ระทวย
rá-tuuaiMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] become weak or limp; droop
To lose strength and become limp, often from heat, illness, emotion, or exhaustion; to droop or sag. Used for people, body parts, or plants.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillทำงานtam-ngaanทำงานtam-ngaan1[to] work; do one's job; be on duty2[to] function; operateกลางแดดglaang-dɛ̀ɛtกลางแดดglaang-dɛ̀ɛtin (direct) sunlight; out in the sunทั้งวันtáng-wanทั้งวันtáng-wanall day; the whole dayจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofร่างกายrâang-gaaiร่างกายrâang-gaaibodyอ่อนเพลียɔ̀ɔn-pliiaอ่อนเพลียɔ̀ɔn-pliia1fatigued; exhausted2[to] feel fatiguedระทวยrá-tuuaiระทวยrá-tuuai[to] become weak or limp; droopไปหมดbpai-mòtไปหมดbpai-mòt1completely; all gone2entirely; across the board
He worked in the sun all day until his body was weak and limp from exhaustion.
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ต้นไม้dtôn-máaiในnaiกระถางgrà-tǎangเริ่มrə̂əmเหี่ยวhìiaoระทวยrá-tuuaiเพราะprɔ́ขาดน้ำkàat-náamมาmaaหลายlǎaiวันwan
The potted plant began to droop and wilt from lack of water for several days.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaได้ยินdâi-yinข่าวร้ายkàao-ráaiเธอtəəก็gɔ̂เข่าอ่อนkào-ɔ̀ɔnทรุดลงsút-longนั่งnângอย่างyàangหมดแรงmòt-rɛɛngราวกับraao-gàpร่างกายrâang-gaaiระทวยrá-tuuaiลงlongทันทีtan-tii
Upon hearing the bad news, her knees gave way and she collapsed into a seat as if her body had suddenly gone limp.
พิษไข้pít-kâiทำให้tam-hâiเขาkǎoนอนซมnɔɔn-somอยู่yùuบนbonเตียงdtiiangแขนขาkɛ̌ɛn-kǎaระทวยrá-tuuaiไร้เรี่ยวแรงrái-rîiao-rɛɛngที่จะtîi-jàขยับkà-yàp
The fever left him bedridden, his limbs limp and without the strength to move.
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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ระทวยrá-tuuaiระทวยrá-tuuai[to] become weak or limp; droop[to] become weak or limp; droopWord