รดน้ำ
rót-náamMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] water [plants/soil]
To pour or sprinkle water on plants, soil, or similar surfaces, especially to help plants 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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It didn’t rain yesterday, so he had to water the garden himself.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiช่วยchûuaiรดน้ำrót-náamแปลงผักbplɛɛng-pàkให้hâiหน่อยnɔ̀iเพราะprɔ́ฉันchǎnไม่อยู่mâi-yùuบ้านbâan
Please water the vegetable bed tomorrow because I won’t be home.
ถ้าtâaรดน้ำrót-náamตอนเช้าตรู่dtɔɔn-cháo-dtrùuใบไม้bai-máaiจะjàไม่mâiไหม้mâiและlɛ́ดินdinจะjàอุ้มน้ำûm-náamได้ดีขึ้นdâai-dii-kʉ̂n
If you water in the early morning, the leaves won’t burn and the soil will retain moisture better.
2VerbB1
[to] pour water in a ritual/blessing (Thai custom)
To pour water as part of Thai ceremonies or blessings (e.g., making merit, paying respect to elders, Songkran, wedding rites).
Examples
วันสงกรานต์wan-sǒng-graanวันสงกรานต์wan-sǒng-graanSongkran Day; Thai New Yearเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyวัดwátวัดwát1to measure2Buddhist temple3to gauge; assessรดน้ำrót-náamรดน้ำrót-náam1[to] water [plants/soil]2[to] pour water in a ritual/blessing (Thai custom)ขอพรkɔ̌ɔ-pɔɔnขอพรkɔ̌ɔ-pɔɔn[to] ask for a blessing; make a wish; pray for blessingsผู้ใหญ่pûu-yàiผู้ใหญ่pûu-yài1adult; grown-up2elder; respected senior3adult (modifier)4authority; person in charge5senior; high-ranking (modifier)
During Songkran, we go to the temple to pour water and seek blessings from elders.
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ในnaiงานแต่งngaan-dtɛ̀ngผู้ใหญ่pûu-yàiรดน้ำrót-náamให้hâiคู่บ่าวสาวkûu-bàao-sǎaoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaอวยพรuuai-pɔɔnชีวิตคู่chii-wít-kûu
At the wedding, elders pour water for the bride and groom to bless their marriage.
หลังlǎngทำบุญtam-bunเราraoรดน้ำดำหัวrót-náam-dam-hǔuaคุณตาคุณยายkun-dtaa-kun-yaaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaแสดงsà-dɛɛngความเคารพkwaam-kao-rópและlɛ́ขอขมาkɔ̌ɔ-kà-maa
After making merit, we pour water over our grandparents' hands to show respect and ask forgiveness.
ในnaiพิธีpí-tiiรดน้ำดำหัวrót-náam-dam-hǔuaของkɔ̌ɔngชุมชนchum-chonทุกคนtúk-konแต่งdtɛ̀ngชุดchútพื้นเมืองpʉ́ʉn-mʉʉangและlɛ́กล่าวglàaoคำkamอำนวยพรam-nuuai-pɔɔnอย่างเป็นทางการyàang-bpen-taang-gaan
In the community's rod-nam-dam-hua ceremony, everyone wears traditional attire and formally offers blessings.
Tones
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2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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รดน้ำrót-náamรดน้ำrót-náam[to] water [plants/soil][to] water [plants/soil]Word