เคราะห์
krɔ́Meanings
1NounB2
misfortune; ill luck; calamity
bad luck or an unfortunate event affecting someone; often contrasted with บุญบุญbun1merit; good karma2meritorious deed3good fortune; blessing/กรรมกรรมgam1damn it; what bad luck! (colloquial)2karma; deed (Buddhist moral causation)3deed; act (with moral weight)4fate; consequence; retribution5object (grammar) in Thai belief
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillช่วงนี้chûuang-níiช่วงนี้chûuang-níi1these days; lately; currently2this period (of time); the current periodเจอjəəเจอjəə1[to] meet; run into2[to] find; come across3[to] face; experienceแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)เคราะห์krɔ́เคราะห์krɔ́1misfortune; ill luck; calamity2fortune; fate; luckรถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobileเสียแล้วsǐia-lɛ́ɛoเสียแล้วsǐia-lɛ́ɛoalready (final/regretful tone)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerโดนdoonโดนdoon1[to] hit; make contact with [sb/sth]2[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)3[to] be hit; be struck; be affected4[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)5for a long time (Isan)เลื่อนงานlʉ̂ʉan-ngaanเลื่อนงานlʉ̂ʉan-ngaan[to] postpone [an event/work]
Lately he's had nothing but bad luck—his car broke down and his work got postponed.
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เธอtəəบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaรอดrɔ̂ɔtจากjàakอุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hèetได้dâaiเพราะprɔ́บุญช่วยbun-chûuaiไม่ใช่mâi-châiเพราะprɔ́เคราะห์krɔ́
She said she survived the accident thanks to merit, not because of misfortune.
ปีที่แล้วbpii-tîi-lɛ́ɛoผมpǒmเจอjəəเคราะห์krɔ́หลายอย่างlǎai-yàangทั้งtángเจ็บป่วยjèp-bpùuaiและlɛ́ขาดkàatรายได้raai-dâaiจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngเริ่มต้นใหม่rə̂əm-dtôn-mài
Last year I faced several misfortunes—illness and loss of income—until I had to start over.
บางคนbaang-konมองว่าmɔɔng-wâaเคราะห์krɔ́เป็นbpenบททดสอบbòt-tót-sɔ̀ɔpชีวิตchii-wítตรงข้ามdtrong-kâamกับgàpบุญbunที่tîiนำnamโอกาสดีoo-gàat-diiมาmaaให้hâi
Some see misfortune as a life test, in contrast with merit which brings good opportunities.
2NounC1
fortune; fate; luck
One’s fortune or fate, good or bad, especially as understood in astrology or fortune-telling.
Examples
หมอดูmɔ̌ɔ-duuหมอดูmɔ̌ɔ-duufortune-teller; seerบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatเคราะห์krɔ́เคราะห์krɔ́1misfortune; ill luck; calamity2fortune; fate; luckของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirsปีนี้bpii-níiปีนี้bpii-níi1this year2this year; during the current yearแรงrɛɛngแรงrɛɛng1strong; intense; severe2force; strength; power3hard; strongly (adverbial use)4very; extremely (Southern Thai)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toทำบุญtam-bunทำบุญtam-bun1[to] make merit; perform religious good deeds2hold a merit-making ceremonyสะเดาะเคราะห์sà-dɔ̀-krɔ́สะเดาะเคราะห์sà-dɔ̀-krɔ́1[to] ward off bad luck (by a ritual)2rite to avert misfortune
The fortuneteller said his astrological fate is intense this year, so he should perform a misfortune-warding ritual.
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อาจารย์aa-jaanโหรคำนวณhŏn kam-nuuanดวงduuangแล้วláeoว่าwâaเคราะห์króเสาร์ทับลัคนาsăo táp lák-ká-naaช่วงนี้chûuang néeให้hâiระวังrá-wangการตัดสินใจgaan dtàt-sĭn jaiใหญ่ๆyài yài
The astrologer calculated the chart and said Saturn’s malefic influence is hitting the ascendant; be cautious with major decisions now.
แม้mɛ́ɛเคราะห์krɔ́ซ้ำsámกรรมgamซัดsátตามdtaamคำพยากรณ์kam-pá-yaa-gɔɔnเธอtəəก็gɔ̂ตั้งใจdtâng-jaiแก้เคล็ดgɛ̂ɛ-klétด้วยdûuaiการทำทานgaan-tam-taanทุกtúkเดือนdʉʉan
Even though the prophecy foretold layered misfortunes, she resolved to counter it by making monthly donations.
โหรhŏnดังdangชี้ว่าchée wâaเคราะห์króเสวยsà-wĕoiในnaiวาระwaa-ráนี้néeเป็นbpenอุปราชù-bpà-râatเคราะห์króต้องdtôngอาศัยaa-săiพิธีกรรมpí-tee gamและláeฤกษ์ยามrêrk yaamช่วยchûuaiผ่อนหนักpòn nàkเป็นbpenเบาbao
A famous astrologer indicated that the fate currently in effect is a subordinate malefic, requiring rituals and auspicious timing to mitigate its severity.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster คร, the first consonant ค 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
krɔ́
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
ห์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |