ระงับ
rá-ngápMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] suspend; halt; put on hold
to stop or delay an action, decision, or process from continuing, often temporarily
Examples
เทศบาลtêet-sà-baanเทศบาลtêet-sà-baan1municipality; municipal government2municipal office3municipalประกาศbprà-gàatประกาศbprà-gàat1[to] announce; declare2announcement; notice3proclamation; decree4[to] proclaim; promulgate (form.)ระงับrá-ngápระงับrá-ngáp1[to] suspend; halt; put on hold2[to] suppress; control; restrain3[to] quell; subdue; stop; suppress4[to] extinguish (fire)การก่อสร้างgaan-gɔ̀ɔ-sâangการก่อสร้างgaan-gɔ̀ɔ-sâang1construction (process)2construction work/industryชั่วคราวchûua-kraaoชั่วคราวchûua-kraao1temporary; provisional; interim2temporarily; for the time beingจนกว่าจะjon-gwàa-jàจนกว่าจะjon-gwàa-jàuntilตรวจเอกสารdtrùuat-èek-gà-sǎanตรวจเอกสารdtrùuat-èek-gà-sǎan[to] check documentsเสร็จsètเสร็จsèt1finished; done2[to] finish; be done3done for; screwed (slang)4[to] reach orgasm; come (informal, euphemistic)
The municipality announced a temporary halt to the construction until documents are reviewed.
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คณะกรรมการká-ná-gam-má-gaanตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiระงับrá-ngápโครงการkroong-gaanไว้ก่อนwái-gɔ̀ɔnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรอrɔɔผลpǒnการประเมินผลgaan-bprà-məən-pǒnกระทบgrà-tóp
The committee decided to suspend the project for now to await the impact assessment results.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtระงับrá-ngápการเปิดตัวgaan-bpə̀ət-dtuuaสินค้าsǐn-káaเนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakพบpópปัญหาbpan-hǎaทางเทคนิคtaang-ték-nìkในnaiนาทีสุดท้ายnaa-tii-sùt-táai
The company postponed the product launch because technical issues were found at the last minute.
ศาลsǎanมีmiiคำสั่งkam-sàngระงับrá-ngápการบังคับใช้gaan-bang-káp-cháiระเบียบrá-bìiapใหม่màiชั่วคราวchûua-kraaoจนกว่าจะjon-gwàa-jàมีmiiการไต่สวนgaan-dtài-sǔuanเพิ่มเติมpə̂əm-dtəəm
The court ordered a temporary suspension of the new regulation until further hearings are held.
2VerbB2
[to] suppress; control; restrain
to keep emotions, reactions, or a situation from showing or escalating; to restrain or suppress
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillพยายามpá-yaa-yaamพยายามpá-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptระงับrá-ngápระงับrá-ngáp1[to] suspend; halt; put on hold2[to] suppress; control; restrain3[to] quell; subdue; stop; suppress4[to] extinguish (fire)อารมณ์aa-romอารมณ์aa-rom1mood; feeling2emotion; feeling3temper; disposition4artistic mood; tone5sexual mood; libido (colloq.)ไม่ให้mâi-hâiไม่ให้mâi-hâi1[to] not give; withhold; refuse to give2[to] not allow; not let; forbid3so that not; in order to preventเถียงtǐiangเถียงtǐiang[to] argue; [to] talk backกลับglàpกลับglàp1[to] return; go/come back2[to] turn over/flip/reverse3back; in return4contrary; on the contraryในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ที่ประชุมtîi-bprà-chumที่ประชุมtîi-bprà-chum1meeting; conference (event)2meeting venue/room3the assembly; the body
He tried to restrain himself from arguing back in the meeting.
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เธอterสูดหายใจsòot hăai jaiลึกๆléuk léukเพื่อpêuuaระงับrá-ngápความโกรธkwaam gròhtก่อนgònตอบdtòpข้อความkôr kwaam
She took a deep breath to suppress her anger before replying to the message.
ผมpǒmต้องdtɔ̂ngระงับrá-ngápปฏิกิริยาbpà-dtì-gì-rí-yaaทางtaangสีหน้าsǐi-nâaไว้wáiเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiลูกค้าlûuk-káaรู้rúuว่าwâaผมpǒmตกใจdtòk-jai
I had to control my facial reactions so the client wouldn't know I was shocked.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàถูกtùukยั่วยุyûua-yúอย่างหนักyàang-nàkเธอtəəก็gɔ̂ยังyangระงับrá-ngápอารมณ์aa-romและlɛ́พูดด้วยpûut-dûuaiน้ำเสียงnáam-sǐiangสงบsà-ngòp
Even under heavy provocation, she restrained her emotions and spoke in a calm tone.
