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| กรวด gruaatL |  |
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| 1. | small stone; pebble; rock; gravel |
| 2. | to pour (water) |
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | กฺรวด |
| IPA | krùːat |
| Royal Thai General System | kruat |
| 1. [noun] | |||
| definition | small stone; pebble; rock; gravel | ||
| classifiers | ก้อน  | gaawnF | [numerical classifier for lumps, clouds, butter, charcoal, packages of cheese, deodorant] |
| เม็ด | metH | [numerical classifier for small, round things like shirt buttons, pills or tablets, seeds, beads, etc.] | |
| examples | น้ำตาลกรวด | namH dtaanM gruaatL | rock sugar |
| กรวดในรองเท้า | gruaatL naiM raawngM thaaoH | an impediment to working smoothly; inefficiencies | |
| ก้อนกรวด | gaawnF gruaatL | gravel | |
| การถมด้วยกรวด | gaanM thohmR duayF gruaatL | [action] gravel backfilling; filling with gravel | |
| ทางดินกรวด | thaangM dinM gruaatL | gravel path; gravel walkway | |
| กรวดขนาดเม็ดถั่ว | gruaatL khaL naatL metH thuaaL | pea gravel | |
| กรวดทราย | gruaatL saaiM | fine gravel; coarse grit | |
| sample sentence | พวกขาประจำเป็นกรวดในรองเท้า ไม่ทำให้เขาต้องกังวลอะไร แต่มันรำคาญ phuaakF khaaR bpraL jamM bpenM gruaatL naiM raawngM thaaoH maiF thamM haiF khaoR dtawngF gangM wohnM aL raiM dtaaeL manM ramM khaanM "My regular customers are a real pain. I don’t want them to worry about anything but they are annoying." | ||
| 2. [verb, transitive, poetic] | |||
| definition | to pour (water) | ||
| notes | For Buddhist ceremony use only. | ||
| example | กรวดน้ำ | gruaatL naamH | to pour ceremonial water to expiate the sins of the dead |
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