ระบาด
rá-bàatMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] spread widely (disease/outbreak)
To spread quickly and widely, especially of a disease or epidemic.
Examples
ไข้หวัดkâi-wàtไข้หวัดkâi-wàtthe common cold; a coldกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesระบาดrá-bàatระบาดrá-bàat1[to] spread widely (disease/outbreak)2[to] spread widely (non-disease: rumor/fad/problem)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)หมู่บ้านmùu-bâanหมู่บ้านmùu-bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated communityนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)
The flu is spreading in this village.
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ช่วงchûuangหน้าฝนnâa-fǒnไข้เลือดออกkâi-lʉ̂ʉat-ɔ̀ɔkระบาดrá-bàatเร็วreoมากmâakในnaiหลายlǎaiอำเภอam-pəə
During the rainy season, dengue fever spreads very quickly in many districts.
หมอmɔ̌ɔเตือนdtʉʉanว่าwâaถ้าtâaไม่mâiฉีดวัคซีนchìit-wák-siinโรคrôokหัดhàtอาจàatกลับมาglàp-maaระบาดrá-bàatอีกครั้งìik-kráng
The doctor warned that without vaccination, measles might spread again.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaมีmiiผู้ติดเชื้อpûu-dtìt-chʉ́ʉaเพิ่มขึ้นpə̂əm-kʉ̂nอย่างต่อเนื่องyàang-dtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉangทางtaangจังหวัดjang-wàtจึงjʉngประกาศbprà-gàatมาตรการmâat-dtrà-gaanเร่งด่วนrêng-dùuanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสกัดsà-gàtการระบาดgaan-rá-bàat
As infections continued to rise, the province announced urgent measures to curb the outbreak.
2VerbB2
[to] spread widely (non-disease: rumor/fad/problem)
To spread widely and rapidly in society, as with a rumor, fad, or harmful influence.
Examples
ข่าวลือkàao-lʉʉข่าวลือkàao-lʉʉrumor; hearsayเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)ระบาดrá-bàatระบาดrá-bàat1[to] spread widely (disease/outbreak)2[to] spread widely (non-disease: rumor/fad/problem)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirelyโรงเรียนroong-riianโรงเรียนroong-riian1school (institution)2school (building)ภายในpaai-naiภายในpaai-nai1inside; internal2inside; indoors3within; inside (place/scope)4within (time limit); byวันเดียวwan-diiaoวันเดียวwan-diiaoone day
That rumor spread throughout the school within a single day.
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เทรนด์trenแต่งตัวdtàeng dtuuaแบบbàepวินเทจwin-têtระบาดrá-bàatในnaiโซเชียลso-chîianอย่างรวดเร็วyàang rûuat-reo
The vintage fashion trend spread rapidly on social media.
คำพูดkam-pûutที่tîiบิดเบือนbìt-bʉʉanระบาดrá-bàatไปตามbpai-dtaamกลุ่มglùmแชตchɛ́tจนjonคนส่วนใหญ่kon-sùuan-yàiหลงเชื่อlǒng-chʉ̂ʉa
Distorted statements spread through chat groups until most people believed them.
ค่านิยมkâa-ní-yomยกย่องyók-yɔ̂ɔngความสำเร็จkwaam-sǎm-rètฉาบฉวยchàap-chǔuaiกำลังgam-langระบาดrá-bàatในnaiสังคมเมืองsǎng-kom-mʉʉang
The value of glorifying superficial success is spreading in urban society.
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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บาดbàatบาดbàat1[to] cut; wound (by something sharp)2[to] hurt; injure; sting (figurative/physical)3sharp; biting; stinging (to the senses)[to] cut; wound (by something sharp)Part 2
ระบาดrá-bàatระบาดrá-bàat[to] spread widely (disease/outbreak)[to] spread widely (disease/outbreak)Word