แกร็ก
grɛ̀kMeanings
1InterjectionA2
snap!; click!
An onomatopoeia for a sharp, small cracking or clicking sound, such as from a switch, a latch, or a breaking twig.
Examples
ประตูbprà-dtuuประตูbprà-dtuu1door; gate; portal2goal (structure or score)3classifier: doors; gates; goals4gateway; means of access (figurative)ปิดbpìtปิดbpìt1[to] close; shut2[to] turn off; switch off3closed; shut; not open4[to] cover; seal5[to] block; conceal; suppress; withholdดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeแกร็กgrɛ̀kแกร็กgrɛ̀k1snap!; click!2a sharp snap/click sound
The door closed with a 'click'.
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ฉันchǎnได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsǐiangกุญแจgun-jɛɛไขkǎiดังdangแกร็กgrɛ̀kแล้วlɛ́ɛoประตูbprà-dtuuก็gɔ̂เปิดbpə̀ətออกɔ̀ɔk
I heard the key turn with a 'click', and then the door opened.
When I stepped on the dry twig, it broke with a 'snap'.
ท่ามกลางtâam glaangความเงียบkwaam ngîiapผมpŏmได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsĭiangคนkonสับsàpสวิตช์ไฟsà-wít faiดังdangแกร็กgráekมาจากmaa jàakห้องhôngข้างๆkâang kâang
In the midst of the silence, I heard the 'click' of someone flicking a light switch from the next room.
2NounB1
a sharp snap/click sound
The sound of a brief, sharp crack or click.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเหยียบyìiapเหยียบyìiap1[to] step on; tread on2[to] press (a pedal) with the foot3[to] crush/flatten underfoot4[to] reach (a speed of)กิ่งไม้gìng-máaiกิ่งไม้gìng-máaitree branchแห้งhɛ̂ɛngแห้งhɛ̂ɛng1dry; not wet2[to] dry; become dry3dry; served without brothแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)เสียงดังsǐiang-dangเสียงดังsǐiang-dang1loud; noisy (high volume)2a loud noiseแกร็กgrɛ̀kแกร็กgrɛ̀k1snap!; click!2a sharp snap/click sound
He stepped on a dry twig and heard a crack sound.
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พอporฉันchănบิดbìtลูกบิดประตูlôok bìt bprà-dtuuเก่าๆgào gàoก็gâwมีmeeเสียงsĭiangแกร็กgráekดังขึ้นdang kûenแต่dtàeประตูbprà-dtuuก็gâwยังyangเปิดbpèrtไม่mâiออกòk
When I turned the old doorknob, there was a click, but the door still wouldn't open.
ฉันchănได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsĭiangแกร็กgráekเบาๆbao baoจากjàakโทรศัพท์toh-rá-sàpตอนที่dton têeทำtamมันmanตกdtòkเลยloieกังวลgang-wonว่าwâaหน้าจอnâa joจะjàร้าวráao
I heard a faint crack from the phone when I dropped it, so I'm worried the screen is cracked.
ในnaiความเงียบสงัดkwaam-ngîiap-sà-ngàtของกลางkɔ̌ɔng-glaangคืนkʉʉnเสียงsǐiangแกร็กgrɛ̀kของkɔ̌ɔngพื้นไม้pʉ́ʉn-máaiที่tîiขยายตัวkà-yǎai-dtuuaทำให้tam-hâiฉันchǎnสะดุ้งตื่นsà-dûng-dtʉ̀ʉn
In the dead of night, the sharp crack of the expanding wooden floor made me jump awake.
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
grɛ̀k
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 | — | — |