แกรก
grɛ̀ɛkMeanings
1InterjectionA2
a sharp, dry click or rustle
The sharp, dry sound of something brittle breaking, snapping, or rustling, such as a dry leaf being stepped on, a twig snapping, or a small plastic part cracking.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)เสียงsǐiangเสียงsǐiang1sound; noise2voice3vote4tone; timbre5phonetic toneแกรกgrɛ̀ɛkแกรกgrɛ̀ɛk1a sharp, dry click or rustle2[to] make a sharp, dry sound; click; rustle
I hear a rustling sound.
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He stepped on a dry leaf, and there was a rustling sound.
The plastic cup fell and made a cracking sound.
กลางดึกglaang-dʉ̀kฉันchǎnสะดุ้งตื่นsà-dûng-dtʉ̀ʉnเพราะprɔ́เสียงsǐiangแกรกgrɛ̀ɛkจากjàakนอกหน้าต่างnɔ̂ɔk-nâa-dtàangเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanมีใครmii-kraiอยู่yùuตรงนั้นdtrong-nán
In the middle of the night, I was startled awake by a rustling sound from outside the window, as if someone was there.
2VerbB1
[to] make a sharp, dry sound; click; rustle
To make a sharp, dry, clicking or rustling sound.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesเกาgaoเกาgao1[to] scratch (an itch)2[to] pluck (a string instrument)กระดาษgrà-dàatกระดาษgrà-dàat1paper (material)2sheet of paper; piece of paper3paper; written or printed sheetแกรกๆgràek gràekแกรกๆgràek gràek1with a light creaking/rattling sound2onomatopoeic sound ‘grak-grak’
He is scratching the paper, making a rustling sound.
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ทุกครั้งที่túk-kráng-tîiฉันchǎnนั่งnângเก้าอี้ไม้gâo-îi-máaiเก่าgàoตัวdtuuaนี้níiมันmanจะjàลั่นlânแกรกgrɛ̀ɛkเสมอsà-mə̌ə
Every time I sit on this old wooden chair, it always makes a clicking sound.
กุญแจgun-jɛɛหีบhìipใบbaiเก่าgàoส่งเสียงsòng-sǐiangแกรกgrɛ̀ɛkก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîiจะjàเปิดbpə̀ətออกɔ̀ɔkได้dâaiในที่สุดnai-tîi-sùt
The lock on the old chest made a clicking sound before it finally opened.
ความเงียบสงัดkwaam ngîiap sà-ngàtของป่าkŏng bpàaถูกtòokทำลายtam laaiเป็นครั้งคราวbpen kráng kraaoโดยdoiเสียงsĭiangสัตว์sàtเล็กๆlék lékที่têeเคลื่อนไหวklêuuan wăiผ่านpàanพงหญ้าpong yâaจนjonใบไม้bai máaiเสียดสีsìat sĕeกันganดังdangแกรกๆgràek gràek
The deep silence of the forest was occasionally broken by the sound of small animals moving through the undergrowth, causing the leaves to rustle against each other.
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 -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
grɛ̀ɛk
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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แกรกgrɛ̀ɛkแกรกgrɛ̀ɛka sharp, dry click or rustlea sharp, dry click or rustleWord