ถอนราก
tɔ̌ɔn-râakMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] uproot
to pull a plant out of the ground, including its roots.
Examples
พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesถอนรากtɔ̌ɔn-râakถอนรากtɔ̌ɔn-râak1[to] uproot2[to] eradicateหญ้าyâaหญ้าyâa1grass2weed; weedy vegetationในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สนามsà-nǎamสนามsà-nǎam1field; court; pitch; ground2yard; open ground3area; sphere (of activity)4field (physics)
Dad is pulling up grass by the roots in the yard.
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เราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngช่วยกันchûuai-ganถอนรากtɔ̌ɔn-râakมันสำปะหลังman-sǎm-bpà-lǎngในnaiไร่râiก่อนgɔ̀ɔnฝนfǒnจะjàตกdtòk
We have to help each other pull up the cassava roots in the field before it rains.
ต้นไม้dtôn-máaiนี้níiใหญ่yàiเกินไปgəən-bpaiคงkongต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiรถแบ็คโฮrót-bɛ̀k-hooมาช่วยmaa-chûuaiถอนรากtɔ̌ɔn-râak
This tree is too big; we'll probably need a backhoe to help pull up its roots.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakพายุpaa-yúพัดผ่านpát-pàanชาวสวนchaao-sǔuanต้องdtɔ̂ngมาmaaสำรวจsǎm-rùuatและlɛ́ถอนรากtɔ̌ɔn-râakต้นไม้dtôn-máaiที่tîiโค่นล้มkôon-lómเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเคลียร์kliiaพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîi
After the storm passed, the gardeners had to inspect and pull up the roots of the fallen trees to clear the area.
2VerbB2
[to] eradicate
to completely remove or get rid of something bad, such as a problem or disease.
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toร่วมมือกันrûuam-mʉʉ-ganร่วมมือกันrûuam-mʉʉ-gan[to] cooperate; [to] work togetherเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofถอนรากtɔ̌ɔn-râakถอนรากtɔ̌ɔn-râak1[to] uproot2[to] eradicateปัญหาbpan-hǎaปัญหาbpan-hǎa1problem; issue2question (for discussion)คอร์รัปชันkɔɔ-ráp-chânคอร์รัปชันkɔɔ-ráp-chân1corruption (political/financial)2[to] engage in corruptionให้หมดhâi-mòtให้หมดhâi-mòtall of it; completelyไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmสังคมsǎng-komสังคมsǎng-kom1social studies (subject)2society; community3social; societal4social circle; social world
We must work together to eradicate the problem of corruption from society.
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การgaanจะjàถอนรากtŏn râakนิสัยní-săiที่têeไม่ดีmâi deeที่ทำtêe tamมานานmaa naanเป็นbpenเรื่องrêuuangที่têeต้องdtôngใช้cháiความพยายามkwaam pá-yaa-yaamอย่างมากyàang mâak
Completely getting rid of bad habits that you've had for a long time requires a lot of effort.
นโยบายná-yoo-baaiของkɔ̌ɔngรัฐบาลrát-tà-baanมุ่งมั่นmûng-mânที่จะtîi-jàถอนรากtɔ̌ɔn-râakความยากจนkwaam-yâak-jonในnaiระดับrá-dàpโครงสร้างkroong-sâangไม่ใช่mâi-châiแค่kɛ̂ɛการแก้ปัญหาgaan-gɛ̂ɛ-bpan-hǎaรายวันraai-wan
The government's policy is determined to eradicate poverty at a structural level, not just solve daily problems.
การgaanจะjàสร้างsâangสันติภาพsǎn-dtì-pâapที่tîiยั่งยืนyâng-yʉʉnได้dâaiนั้นnánเราraoจำเป็นต้องjam-bpen-dtɔ̂ngถอนรากtɔ̌ɔn-râakความคิดkwaam-kítที่tîiก่อให้เกิดgɔ̀ɔ-hâi-gə̀ətความเกลียดชังkwaam-glìiat-changออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakจิตใจjìt-jaiของkɔ̌ɔngผู้คนpûu-kon
To achieve lasting peace, we need to eradicate the ideology that causes hatred from people's minds.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
tɔ̌ɔn
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ถอนtɔ̌ɔnถอนtɔ̌ɔn1[to] withdraw (money)2[to] pull out; extract; uproot3[to] withdraw; retreat4[to] drop; withdraw (from a course)5[to] cancel; revoke; rescind6[to] counteract; neutralize; diminish (an effect)[to] withdraw (money)Part 1
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รากrâakรากrâak1root (plant part)2root; origin; foundation3root (math)4root (linguistics)5[to] vomit; throw uproot (plant part)Part 2
ถอนรากtɔ̌ɔn-râakถอนรากtɔ̌ɔn-râak[to] uproot[to] uprootWord