รั่ว
rûuaMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
leaky; not watertight
allowing liquid or gas to escape through a hole, crack, or poor seal
Examples
ถังtǎngถังtǎng1container; bucket; bin; tank2classifier: buckets, bins, drums and tanksน้ำรั่วnáam-rûuaน้ำรั่วnáam-rûua1a water leak2[to] leak (water)น้ำหยดnáam-yòtน้ำหยดnáam-yòt1dripping water2[to] drip; drop (of water)ตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔtตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔt1throughout; continuously; all the time2throughout; along (extent/duration)
The water tank is leaking; water keeps dripping.
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เมื่อกี้mʉ̂ʉa-gîiผมpǒmได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงลมsǐiang-lomออกɔ̀ɔkแปลว่าbplɛɛ-wâaท่อtɔ̂ɔอากาศaa-gàatอาจจะàat-jàรั่วrûua
I just heard air escaping, which means the air duct might be leaking.
ฝนตกfǒn-dtòkแล้วlɛ́ɛoหลังคาlǎng-kaaรั่วrûuaต้องdtɔ̂ngหาhǎaถังtǎngมาmaaรองrɔɔngน้ำnáamก่อนgɔ̀ɔnซ่อมsɔ̂m
It rained and the roof is leaking; we need to place a bucket to catch the water before fixing it.
ช่างchângตรวจพบdtrùuat-pópว่าwâaข้อต่อkɔ̂ɔ-dtɔ̀ɔที่tîiซีลsiinเสื่อมsʉ̀ʉamทำให้tam-hâiแก๊สรั่วgɛ́ɛt-rûuaจึงjʉngปิดbpìtวาล์วwaaoและlɛ́เปลี่ยนbplìianซีลsiinทันทีtan-tii
The technician found that a worn seal at a joint caused a gas leak, so he closed the valve and replaced the seal immediately.
2VerbA2
[to] leak (liquid/gas)
to let liquid or gas escape through a hole, crack, or seam
Examples
ก๊อกน้ำgɔ́k-náamก๊อกน้ำgɔ́k-náamtap; faucet; spigotที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerครัวkruuaครัวkruua1kitchen2cuisine3household (archaic/lit.)รั่วrûuaรั่วrûua1leaky; not watertight2[to] leak (liquid/gas)3[to] leak (information)4insecure; prone to leaks (figurative)ตลอดคืนdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-kʉʉnตลอดคืนdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-kʉʉnall night long
The kitchen faucet leaked all night.
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Yesterday the fuel tank was leaking, so we had to replace the seal.
It rained and the roof leaked, with water dripping onto the living room floor.
ช่างchângตรวจพบdtrùuat-pópว่าwâaท่อtɔ̂ɔแก๊สรั่วgɛ́ɛt-rûuaเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔiจึงjʉngปิดbpìtวาล์วwaaoและlɛ́ซ่อมแซมsɔ̂m-sɛɛmทันทีtan-tii
The technician found a minor gas leak, so he shut the valve and repaired it immediately.
3VerbB2
[to] leak (information)
to allow secret or private information to become known to others
Examples
ข่าวkàaoข่าวkàao1news; news report2news item; report3rumor; hearsayวงในwong-naiวงในwong-nai1inner circle; insiders2insider; internal (information)รั่วrûuaรั่วrûua1leaky; not watertight2[to] leak (liquid/gas)3[to] leak (information)4insecure; prone to leaks (figurative)ออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpai1[to] go out; leave; exit2Get out!3[to] lead out to; extend toก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîiก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîibefore (introducing a clause)บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ประกาศbprà-gàatประกาศbprà-gàat1[to] announce; declare2announcement; notice3proclamation; decree4[to] proclaim; promulgate (form.)อย่างเป็นทางการyàang-bpen-taang-gaanอย่างเป็นทางการyàang-bpen-taang-gaanofficially; formally
Insider news leaked out before the company made an official announcement.
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The project plan documents ended up leaking to the media.
ข้อมูลลูกค้าkɔ̂ɔ-muun-lûuk-káaรั่วrûuaจากjàakระบบrá-bòpทำให้tam-hâiต้องdtɔ̂ngรีบrîipแจ้งเตือนjɛ̂ɛng-dtʉʉanผู้ใช้pûu-cháiทั้งหมดtáng-mòt
Customer data leaked from the system, prompting an urgent notice to all users.
บทสนทนาbòt sŏn-tá-naaภายในpaai naiทีมteemรั่วrûuaไปbpaiจนjonเกิดgèrtความเสียหายkwaam sĭia hăaiต่อdtòภาพลักษณ์pâap-pá-lákของkŏngแบรนด์braen
The internal team conversation leaked, causing damage to the brand's image.
4AdjectiveB2
insecure; prone to leaks (figurative)
not secure; likely to allow information or data to escape
Examples
ถ้าtâaถ้าtâaif; in caseใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderรหัสผ่านrá-hàt-pàanรหัสผ่านrá-hàt-pàanpassword; passcodeอ่อนɔ̀ɔnอ่อนɔ̀ɔn1soft; tender2weak; feeble3mild; light (intensity/taste)4young; immature5inexperienced; unseasoned6gentle; lenient7[to] weaken; soften; depreciateระบบrá-bòpระบบrá-bòp1system; organized method2arrangement; orderอาจàatอาจàat1may; might (possibility)2possibly; perhaps3able; capable (literary/formal)รั่วrûuaรั่วrûua1leaky; not watertight2[to] leak (liquid/gas)3[to] leak (information)4insecure; prone to leaks (figurative)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muun1information; data (non-count)2data (computing)ลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsหลุดไปlùt-bpaiหลุดไปlùt-bpai1[to] come off; [to] escape2[to] slip out (words)3[to] zone out; [to] space outได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
If you use a weak password, the system may be insecure and client data could leak.
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กลุ่มแชทglùm-chɛ́tนี้níiตั้งค่าdtâng-kâaแบบbɛ̀ɛpสาธารณะsǎa-taa-rá-náทำให้tam-hâiข่าวkàaoวงในwong-naiรั่วrûuaง่ายngâai
This chat group is set to public, making insider news likely to leak.
เครือข่ายkrʉʉa-kàaiยังyangรั่วrûuaเพราะprɔ́ไม่มีmâi-miiการเข้ารหัสgaan-kâo-rá-hàtปลายทางbplaai-taangถึงtʉ̌ngปลายทางbplaai-taang
The network is still not secure because there is no end-to-end encryption.
กระบวนการอนุมัติgrà-buuan-gaan-à-nú-mátที่tîiยืดเยื้อyʉ̂ʉt-yʉ́ʉaทำให้tam-hâiเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanรั่วrûuaระหว่างทางrá-wàang-taangจนjonเกิดgə̀ətความเสี่ยงkwaam-sìiangด้านdâanกฎหมายgòt-mǎai
The prolonged approval process makes documents likely to leak along the way, creating legal risks.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
rûua
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → Falling
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 | — | — |