รัวทอม
ruua-tɔɔmMeanings
1NounB2
tom-tom roll
a drum roll or rapid pattern played on the tom-tom drums; also refers to performing such a roll
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ก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)ท่อนฮุคtôn húkท่อนฮุคtôn húkhook (of a song)มือกลองmeu glongมือกลองmeu glong1drummer2drummer (counting: คน/ท่าน)รัวทอมruua tomรัวทอมruua tom1tom-tom roll2to play a tom rollสั้นsânสั้นsân1short (length)2short (time; brief)3conciseๆ-เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเร่งrêngเร่งrêng1[to] hurry; speed up; accelerate2[to] urge; press; pushอารมณ์aa-romอารมณ์aa-rom1mood; feeling2emotion; feeling3temper; disposition4artistic mood; tone5sexual mood; libido (colloq.)คนดูkon dooคนดูkon doo1viewer; spectator; audience member2audience; viewers (collective)
Before the hook, the drummer did a short tom roll to hype the audience.
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ช่วงchûuangโซโล่soh-lôhกีตาร์gee-dtaaเขาkăoรัวทอมruua tomต่อเนื่องdtò-nêeuangให้hâiจังหวะjang-wàค่อยkôiๆ-หนาnăaขึ้นkêun
During the guitar solo, he kept rolling the toms to gradually thicken the groove.
ผู้กำกับเสียงpûu-gam-gàp-sǐiangขอให้kɔ̌ɔ-hâiมือกลองmʉʉ-glɔɔngรัวทอมruua-tɔɔmแบบbɛ̀ɛpไล่lâiลงlongจากjàakฟลอร์flɔɔทอมtɔɔmเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเน้นnénการเปลี่ยนฉากgaan-bplìian-chàak
The sound director asked the drummer to roll down the floor toms to accent the scene change.
ในช่วงnai-chûuangไคลแมกซ์klai-mɛ̂ɛkเพลงpleengต้องการdtɔ̂ng-gaanการgaanรัวทอมruua-tɔɔmที่tîiแน่นnɛ̂nและlɛ́สม่ำเสมอsà-màm-sà-mə̌əเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaพาpaaความตึงเครียดkwaam-dtʉng-krîiatไปสู่bpai-sùuจังหวะjang-wàระเบิดrá-bə̀ət
At the climax, the song calls for a tight, consistent tom roll to carry the tension into the explosive beat.
2VerbB2
to play a tom roll
to perform a rapid roll on the tom-tom drums
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ตอนdtɔɔnตอนdtɔɔn1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; period5classifier for sections, chapters, or episodesเข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3in; inward4[to] understand5[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)6[to] fit; suit; match7rice (archaic; dialectal)8[to] enter; reach (a period or stage)คอรัสkɔɔ-rátคอรัสkɔɔ-rát1chorus (song section)2chorus (group of singers)3chorus effectมือกลองmʉʉ-glɔɔngมือกลองmʉʉ-glɔɔng1drummer2drummer (counting: คน/ท่าน)รัวทอมruua-tɔɔmรัวทอมruua-tɔɔm1tom-tom roll2to play a tom rollเร็วreoเร็วreo1fast; quick (speed/time)2quickly; fast3early; soonมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofคนดูkon-duuคนดูkon-duu1viewer; spectator; audience member2audience; viewers (collective)เฮheeเฮhee1hooray; yay; cheer2[to] cheer; shout in joy3[to] rejoice; celebrate (colloq.)4[to] rush together; flockกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirelyฮอลล์hɔɔnฮอลล์hɔɔnhall; auditorium; event venue
When the chorus came in, the drummer rolled rapidly on the toms and the audience cheered across the hall.
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ครูkruuบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiผมpǒmรัวทอมruua-tɔɔmเบาลงbao-longหน่อยnɔ̀iเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiกลบglòpเสียงsǐiangนักร้องnák-rɔ́ɔng
The teacher told me to roll on the toms more softly so as not to drown out the singer.
เขาkǎoใช้cháiสแนร์sà-hɛ̌ɛnคุมจังหวะkum-jang-wàแล้วlɛ́ɛoรัวทอมruua-tɔɔmไล่lâiลงมาlong-maaสร้างsâangพลังpá-langช่วงchûuangพรีคอรัสprîik-à-ràt
He kept time with the snare and then rolled down the toms to build energy during the pre-chorus.
ในnaiโชว์chooสดsòtมือกลองmʉʉ-glɔɔngรัวทอมruua-tɔɔmสลับsà-làpกับgàpฟิลล์finซับซ้อนsáp-sɔ́ɔnทำให้tam-hâiเพลงpleengพุ่งpûngและlɛ́ตื่นเต้นdtʉ̀ʉn-dtênขึ้นkʉ̂nมากmâak
In the live show, the drummer alternated tom rolls with complex fills, making the song surge with excitement.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
ruua
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
รัวruuaรัวruua1[to] do rapidly/repeatedly2rapid; in quick bursts3[to] drum/roll (music)[to] do rapidly/repeatedlyPart 1
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ทอมtɔɔmทอมtɔɔm1Tom (name; transliteration)2tomboy; masculine-presenting womanTom (name; transliteration)Part 2
รัวทอมruua-tɔɔmรัวทอมruua-tɔɔmtom-tom rolltom-tom rollWord