รด
rótMeanings
1VerbA1
[to] water (plants)
to pour water on plants to help them grow
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)รดน้ำrót-náamรดน้ำrót-náam1[to] water [plants/soil]2[to] pour water in a ritual/blessing (Thai custom)ต้นไม้dtôn-máaiต้นไม้dtôn-máai1tree2plants/greenery (general, esp. woody plants)ทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoevery morning
I water the plants every morning.
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Dad told me to water the plants in front of the house.
Yesterday I forgot to water the plants, so the pots were very dry.
This evening I will water the plants after the sun is less strong.
2VerbA2
[to] pour; sprinkle [liquid] (on [sb/sth])
to pour or sprinkle a liquid onto someone or something
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseรดrótรดrót1[to] water (plants)2[to] pour; sprinkle [liquid] (on [sb/sth])ยาน้ำyaa-náamยาน้ำyaa-náamliquid medicine; syrupลงบนlong-bonลงบนlong-bononto; upon (onto a surface)แผลplɛ̌ɛแผลplɛ̌ɛ1wound; sore; lesion; injury (on the body)2wound (classifier: แผล)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objects
Mother pours liquid medicine onto her child's wound.
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The nurse pours saline onto the gauze before dressing the wound.
He pours sauce over the steak evenly before serving.
เชฟchépรดน้ำrót náamซุปsúpอุ่นùnๆ-ลงบนlong bonข้าวkâaoอย่างเบามือyàang bao meuuเพื่อให้pêuua hâiข้าวkâaoมีกลิ่นหอมmee glìn hŏmและláeไม่mâiแฉะchàe
The chef gently pours warm broth over the rice so it becomes fragrant without getting soggy.
During the Thai New Year, I went to pour water and ask for blessings from the elders at home.
ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakวัดwátเราraoไปbpaiรดน้ำrót-náamพระpráเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความเป็นสิริมงคลkwaam-bpen-sì-rí-mong-kon
Before leaving the temple, we poured water over the Buddha image for auspiciousness.
สงกรานต์sŏng-graanปีนี้bpee néeญาติๆyâat yâatมาmaaรดน้ำดำหัวrót nám dam hŭuaคุณตาkun dtaaพร้อมกันpróm ganทั้งtángบ้านbâan
This Songkran, the relatives all came to pour water in a blessing ritual for Grandpa together at home.
หลังlǎngทำบุญtam-bunเสร็จsètชาวบ้านchaao-bâanร่วมพิธีrûuam-pí-tiiรดน้ำrót-náamขอขมาkɔ̌ɔ-kà-maaแก่gɛ̀ɛผู้สูงวัยpûu-sǔung-waiตามธรรมเนียมdtaam-tam-niiamท้องถิ่นtɔ́ɔng-tìn
After making merit, the villagers joined a ritual of pouring water to ask forgiveness from the elders, following local customs.
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 endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
rót
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |