รวย
ruuaiMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
rich; wealthy
Having a lot of money or valuable assets.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillรวยruuaiรวยruuai1rich; wealthy2gently; faintly (of wafting air or scent)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลังหลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: building; house; structureใหญ่yàiใหญ่yài1big; large2major; important3elder; senior
He is very rich and has a big house.
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My aunt opened a restaurant and became richer in a few years.
If we won the lottery, we would become rich immediately.
แม้mɛ́ɛเขาkǎoจะjàรวยruuaiแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangใช้cháiชีวิตเรียบง่ายchii-wít-rîiap-ngâaiและlɛ́ช่วยเหลือchûuai-lʉ̌ʉaชุมชนchum-chonเสมอsà-mə̌ə
Although he is rich, he still lives simply and always helps the community.
2AdjectiveB1
gently; faintly (of wafting air or scent)
Describing air blowing gently or a scent wafting faintly, as in กลิ่นหอมรวย.
Examples
ดอกมะลิdɔ̀ɔk-má-líดอกมะลิdɔ̀ɔk-má-líjasmine flowerข้างหน้าkâang-nâaข้างหน้าkâang-nâa1ahead; in front2the front; the area ahead3in front of [sb]/[sth]4the future; time aheadต่างdtàangต่างdtàang1different; distinct2various; diverse3each; respectively4foreign; from another place5to differ; be different6in place of; as a substitute forส่งsòngส่งsòng1[to] send; dispatch2[to] submit; hand in; turn in3[to] drop off; deliver (someone/something)4[to] pass (to); feed (a ball)5[to] emit; transmit; send out6[to] escort; see offกลิ่นหอมglìn-hɔ̌ɔmกลิ่นหอมglìn-hɔ̌ɔmpleasant smell; fragranceรวยruuaiรวยruuai1rich; wealthy2gently; faintly (of wafting air or scent)รินrinรินrin1pour gently in a thin stream2to trickle; to flow lightly
The jasmine by the window gives off a faint, sweet fragrance.
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พอpɔɔลมlomพัดมาpát-maaเบาbaoก็ได้gɔ̂-dâaiกลิ่นดอกไม้glìn-dɔ̀ɔk-máaiหอมhɔ̌ɔmรวยruuaiรินrinจากjàakสวนsǔuan
When a gentle breeze blows, a faint floral fragrance drifts over from the garden.
ฉันchǎnวางwaangสบู่sà-bùuไว้wáiในnaiห้องน้ำhɔ̂ng-náamกลิ่นหอมglìn-hɔ̌ɔmรวยruuaiรินrinของมันkɔ̌ɔng-manทำให้tam-hâiห้องhɔ̂ngน่าnâaใช้cháiขึ้นkʉ̂n
I put the soap in the bathroom, and its faint fragrance made the room more pleasant to use.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàมองไม่เห็นmɔɔng-mâi-hěnต้นdtônแก้วgɛ̂ɛoที่อยู่tîi-yùuหลังlǎngรั้วrúuaแต่dtɛ̀ɛกลิ่นหอมglìn-hɔ̌ɔmรวยruuaiรินrinที่tîiลอยมาlɔɔi-maaกับgàpลมlomก็gɔ̂บอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiรู้rúuว่าwâaดอกdɔ̀ɔkกำลังgam-langบานbaan
Although the orange jasmine behind the fence was out of sight, the faint fragrance drifting on the breeze revealed that it was in bloom.
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 endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
ruuai
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |