ระอุ
rá-ùMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
intensely hot; searing
very hot, as if radiating heat or glowing red
Examples
ทรายsaaiทรายsaaisandที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerชายหาดchaai-hàatชายหาดchaai-hàatbeach; shoreร้อนระอุrɔ́ɔn-rá-ùร้อนระอุrɔ́ɔn-rá-ù1blisteringly hot; scorching2highly charged; at boiling point (situation)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)รองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoรองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoshoe; footwearเดินdəənเดินdəən1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] proceed; go; move along3[to] run; operate (machine/system)4[to] run; operate; keep running
The sand on the beach was scorching hot, so we had to wear shoes to walk.
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At noon the sun was so strong that the road surface was searing hot.
The charcoal stove in the kitchen was glowing hot, ready for grilling meat.
ลมlomร้อนrɔ́ɔnพัดpátมาจากmaa-jàakทะเลทรายtá-lee-saaiทำให้tam-hâiอากาศaa-gàatทั้งtángเมืองmʉʉangระอุrá-ùราวกับraao-gàpอยู่yùuหน้าnâaเตาdtao
Hot winds from the desert made the city's air swelter as if standing before a furnace.
2AdjectiveB2
seething; tense (emotion/situation)
filled with seething emotion or high tension in a situation, e.g., a heated political climate
Examples
บรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàat1atmosphere; ambience2atmosphere (gaseous envelope)การประชุมgaan-bprà-chumการประชุมgaan-bprà-chum1meeting; conference; assembly2session/sitting (of a formal body)ระอุrá-ùระอุrá-ù1intensely hot; searing2seething; tense (emotion/situation)เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)คู่กรณีkûu-gɔɔ-rá-niiคู่กรณีkûu-gɔɔ-rá-nii1adversary in a dispute2litigant; party to a caseโต้เถียงกันdtôo-tǐiang-ganโต้เถียงกันdtôo-tǐiang-gan[to] argue with each otherไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยอมถอยyɔɔm-tɔ̌ɔiยอมถอยyɔɔm-tɔ̌ɔi1[to] back down; yield2[to] retreat; step back
The atmosphere of the meeting was seething when the opposing parties argued without backing down.
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ช่วงchûuangเลือกตั้งlʉ̂ʉak-dtângเมืองmʉʉangนี้níiระอุrá-ùด้วยdûuaiการหาเสียงgaan-hǎa-sǐiangและlɛ́ข่าวลือkàao-lʉʉที่tîiแพร่กระจายprɛ̂ɛ-grà-jaaiเร็วreo
During the election, the city was seething with campaigning and rapidly spreading rumors.
วิกฤตwí-grìtแรงงานrɛɛng-ngaanทำให้tam-hâiความสัมพันธ์kwaam-sǎm-panระหว่างrá-wàangผู้บริหารpûu-bɔɔ-rí-hǎanกับgàpพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanระอุrá-ùจนjonต้องมีdtɔ̂ng-miiคนกลางkon-glaangเข้ามาkâo-maaไกล่เกลี่ยglài-glìia
The labor crisis made the relationship between management and staff highly tense, to the point that a mediator had to step in.
เมื่อmêuuaผลสอบpŏn sòpประกาศbprà-gàatชุมชนchum-chonโรงเรียนrong rianก็gâwระอุrá-ùด้วยdûuayข้อkôครหาเรื่องkor-rá-hăa rêuuangความโปร่งใสkwaam bpròng săiและláeมาตรฐานmâat-dtrà-tăanการประเมินgaan bprà-mern
When the exam results were announced, the school community seethed with accusations about transparency and evaluation standards.
บรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatในnaiสนามแข่งsà-nǎam-kɛ̀ngระอุrá-ùไปด้วยbpai-dûuaiกิจกรรมgìt-jà-gamที่tîiคึกคักkʉ́k-kákและlɛ́เสียงเชียร์sǐiang-chiia
The atmosphere in the race track was boiling over with nonstop cheers.
ตลาดหุ้นdtà-làat-hûnวันนี้wan-níiระอุrá-ùไปด้วยbpai-dûuaiการซื้อขายgaan-sʉ́ʉ-kǎaiหุ้นhûnไอพีโอai-pii-ooอย่างyàangคึกคักkʉ́k-kák
The stock market boiled today from the scramble to buy IPO shares.
ดีเบตdii-bèetเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnระอุrá-ùจนjonพิธีกรpí-tii-gɔɔnต้องdtɔ̂ngขอให้kɔ̌ɔ-hâiทุกtúkฝ่ายfàaiใจเย็นjai-yen
Last night’s debate was so heated that the host had to ask everyone to calm down.
ศึกชิงแชมป์sʉ̀k-ching-chɛ́mระอุrá-ùเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaทั้งสองtáng-sɔ̌ɔngทีมtiimเร่งrêngเกมgeemใส่sàiกันganอย่างดุเดือดyàang-dù-dʉ̀ʉat
The championship battle was boiling as both teams intensified the game fiercely.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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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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อุùอุù1exclamation of pain/surprise/effort2prefix (Pali/Skt.): up; outexclamation of pain/surprise/effortPart 2
ระอุrá-ùระอุrá-ùintensely hot; searingintensely hot; searingWord