รด(rót)

Meanings

1VerbA1

[to] water (plants)

to pour water on plants to help them grow

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)รดน้ำrót náamรดน้ำrót náam1[to] water [plants/soil]2[to] pour water in a ritual/blessing (Thai custom)3[to] wash/rinse with water (practical)ต้นไม้dtôn máaiต้นไม้dtôn máai1tree2plants/greenery (general, esp. woody plants)ทุกเช้าtúk cháoทุกเช้าtúk cháoevery morning
I water the plants every morning.
2VerbA2

[to] pour; sprinkle [liquid] (on [sb/sth])

to pour or sprinkle a liquid onto someone or something

Examples

แม่mâeแม่mâe1mother; mom2madam; ma’am (rural/archaic)3prefix: female; main; baseรดrótรดrót1[to] pour; sprinkle [liquid] (on [sb/sth])2[to] water (plants)3[to] sprinkle water ceremoniallyยาน้ำyaa náamยาน้ำyaa náamliquid medicine; syrupลงบนlong bonลงบนlong bononto; upon (onto a surface)แผลplăeแผลplăe1wound (classifier: แผล)2wound; sore; lesion; injury (on the body)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsลูกlôokลูกlôok1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4seed; kernel (round unit)5classifier: round/small items6customer; client (colloquial)
Mother pours liquid medicine onto her child's wound.
3VerbB1

[to] sprinkle water ceremonially

to pour or sprinkle water as part of a ritual or blessing, especially in Thai customs

Examples

ปีใหม่ไทยbpee mài taiปีใหม่ไทยbpee mài taiThai New Year (Songkran)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)รดน้ำrót náamรดน้ำrót náam1[to] water [plants/soil]2[to] pour water in a ritual/blessing (Thai custom)3[to] wash/rinse with water (practical)ขอพรkŏr ponขอพรkŏr pon[to] ask for a blessing; make a wish; pray for blessingsผู้ใหญ่pôo yàiผู้ใหญ่pôo yài1adult; grown-up2elder; respected senior3authority; person in charge4senior; adult (modifier)5adult (modifier)ที่บ้านtêe bâanที่บ้านtêe bâan1at home; at one’s residence2one’s family; people at home
During the Thai New Year, I went to pour water and ask for blessings from the elders at home.

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