3VerbB2
[to] quell; subdue; stop; suppress
to bring something to an end or under control, such as a disturbance, conflict, rumor, or noise
Examples
ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)รีบเข้าrîip-kâoรีบเข้าrîip-kâo1[to] rush in; [to] enter quickly2Hurry up!ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyระงับrá-ngápระงับrá-ngáp1[to] suspend; halt; put on hold2[to] suppress; control; restrain3[to] quell; subdue; stop; suppress4[to] extinguish (fire)ความวุ่นวายkwaam-wûn-waaiความวุ่นวายkwaam-wûn-waai1disorder; chaos; commotion2turmoil; unrest (social/political)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ห้องโถงhɔ̂ng-tǒongห้องโถงhɔ̂ng-tǒonghall; lobby; foyer; great roomก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerจะบานปลายjà-baan-bplaaiจะบานปลายjà-baan-bplaai[will] escalate; [will] get out of hand
The teacher quickly went in to bring the disturbance in the hall under control before it escalated.
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ตำรวจdtam-rùuatใช้cháiเครื่องขยายเสียงkrʉ̂ʉang-kà-yǎai-sǐiangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaระงับrá-ngápข่าวลือkàao-lʉʉและlɛ́อธิบายà-tí-baaiข้อเท็จจริงkɔ̂ɔ-tét-jingให้hâiชาวบ้านchaao-bâanฟังfang
The police used a loudspeaker to quell the rumors and explain the facts to the villagers.
ฝ่ายจัดการfàai-jàt-gaanออกɔ̀ɔkแถลงการณ์tà-lɛ̌ɛng-gaanทันทีtan-tiiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaระงับrá-ngápความขัดแย้งkwaam-kàt-yɛ́ɛngระหว่างrá-wàangพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanสองฝ่ายsɔ̌ɔng-fàai
Management issued a statement immediately to bring the conflict between the two groups of employees under control.
ผู้ดำเนินรายการpûu-dam-nəən-raai-gaanขอความร่วมมือkɔ̌ɔ-kwaam-rûuam-mʉʉผู้ชมpûu-chomให้hâiเงียบngîiapลงlongเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaระงับrá-ngápเสียงsǐiangเอะอะè-àและlɛ́ดำเนินงานdam-nəən-ngaanแถลงข่าวtà-lɛ̌ɛng-kàaoต่อdtɔ̀ɔ
The host asked the audience to quiet down to suppress the commotion and proceed with the press conference.
4VerbB2
[to] extinguish (fire)
to put out a fire or stop flames from burning
Examples
นักดับเพลิงnák-dàp-pləəngนักดับเพลิงnák-dàp-pləəngfirefighterรีบrîipรีบrîip1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; pressed for time3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)6served with broth7empty words; fillerฉีดchìitฉีดchìit1[to] inject2[to] spray; squirt; injectเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofระงับrá-ngápระงับrá-ngáp1[to] suspend; halt; put on hold2[to] suppress; control; restrain3[to] quell; subdue; stop; suppress4[to] extinguish (fire)ไฟfaiไฟfai1fire; flame2electricity; power3light (from a lamp)4signal light; indicator5anger; passion (figurative)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerลุกไหม้lúk-mâiลุกไหม้lúk-mâi[to] catch fire; burst into flames; blaze upโกดังgoo-dangโกดังgoo-dangwarehouse; storage building
Firefighters hurried to spray water to put out the fire burning the warehouse.
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ชาวบ้านchaao bâanช่วยกันchûuai ganตักน้ำdtàk námจากjàakคลองklongมาmaaระงับrá-ngápไฟfaiก่อนที่gòn têeมันmanจะjàแพร่prâaeไปยังbpai yangบ้านbâanข้างkâangๆ-
Villagers helped fetch water from the canal to put out the fire before it spread to neighboring houses.
เจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiใช้cháiโฟมfoomพิเศษpí-sèetระงับrá-ngápเปลวเพลิงbpleeo-pləəngจากjàakสารsǎanไวไฟwai-faiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganการปะทุgaan-bpà-túซ้ำsám
Officials used special foam to extinguish the flames from flammable substances to prevent re-ignition.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaกระแสลมgrà-sɛ̌ɛ-lomแรงrɛɛngทีมกู้ภัยtiim-gûu-paiปรับbpràpยุทธวิธีyút-tá-wí-tiiจากjàakฉีดchìitน้ำnáamเป็นbpenพ่นpônละอองlá-ɔɔngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaระงับrá-ngápไฟfaiให้ได้hâi-dâaiผลpǒnมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
When the wind strengthened, the rescue team shifted tactics from hosing water to mist spraying to more effectively put out the fire.
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 syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
rá
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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งับngápงับngáp1[to] nip; snap at (with the mouth)2[to] close; shut3snap! (sound)[to] nip; snap at (with the mouth)Part 2
ระงับrá-ngápระงับrá-ngáp[to] suspend; halt; put on hold[to] suspend; halt; put on holdWord