แกร็น
gren
Meanings
1NounB2
stunted; undersized
not growing to normal size due to poor conditions or lack of nutrition (e.g., plants, crops, animals, or people)
Examples
ต้นไม้dtôn máaiต้นไม้dtôn máai1tree2plants/greenery (general, esp. woody plants)ต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant (tall/woody)2origin; source; root cause3initial; primary (as prefix)4beginning; early5stem; trunk; stalk; base6classifier: trees; plants; polesนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)โดนdohnโดนdohn1[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)2[to] be hit; be struck; be affected3[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)แดดdàetแดดdàet1strong sunlight; blazing sun2sunlight; sunshineเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)โตdtohโตdtoh1[to] grow; mature2big; large; grown-up3grown-up; maturely (adv.)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)เต็มที่dtem têeเต็มที่dtem têe1to the fullest; fully2maximum; full (capacity/extent)3at most; at the maximumและláeและláeand (coordinating)ดูdooดูdoo1consult; get advice from2try; have a go3[to] divine; tell fortune4[to] examine; check; inspect5[to] seem; appear6[to] look; watch; seeแกร็นgrenแกร็นgren1stunted; undersized2emaciated; scrawny3shriveled grain/seedๆ-
This tree doesn't get much sun, so it hasn't fully grown and looks stunted.
2NounB2
emaciated; scrawny
very thin and unhealthy-looking, as from malnutrition or illness (of a person or animal)
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillป่วยหนักbpùuai nàkป่วยหนักbpùuai nàk[to] be seriously illจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofร่างกายrâang gaaiร่างกายrâang gaai1body2physical condition; bodily healthผอมแกร็นphǒm-graenและláeและláeand (coordinating)ไม่มีmâi meeไม่มีmâi mee1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockแรงraengแรงraeng1strong; intense; severe2force; strength; power3hard; strongly (adverbial use)
He was so sick that his body became emaciated and weak.
3NounC1
shriveled grain/seed
of grain or seed (especially rice): not properly filled; shriveled or empty
Examples
ปีนี้bpee néeปีนี้bpee née1this year2this year; during the current yearฝนfŏnฝนfŏn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeไม่ดีmâi deeไม่ดีmâi dee1not good; bad; poor (quality/condition)2improper; immoral3not well; unwell; not okay4badly; poorly5[!] Not good!ทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ข้าวkâaoข้าวkâao1rice (cooked)2rice (grain/uncooked)3meal; food (general)4rice plant; paddyบางส่วนbaang sùuanบางส่วนbaang sùuan1some (of); certain (members/parts)2partly; in part; partially3a part; some portion (not all)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)นาnaaนาnaa1paddy field; rice field2classifier: rice fields; paddy fieldsเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsเมล็ดmá-létเมล็ดmá-lét1classifier: seeds; small grains2seed; kernel; pip3grain (single piece)แกร็นgrenแกร็นgren1stunted; undersized2emaciated; scrawny3shriveled grain/seed
The rain wasn't good this year, causing some of the rice in the field to have shriveled grains.