ตรุษ
dtrùtMeaning
1NounB2
year-end festival; New Year festival
A festival marking the end of a year, especially in compounds such as ตรุษจีนตรุษจีนdtrùt-jiinChinese New Year; Lunar New Year (Chinese New Year). Traditionally, ตรุษไทย is a lunar year-end festival distinct from Songkran.
Examples
ช่วงchûuangช่วงchûuang1period; span (of time)2section; segment (part of something)3range; interval (between limits)4distance between supports5span; extentตรุษdtrùtตรุษdtrùtyear-end festival; New Year festivalคนไทยเชื้อสายจีนkon-tai-chʉ́ʉa-sǎai-jiinคนไทยเชื้อสายจีนkon-tai-chʉ́ʉa-sǎai-jiinThai person of Chinese descentจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไหว้เจ้าwâi-jâaoไหว้เจ้าwâi-jâao1[to] worship deities; make ritual offerings (esp. Chinese-Thai)2worship ceremony; deity-offering riteและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ไหว้wâiไหว้wâi1[to] wai; pay respect with palms together2wai (gesture)บรรพบุรุษban-pá-bù-rútบรรพบุรุษban-pá-bù-rútancestor; forebearเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofรับrápรับráp1[to] receive; get2[to] accept3[to] pick up; collect4[to] admit; confess5[to] take (a call/order/job)6[to] host; welcome7[to] defend; resist an attack8[to] withstand; bear9bottom; receptive sexual partner (slang)ปีใหม่จีนbpii-mài-jiinปีใหม่จีนbpii-mài-jiinChinese New Year
During Trut, Thai people of Chinese descent worship deities and ancestors to welcome the Chinese New Year.
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หลายlǎaiเมืองmʉʉangจัดjàtขบวนkà-buuanเชิดสิงโตchə̂ət-sǐng-dtooในnaiเทศกาลtêet-sà-gaanตรุษdtrùtทำให้tam-hâiบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatคึกคักkʉ́k-kákรับrápปีใหม่bpii-mài
Many cities hold lion dance parades during the Trut festival, making the atmosphere lively for the New Year.
คำว่าkam-wâaตรุษdtrùtเคยkəəiใช้cháiในnaiคำประสมkam-bprà-sǒmอย่างyàangตรุษdtrùtไทยtaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหมายถึงmǎai-tʉ̌ngช่วงchûuangปีใหม่ไทยbpii-mài-taiก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîiคำว่าkam-wâaสงกรานต์sǒng-graanจะjàเป็นที่นิยมbpen-tîi-ní-yom
The word Trut was once used in compounds such as Trut Thai to refer to the Thai New Year period before the term Songkran became popular.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaพูดถึงpûut-tʉ̌ngตรุษdtrùtโดยทั่วไปdooi-tûua-bpaiคนkonจะjàเข้าใจว่าkâo-jai-wâaเป็นbpenตรุษจีนdtrùt-jiinแต่dtɛ̀ɛในnaiเชิงประวัติศาสตร์chəəng-bprà-wàt-dtì-sàatยังyangสัมพันธ์sǎm-panกับgàpพิธีpí-tiiรับrápปีใหม่bpii-màiในnaiสยามsà-yǎamด้วยdûuai
When Trut is mentioned, people generally understand it as the Chinese New Year, but historically it is also connected to New Year rites in Siam.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid classConsonant clusterIn the cluster ตร, the first consonant ต sets the class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ษ, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
dtrùt
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |