ระห่ำ
rá-hàmMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
reckless; rash; crazily daring
acting in a wild, reckless way with no care for danger or results; crazily daring. Often describes over-the-top actions.
Examples
นักแสดงnák-sà-dɛɛngนักแสดงnák-sà-dɛɛngactor; performer (gender-neutral)สตันท์แมนsà-dtan-mɛɛnสตันท์แมนsà-dtan-mɛɛnstunt performer; stuntmanต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toเล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] play (audio or video)7[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)ฉากขับรถไล่ล่าchàak-kàp-rót-lâi-lâaฉากขับรถไล่ล่าchàak-kàp-rót-lâi-lâacar chase sceneสุดsùtสุดsùt1most; extremely (superlative/intensifier)2end; limit; extremity3ultra-; most; extreme- (prefixal use)4[to] end; reach the limitระห่ำrá-hàmระห่ำrá-hàmreckless; rash; crazily daring
The stuntman had to perform an extremely reckless car chase scene.
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การตัดสินใจgaan-dtàt-sǐn-jaiลาออกlaa-ɔ̀ɔkจากjàakงานประจำngaan-bprà-jamมาmaaทำธุรกิจtam-tú-rá-gìtของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengเป็นอะไรbpen-à-raiที่tîiระห่ำrá-hàmมากmâakสำหรับsǎm-ràpเขาkǎo
His decision to quit his stable job to start his own business was a very daring move for him.
แผนการตลาดpɛ̌ɛn-gaan-dtà-làatที่tîiระห่ำrá-hàmของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoอาจàatทำให้tam-hâiบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtเจ๊งjéngหรือไม่ก็rʉ̌ʉ-mâi-gɔ̂รวยruuaiไปเลยbpai-ləəiไม่มีmâi-miiทางสายกลางtaang-sǎai-glaang
His crazily daring marketing plan could either bankrupt the company or make it rich; there's no middle ground.
ผู้กำกับpûu-gam-gàpคนนี้kon-níiขึ้นชื่อkʉ̂n-chʉ̂ʉเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangการสร้างgaan-sâangหนังแอ็คชั่นnǎng-ɛ̀k-chânที่tîiระห่ำrá-hàmเกินจริงgəən-jingแต่dtɛ̀ɛกลับglàpได้รับความนิยมdâi-ráp-kwaam-ní-yomอย่างล้นหลามyàang-lón-lǎam
This director is famous for creating over-the-top, reckless action movies, which, conversely, are overwhelmingly popular.
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 | — | — |