples

พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเคราkraoเคราkraobeardยาวyaaoยาวyaao1long (length)2long (duration)3[to] grow long; become longerที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerคางkaangคางkaangchin
Dad has a long beard on his chin.
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เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเขาkǎoเริ่มrə̂əmไว้wáiเคราkraoเพราะprɔ́ไม่mâiอยากyàakโกนgoon
Yesterday he started growing a beard because he didn't want to shave.
ปีหน้าbpii-nâaฉันchǎnจะjàลองlɔɔngไว้wáiเคราkraoให้hâiหนาnǎaขึ้นkʉ̂nที่tîiแก้มgɛ̂ɛm
Next year I will try to grow a thicker beard on my cheeks.
เขาkǎoตัดdtàtเคราkraoให้hâiเข้าทรงkâo-songเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiกรามgraamดูduuคมชัดkom-chátขึ้นkʉ̂n
He trimmed his beard into shape to make his jawline look sharper.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster คร, the first consonant ค sets the class.
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel เ-า hides a final -ว, so it is live.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Mid tone

krao

Level, in your normal speaking voice.

Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Word Breakdown

เคkeeเคkee1K (letter name)2ketamine (slang)K (letter name)Part 1
+
ราraaราraa1mold; mildew2we two; both of us (archaic/literary)3[to] desist; stop; let upmold; mildewPart 2
เคราkraoเคราkraobeardbeardWord