แกรนิต
grɛɛ-nítMeaning
1NounB1
granite (igneous rock)
A coarse-grained, hard, durable igneous rock with feldspar, quartz, and mica, used in construction, flooring, countertops, and monuments
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พื้นบ้านpʉ́ʉn-bâanพื้นบ้านpʉ́ʉn-bâan1folk; traditional (of local people)2indigenous; native (of a species or practice)ของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineทำจากtam-jàakทำจากtam-jàak1[to] be made of/from [sth]2[to] make [sth] from [sth]หินแกรนิตhǐn-grɛɛ-nítหินแกรนิตhǐn-grɛɛ-nítgranite
My house's floor is made of granite.
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คนkonนิยมní-yomใช้cháiหินแกรนิตhǐn-grɛɛ-nítทำtamเคาน์เตอร์ครัวkao-dtə̂ə-kruuaเพราะprɔ́ทนทานton-taanและlɛ́สวยงามsǔuai-ngaam
People like to use granite for kitchen countertops because it is durable and beautiful.
เสาsǎoของkɔ̌ɔngอาคารaa-kaanนี้níiแกะสลักgɛ̀-sà-làkจากjàakหินแกรนิตhǐn-grɛɛ-nítแท้tɛ́ɛที่tîiนำเข้าnam-kâoมาจากmaa-jàakต่างประเทศdtàang-bprà-têet
The pillars of this building are carved from real granite imported from abroad.
อนุสาวรีย์à-nú-sǎa-wá-riiแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiสร้างจากsâang-jàakหินแกรนิตhǐn-grɛɛ-nítสีดำsǐi-damขนาดkà-nàatมหึมาmá-hʉ̀-maaซึ่งsʉ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiเครื่องมือพิเศษkrʉ̂ʉang-mʉʉ-pí-sèetในnaiการตัดgaan-dtàtและlɛ́ขัดเงาkàt-ngao
This monument is built from a massive block of black granite, which required special tools for cutting and polishing.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster กร, the first consonant ก sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
grɛɛ
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |