รอดตาย
rɔ̂ɔt-dtaaiMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] survive; [to] escape death
to survive a life-threatening situation; to escape death.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillประสบbprà-sòpประสบbprà-sòp[to] experience; encounterอุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hèetอุบัติเหตุù-bàt-dtì-hèetaccident; mishapรถชนrót-chonรถชนrót-chon1car crash; collision2[to] crash; collide (of a vehicle)แต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillรอดตายrɔ̂ɔt-dtaaiรอดตายrɔ̂ɔt-dtaai[to] survive; [to] escape death
He was in a car crash, but he survived.
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แมวmɛɛoตกdtòkจากjàakตึกdtʉ̀kชั้นchánห้าhâaแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂รอดตายrɔ̂ɔt-dtaaiมาmaaได้dâaiอย่างyàangปาฏิหาริย์bpaa-dtì-hǎan
The cat fell from the fifth floor but miraculously survived.
ทีมกู้ภัยtiim-gûu-paiช่วยchûuaiคนkonที่tîiติดอยู่dtìt-yùuในnaiซากsâakตึกdtʉ̀kให้hâiรอดตายrɔ̂ɔt-dtaaiได้สำเร็จdâai-sǎm-rèt
The rescue team successfully saved the people trapped in the building's rubble, allowing them to survive.
นักบินnák-binรอดตายrɔ̂ɔt-dtaaiจากjàakเหตุhèetเครื่องบินkrʉ̂ʉang-binตกdtòkมาmaaได้dâaiหวุดหวิดwùt-wìtเพราะprɔ́ดีดdìitตัวdtuuaออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉangได้dâaiทันเวลาtan-wee-laa
The pilot narrowly escaped death from the plane crash because he managed to eject in time.
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 -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
rɔ̂ɔt
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
รอดrɔ̂ɔtรอดrɔ̂ɔt1[to] survive; escape harm2[to] be spared; escape [sth bad][to] survive; escape harmPart 1
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ตายdtaaiตายdtaai1[to] die; pass away2dead3[of devices] dead; not working4be doomed; be in big trouble (informal)5extremely; utterly (intensifier, informal)[to] die; pass awayPart 2
รอดตายrɔ̂ɔt-dtaaiรอดตายrɔ̂ɔt-dtaai[to] survive; [to] escape death[to] survive; [to] escape deathWord