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rán-jaiMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
stubborn; obstinate; headstrong
Stubborn or headstrong in one’s attitude or decisions; refusing to change one’s mind, often out of pride.
Examples
ถึงแม้tʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛถึงแม้tʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛ1even though; although2even ifทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybodyจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไม่เห็นด้วยmâi-hěn-dûuaiไม่เห็นด้วยmâi-hěn-dûuai1[to] disagree; [to] object2opposed; dissentingเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardรั้นใจrán-jaiรั้นใจrán-jaistubborn; obstinate; headstrongจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ทำตามtam-dtaamทำตามtam-dtaam1follow; comply; obey2[to] imitate [sb]; copy; do likewiseความคิดkwaam-kítความคิดkwaam-kít1idea; thought2thinking; reasoning3opinion; view4mindset; ideology; way of thinkingของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengone's own
Even though everyone disagreed, he was still stubborn and insisted on doing it his own way.
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เด็กdèkคนนี้kon-níiรั้นใจrán-jaiมากmâakพ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛพูดpûutอะไรà-raiก็gɔ̂ไม่mâiยอมyɔɔmฟังfangเลยləəi
This child is very headstrong; he refuses to listen to anything his parents say.
การเป็นgaan-bpenคนkonรั้นใจrán-jaiเกินไปgəən-bpaiอาจàatส่งผลเสียsòng-pǒn-sǐiaต่อdtɔ̀ɔความก้าวหน้าในอาชีพkwaam-gâao-nâa-nai-aa-chîipเพราะprɔ́ทำให้tam-hâiไม่mâiเปิดbpə̀ətรับฟังความคิดเห็นráp-fang-kwaam-kít-hěnที่tîiแตกต่างdtɛ̀ɛk-dtàang
Being too headstrong can negatively affect your career progression because it makes you unreceptive to different opinions.
เขาkǎoรู้rúuว่าwâaตัวเองdtuua-eengผิดpìtแต่dtɛ̀ɛด้วยdûuaiความkwaamรั้นใจrán-jaiและlɛ́ทิฐิtí-tìที่tîiมีอยู่mii-yùuสูงsǔungจึงjʉngไม่mâiยอมyɔɔmเอ่ยปากyèe-bpàakขอโทษkɔ̌ɔ-tôotใครkraiก่อนgɔ̀ɔn
He knew he was wrong, but due to his stubbornness and high sense of pride, he refused to be the first to apologize.
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 markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
rán
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → 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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ใจjaiใจjai1heart; mind; feelings; spirit2kindness; compassion; generosity3courage; spirit; morale4intention; will; willingness5core; essence (in compounds)heart; mind; feelings; spiritPart 2
รั้นใจrán-jaiรั้นใจrán-jaistubborn; obstinate; headstrongstubborn; obstinate; headstrongWord