รณ
ronMeanings
1VerbC2
[to] fight; wage war (literary)
To fight in a battle or war; a literary word.
Examples
แม้mɛ́ɛแม้mɛ́ɛ1even if; although; even though2evenกำลังพลgam-lang-ponกำลังพลgam-lang-pon1troops; military/police personnel2troop strength; headcountจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)น้อยกว่าnɔ́ɔi-gwàaน้อยกว่าnɔ́ɔi-gwàa1less than; fewer than2under; belowเหล่าlàoเหล่าlào1group; set; category2the ... (plural/collective marker)3classifier: groups; kinds; military branchesนักรบnák-rópนักรบnák-róp1warrior; fighter2fighter (figurative)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardรณronรณron1[to] fight; wage war (literary)2loud noise (literary)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ข้าศึกkâa-sʉ̀kข้าศึกkâa-sʉ̀kenemy; foe (military)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofปกป้องบ้านเมืองbpòk-bpɔ̂ng-bâan-mʉʉangปกป้องบ้านเมืองbpòk-bpɔ̂ng-bâan-mʉʉang[to] protect the country
Although outnumbered, the warriors still fought the enemy to defend their homeland.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaสันติวิธีsǎn-dtì-wí-tiiมิอาจmí-àatยับยั้งyáp-yángศัตรูsàt-dtruuได้dâaiแม่ทัพmɛ̂ɛ-tápจึงjʉngนำnamไพร่พลprâi-ponออกɔ̀ɔkรณronเพื่อพิทักษ์pʉ̂ʉa-pí-tákแผ่นดินpɛ̀n-din
When peaceful means could no longer restrain the enemy, the commander led his troops into battle to defend the land.
เขาkǎoมิได้mí-dâaiรณronเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaแสวงหาsà-wɛ̌ɛng-hǎaเกียรติยศgìiat-dtì-yótหากแต่hàak-dtɛ̀ɛเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaมิให้mí-hâiแผ่นดินpɛ̀n-dinตกอยู่dtòk-yùuใต้dtâaiอำนาจam-nâatของkɔ̌ɔngผู้รุกรานpûu-rúk-raan
He fought not in pursuit of glory, but to keep his homeland from falling under the invaders' rule.
ครั้นkránทัพtápอริยกà-rì-yókประชิดbprà-chítพระนครprá-ná-kɔɔnเหล่าlàoทหารหาญtá-hǎan-hǎanก็gɔ̂พร้อมใจกันprɔ́ɔm-jai-ganรณronจนjonสิ้นsînกำลังgam-langมิmíยอมให้yɔɔm-hâiข้าศึกkâa-sʉ̀kเหยียบย่ำyìiap-yâmมาตุภูมิmaa-dtù-puum
When the enemy army advanced upon the capital, the valiant soldiers fought together until their strength was spent, refusing to let the enemy trample their motherland.
2NounC2
loud noise (literary)
A loud sound or noise; a literary word.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)บทกวีbòt-gà-wiiบทกวีbòt-gà-wiia poem; a piece of verseนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)คำว่าkam-wâaคำว่าkam-wâathe word/term (introductory marker)รณronรณron1[to] fight; wage war (literary)2loud noise (literary)บรรยายban-yaaiบรรยายban-yaai1[to] describe; narrate2[to] lecture; give a talkเสียงฟ้าร้องsǐiang-fáa-rɔ́ɔngเสียงฟ้าร้องsǐiang-fáa-rɔ́ɔngthunder; sound of thunderที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeสะเทือนsà-tʉʉanสะเทือนsà-tʉʉan1[to] shake; vibrate; tremble; quake2[to be] affected; impacted; unsettled3[to] shock; distress (emotionally)4shaken; disturbed; affectedไปทั่วbpai-tûuaไปทั่วbpai-tûua1[to] go everywhere; travel all over2all over; everywhere (extent marker)หุบเขาhùp-kǎoหุบเขาhùp-kǎovalley
In this poem, the word ron describes the thunderous sound reverberating throughout the valley.
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ท่ามกลางtâam-glaangรณronของkɔ̌ɔngคลื่นklʉ̂ʉnที่tîiซัดsátกระแทกgrà-tɛ̂ɛkโขดหินkòot-hǐnชายชราchaai-chá-raaยังคงyang-kongยืนนิ่งyʉʉn-nîngราวกับraao-gàpมิmíได้ยินdâi-yinสิ่งใดsìng-dai
Amid the roar of waves crashing against the rocks, the old man stood motionless as though he heard nothing.
รณronแห่งhɛ̀ngระฆังrá-kangดังdangกังวานgang-waanไปทั่วbpai-tûuaนครná-kɔɔnปลุกbplùkผู้คนpûu-konให้hâiตื่นdtʉ̀ʉnจากjàakนิทราnít-traaก่อนgɔ̀ɔnแสงอรุณsɛ̌ɛng-à-runจะjàจับjàpขอบฟ้าkɔ̀ɔp-fáa
The clang of the bells echoed throughout the city, waking its people from sleep before dawn touched the horizon.
ครั้นkránอสนีบาตà-sà-nii-bàatฟาดfâatเปรี้ยงbprîiangรณronก็gɔ̂กึกก้องgʉ̀k-gɔ̂ɔngสะท้านsà-táanป่าbpàaประหนึ่งbprà-nʉ̀ngฟ้าfáaจะjàถล่มtà-lòmลงlongเหนือnʉ̌ʉaยอดไม้yɔ̂ɔt-máai
When lightning struck, a deafening crash reverberated through the forest, as though the sky were collapsing upon the treetops.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ณ, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
ron
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |