ระรวย
rá-ruuaiMeanings
1AdverbC1
gently; faintly (literary)
In a soft, gentle, or barely perceptible manner, especially describing a light breeze or faint breathing; chiefly used in literary language.
Examples
ลมlomลมlom1wind2gas; flatulence3air (breath); life-force (traditional)4nonsense; empty talk (fig.)พัดpátพัดpát1[to] blow; [to] fan2fan; hand fan3[to] blow; sweep; carry alongระรวยrá-ruuaiระรวยrá-ruuai1gently; faintly (literary)2[to] cast a spell (literary)ผ่านpàanผ่านpàan1[to] pass (by/through)2[to] pass (succeed/clear)3[to] experience; go through4past; via; throughหน้าต่างnâa dtàangหน้าต่างnâa dtàang1window2window (computing)ทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ม่านmâanม่านmâan1curtain; drape2screen; veilบางbaangบางbaang1some; certain2thin; slight3thin; sparseไหวเบาwăi baoไหวเบาwăi bao[to] quiver lightly; tremble faintlyๆ-
A gentle breeze blew through the window, making the thin curtains sway softly.
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แม้mɛ́ɛอากาศaa-gàatจะjàร้อนอบอ้าวrɔ́ɔn-òp-âaoแต่dtɛ̀ɛลมlomที่tîiพัดpátระรวยrá-ruuaiจากjàakแม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamก็gɔ̂ช่วยให้chûuai-hâiเราraoพอpɔɔคลายร้อนklaai-rɔ́ɔnได้dâai
Although the weather was stifling, the gentle breeze from the river brought us a little relief from the heat.
ชายชราchaai-chá-raaนอนnɔɔnหายใจhǎai-jaiระรวยrá-ruuaiอยู่ใต้yùu-dtâaiผ้าห่มpâa-hòmราวกับraao-gàpเปลวเทียนbpleeo-tiianที่tîiใกล้glâiมอดmɔ̂ɔtเต็มทีdtem-tii
The old man lay beneath the blanket, breathing faintly like a candle flame on the verge of going out.
ลมค่ำlom-kâmพัดpátระรวยrá-ruuaiจนjonผิวpǐuน้ำกระเพื่อมnáam-grà-pʉ̂ʉamเพียงpiiangน้อยนิดnɔ́ɔi-nítราวกับraao-gàpเกรงgreengจะjàรบกวนróp-guuanความสงบkwaam-sà-ngòpของkɔ̌ɔngคืนเดือนหงายkʉʉn-dʉʉan-ngǎai
The evening breeze blew so gently that the water barely rippled, as though afraid to disturb the peace of the moonlit night.
2VerbC1
[to] cast a spell (literary)
To say magic words or blow as part of casting a spell; used mainly in literary language.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นิทานní-taanนิทานní-taantale; story (traditional/children’s)หมอผีmɔ̌ɔ-pǐiหมอผีmɔ̌ɔ-pǐishaman; witch doctor; exorcist; sorcererท่องคาถาtɔ̂ɔng-kaa-tǎaท่องคาถาtɔ̂ɔng-kaa-tǎa[to] recite/chant an incantation or mantraแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ระรวยrá-ruuaiระรวยrá-ruuai1gently; faintly (literary)2[to] cast a spell (literary)ลงบนlong-bonลงบนlong-bononto; upon (onto a surface)ดอกไม้dɔ̀ɔk-máaiดอกไม้dɔ̀ɔk-máaiflower; flowers
In the tale, the sorcerer recited a spell and then blew on a flower to enchant it.
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แม่มดmɛ̂ɛ-mótระรวยrá-ruuaiมนตร์monใส่sàiกระจกgrà-jòkเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเห็นhěnใบหน้าbai-nâaของkɔ̌ɔngคนkonที่อยู่tîi-yùuห่างไกลhàang-glai
The witch cast a spell on the mirror so that it would show the face of someone far away.
นางnaangให้hâiหมอmɔ̌ɔเสน่ห์sà-nèeระรวยrá-ruuaiมนตร์monลงบนlong-bonพวงมาลัยpuuang-maa-laiหวังwǎngผูกใจpùuk-jaiชายchaaiผู้pûuไม่เคยmâi-kəəiเหลียวแลlǐiao-lɛɛให้hâiหันมาhǎn-maaรักrákตนdton
She had a sorcerer cast a love spell on the garland, hoping to win the heart of a man who had never paid her any attention.
ครั้นkránบริกรรมคาถาbɔɔ-rí-gam-kaa-tǎaจบjòpฤๅษีrʉʉ-sǐiก็gɔ̂ระรวยrá-ruuaiลงบนlong-bonเส้นด้ายsên-dâaiราวกับraao-gàpจะjàฝากfàakอำนาจam-nâatแห่งhɛ̀ngมนตร์monไว้wáiในnaiใยyaiอันanบอบบางbɔ̀ɔp-baang
Having finished reciting the incantation, the hermit blew on the thread to enchant it, as though entrusting the spell’s power to its delicate fibers.
Tones
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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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ระรวยrá-ruuaiระรวยrá-ruuaigently; faintly (literary)gently; faintly (literary)Word