รบเล็ก
róp-lékMeaning
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skirmish; small fight
A small fight between military groups; a skirmish.
Examples
มีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoรายงานraai-ngaanรายงานraai-ngaan1report (document/account)2[to] report; inform officiallyการรบgaan rópการรบgaan rópcombat; fighting; battleเล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a littleเกิดขึ้นgèrt kêunเกิดขึ้นgèrt kêun[to] happen; occur; arise; emerge; come into beingตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2according to; in accordance with3after; behind; in pursuit of4[to] comply with; abide by; obey5along; along (a path); following (direction)6[to] send for; fetch [sb]7[to] light; kindle (literary)แนวชายแดนnaaeo chaai daenแนวชายแดนnaaeo chaai daen1border line; boundary line2border area; frontier zoneเมื่อเช้านี้mêuua cháao néeเมื่อเช้านี้mêuua cháao néethis morning (earlier today)
There were reports of a small skirmish along the border this morning.
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การรบgaan-rópเล็กlékครั้งkrángนั้นnánทำให้tam-hâiทหารtá-hǎanบาดเจ็บbàat-jèpหลายlǎaiนายnaaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛไม่มีmâi-miiผู้เสียชีวิตpûu-sǐia-chii-wít
That skirmish resulted in several soldiers being injured, but there were no fatalities.
แม้máeจะjàเป็นเพียงbpen piiangการรบgaan rópเล็กๆlék lékแต่dtàeก็gâwอาจàatบานปลายbaan bplaaiเป็นbpenความขัดแย้งkwaam kàt yáengครั้งใหญ่kráng yàiได้dâiหากhàakไม่รีบmâi rêepเจรจาjay-rá-jaa
Although it was just a small skirmish, it could escalate into a major conflict if negotiations are not initiated quickly.
นักวิเคราะห์nák-wí-krɔ́ทางการเมืองtaang-gaan-mʉʉangเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaการรบgaan-rópเล็กlékที่tîiเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂nเป็นเพียงbpen-piiangการgaanยั่วยุyûua-yúเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทดสอบกำลังtót-sɔ̀ɔp-gam-langของkɔ̌ɔngอีกฝ่ายìik-fàai
Political analysts believe that the recent skirmish was merely a provocation to test the other side's strength.
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 -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
róp
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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รบเล็กróp-lékรบเล็กróp-lékskirmish; small fightskirmish; small fightWord