กระดูก
bone
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- 1 bone、skeletal remains
This word refers to the hard bones that support a human or animal body. In funeral contexts, it can also refer to a deceased person’s remains, especially bones left after cremation.
bone、skeletal remains
It refers to a bone or bones in a human or animal body. In funeral and cremation contexts, it refers to a deceased person’s skeletal or cremated remains.
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กระดูกหัก kradùuk hàk to break a bone; to have a broken bone กระดูกหัก details
Learning notes
Explanation
This is the ordinary word for bones in both humans and animals. Depending on context, it can refer to one bone, several bones, or the bones forming a skeleton. กระดูกหัก is a common expression meaning that a bone is broken. The word is also used for bones found in fish and meat. In funeral or cremation contexts, กระดูก can mean a deceased person’s remains. For example, เก็บกระดูก refers to collecting the bones or remains after cremation. Depending on a bone’s shape and how it is viewed, classifiers such as ชิ้น, ท่อน, and ซี่ may be used when counting it.
Usage
It is commonly used when discussing injuries and broken bones, anatomy and medical care, or bones in fish and meat. It also appears in solemn funeral contexts when discussing remains collected after cremation.
Caution
On its own, กระดูก normally means “bone.” The meaning “remains” depends on a funeral or cremation context. When clarity is needed, a phrase such as กระดูกของผู้เสียชีวิต (“the deceased person’s remains”) can identify whose remains are meant.