กร่อน
be eroded
Native recording
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- 1 be eroded、corrode、wear away
- 2 be shortened through sound loss、undergo contraction
This word describes something gradually losing material through wear, erosion, or corrosion. It can also describe a word becoming shorter through the loss of sounds or syllables.
be eroded、corrode、wear away
Describes a surface or material gradually being worn away, eroded, or corroded.
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หินกร่อนเพราะน้ำทะเล hǐn krɔ̀n phrɔ́ náam thalee The rock is eroded by seawater. หินกร่อนเพราะน้ำทะเล details
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ฟันกร่อน fan krɔ̀n The tooth enamel wears away. ฟันกร่อน details
be shortened through sound loss、undergo contraction
Describes a word becoming shorter because some of its sounds or syllables have been lost.
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คำกร่อน kham krɔ̀n a word shortened through sound loss คำกร่อน details
Learning notes
Explanation
The central image is gradual loss: part of something disappears little by little rather than breaking all at once. The word is used for geological erosion, metal corrosion, dental erosion, and physical wear. การกร่อน is the corresponding noun for the process of erosion, corrosion, or wearing away. กัดกร่อน commonly presents an outside force as eating away at something. It can also be used figuratively for damage to health, trust, or similar nonphysical things. In discussions of language, กร่อน describes a word losing sounds or syllables and developing a shorter form, as in คำกร่อน.
Usage
It is used when discussing erosion by water or weather, corrosion of metals, and the gradual loss of tooth enamel. It also appears in explanations of word origins and historical sound changes.
Caution
กร่อน normally describes gradual loss, not sudden damage such as cracking, snapping, or collapsing. It often presents the affected object as undergoing erosion; กัดกร่อน may be more natural when an outside agent is explicitly said to eat away at or corrode something.
Differences from similar words
1 be eroded synonyms
2 be shortened through sound loss synonyms
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ย่อ broadly means to shorten or abbreviate something deliberately. กร่อน refers more specifically to a form becoming shorter through the loss of sounds or syllables.