แคระ

kráe

Meanings

1NounB2

dwarf; stunted person, animal, or plant

A person, animal, or plant that is abnormally small or stunted in growth; a dwarf. (Note: When referring to a person, the term can be considered insensitive; 'คนแคระคนแคระkon kráe1dwarf (person)2dwarf (mythical being)' is a common alternative).

Examples

ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)เทพนิยายtêp-ní-yaaiเทพนิยายtêp-ní-yaai1fairy tale; myth2unrealistic story; fairy-tale idea (fig.)เรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesสโนว์sà-nóสโนว์sà-nósnow (loanword)ไวท์wáiไวท์wái1white (loanword; color, style)2name element “White/Whyte”เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herอาศัยอยู่aa-săi yòoอาศัยอยู่aa-săi yòo[to] live; reside; dwell; inhabitกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)คนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleแคระทั้งkráe tángเจ็ดjètเจ็ดjèt1seven (number)2seven (as a unit/amount)
In the fairy tale Snow White, she lives with the seven dwarfs.
2NounB2

dwarfed; stunted; abnormally small

Being unusually small for one's type; dwarfed; stunted.

Examples

ต้นไม้dtôn máaiต้นไม้dtôn máai1tree2plants/greenery (general, esp. woody plants)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ดูdooดูdoo1consult; get advice from2try; have a go3[to] divine; tell fortune4[to] examine; check; inspect5[to] seem; appear6[to] look; watch; seeแคระๆkráe-kráeแคระๆkráe-kráesomewhat stunted; dwarf‑likeคงkongคงkong1probably; likely2still; unchanged3permanent; lasting4firm; steady; stable5stable; constant6stable; unchanged7[to] keep; preserveเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)ได้รับdâi rápได้รับdâi ráp1[to] receive; get; obtain; be given/granted/awarded2[to] experience; be subjected to; suffer; sustain; be affected by3[to] be ...-ed (passive with ได้รับ/ได้รับการ)แสงแดดsăeng dàetแสงแดดsăeng dàetsunlight; sunshine
This tree looks a bit stunted, probably because it doesn't get much sunlight.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

แคkaeแคkae1hummingbird tree (Sesbania grandiflora); its edible flowers/pods2only; merely; just (variant of แค่)Part 1
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ระráระrá1bound element ‘ระ-’ (rapid; repeated; scattered) [colloq.]2bound form ‘ระ-’ (between; among; within)3echo/reduplicative element (sound-symbolic)Part 2
แคระkráeแคระkráedwarf; stunted person, animal, or plant