รอน
rɔɔnMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] cut down; curtail; diminish
To cut or reduce something, or diminish its strength or extent.
Examples
คำพูดkam-pûutคำพูดkam-pûut1what someone says; remarks2one's word; promise3wording; phrasingของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirsบั่นbànบั่นbàn[to] cut off; sever; shorten; truncateรอนrɔɔnรอนrɔɔn1[to] cut down; curtail; diminish2waning; fading; weak (literary)กำลังใจgam-lang-jaiกำลังใจgam-lang-jai1morale; emotional strength2encouragement; supportฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forทำงานtam-ngaanทำงานtam-ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateต่อdtɔ̀ɔต่อdtɔ̀ɔ1[to] continue; go on2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] connect; attach; join4[to] bargain; haggle5to; toward (target of an action or attitude)6[to] renew; extend
His words undermined my morale so much that I no longer wanted to keep working.
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การgaanถูกปฏิเสธtùuk-bpà-dtì-sèetหลายlǎaiครั้งkrángบั่นbànรอนrɔɔnความมั่นใจkwaam-mân-jaiของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəแต่dtɛ̀ɛเธอtəəก็gɔ̂ยังyangสมัครงานsà-màk-ngaanต่อไปdtɔ̀ɔ-bpai
Being rejected several times eroded her confidence, but she kept applying for jobs.
กฎระเบียบgòt-rá-bìiapที่tîiซับซ้อนsáp-sɔ́ɔnเกินไปgəən-bpaiอาจàatตัดdtàtรอนrɔɔnโอกาสoo-gàatของkɔ̌ɔngผู้ประกอบการpûu-bprà-gɔ̀ɔp-gaanรายเล็กraai-lékในnaiการเข้าถึงgaan-kâo-tʉ̌ngแหล่งเงินทุนlɛ̀ng-ngən-tun
Overly complicated regulations may curtail small business owners’ opportunities to access funding.
มาตรการรักษาความปลอดภัยmâat-dtrà-gaan-rák-sǎa-kwaam-bplɔ̀ɔt-paiไม่ควรmâi-kuuanลิดรอนlít-rɔɔnสิทธิsìt-tíของkɔ̌ɔngประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonเกินกว่าgəən-gwàaที่tîiจำเป็นjam-bpen
Security measures should not curtail people’s rights more than necessary.
2AdjectiveB2
waning; fading; weak (literary)
Diminished in strength or intensity, especially of sunlight as evening approaches.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillรู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)เจ็บjèpเจ็บjèp1sore; painful2[to] hurt; be in pain3hurt (emotionally)4injuredแปลบๆbplàep bplàepแปลบๆbplàep bplàep1sharp; shooting (pain)2flashing briefly; flickeringรอนๆron ronรอนๆron ron(of sunlight) soft; fadingที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerข้อเท้าkô táaoข้อเท้าkô táaoankle; ankle jointแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardฝืนfĕuunฝืนfĕuun1[to] force oneself; push through; tough it out2[to] resist; go against3[to be] forced; unnatural; strainedเดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep runningต่อไปdtòr bpaiต่อไปdtòr bpai1on; further (continue doing sth)2next; following (in order)3from now on; henceforth4next; subsequent
He felt a slight, faint stinging pain in his ankle, but he forced himself to keep walking.
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เมื่อmêuuaตะวันdtà-wanลับlápขอบฟ้าkòp fáaแสงsăengสุดท้ายsùt táaiก็gâwสาดส่องsàat sòngมาmaaรอนๆron ronก่อนจะgòn jàเลือนหายไปleuuan hăai bpai
As the sun set below the horizon, the last light shone faintly before fading away.
ความหวังkwaam wăngที่têeจะjàได้dâiกลับบ้านเกิดglàp bâan gèrtเริ่มrêrmริบหรี่ríp-rèeรอนๆron ronในใจnai jaiของเขาkŏng kăoหลังจากที่lăng jàak têeต้องdtôngพลัดพรากplát prâakมานานmaa naanหลายสิบlăai sìpปีbpee
The hope of returning to his homeland began to grow ever more faint in his heart after decades of separation.
ในnaiความเงียบสงัดkwaam ngîiap sà-ngàtของkŏngราตรีกาลraa-dtree gaanเขาkăoยังคงyang kongได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงกระซิบsĭiang grà-sípนั้นnánแว่วมาwâew maaรอนๆron ronดั่งdàngภาพสะท้อนpâap sà-tónจากjàakอดีตà-dèetอันanไกลโพ้นglai pón
In the dead of night, he could still hear that whisper faintly, like an echo from a distant past.
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 -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
rɔɔn
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 | — | — |