รวบตัว
rûuap-dtuuaMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] arrest [sb]; [to] apprehend [sb]
to arrest or seize a person, often in a swift capture
Examples
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerรวบตัวrûuap-dtuuaรวบตัวrûuap-dtuua[to] arrest [sb]; [to] apprehend [sb]คนร้ายkon-ráaiคนร้ายkon-ráai1criminal; culprit; perpetrator; assailant2villain (in fiction)ได้แล้วdâai-lɛ́ɛoได้แล้วdâai-lɛ́ɛogot it; done; now possibleเมื่อเช้านี้mʉ̂ʉa-cháao-níiเมื่อเช้านี้mʉ̂ʉa-cháao-níithis morning (earlier today)
The police arrested the culprit this morning.
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เจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiบุกbùkเข้าkâoรวบตัวrûuap-dtuuaผู้ต้องสงสัยpûu-dtɔ̂ng-sǒng-sǎiได้ที่dâi-tîiบ้านพักbâan-pákในnaiต่างจังหวัดdtàang-jang-wàt
Officers raided and arrested the suspect at his residence in another province.
ในที่สุดnai-tîi-sùtตำรวจdtam-rùuatก็gɔ̂สามารถsǎa-mâatรวบตัวrûuap-dtuuaแก๊งคอลเซ็นเตอร์gɛ́ng-kɔɔn-sen-dtə̂əที่tîiหลอกลวงlɔ̀ɔk-luuangผู้คนpûu-konได้สำเร็จdâai-sǎm-rèt
Finally, the police successfully arrested the call center gang that had been scamming people.
หน่วยปฏิบัติการพิเศษnùuai-bpà-dtì-bàt-gaan-pí-sèetวางแผนwaang-pɛ̌ɛnอย่างรัดกุมyàang-rát-gumก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàเข้าkâoรวบตัวrûuap-dtuuaหัวหน้าhǔua-nâaขบวนการค้ายาkà-buuan-gaan-káa-yaaเสพติดsèep-dtìtข้ามชาติkâam-châat
The special operations unit planned meticulously before moving in to seize the leader of the transnational drug trafficking ring.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
rûuap
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
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
รวบrûuapรวบrûuap1[to] gather; bring together; collect2[to] tie up; bundle; hold together3[to] arrest; apprehend; round up[to] gather; bring together; collectPart 1
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ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figurebody; self; person (colloq.)Part 2
รวบตัวrûuap-dtuuaรวบตัวrûuap-dtuua[to] arrest [sb]; [to] apprehend [sb][to] arrest [sb]; [to] apprehend [sb]Word