รั้ว
rúuaMeanings
1NounA2
fence; enclosure
a structure that surrounds, separates, or marks the boundary of an area, often around a house, field, or institution
Examples
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลังฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoรั้วrúuaรั้วrúua1fence; enclosure2railings; barrierสีขาวsǐi-kǎaoสีขาวsǐi-kǎao1the color white2white (in color)3figurative: pure/innocent/harmless
My house has a white fence.
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The dog barks when someone stands near the house fence.
เขาkǎoปลูกbplùukต้นไม้dtôn-máaiเลื้อยlʉ́ʉaiให้hâiคลุมklumรั้วrúuaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความสวยงามkwaam-sǔuai-ngaam
He planted vines to cover the fence for beauty.
โรงเรียนroong-riianเพิ่งpə̂ngซ่อมsɔ̂mรั้วrúuaรอบrɔ̂ɔpสนามsà-nǎamเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความปลอดภัยkwaam-bplɔ̀ɔt-paiของkɔ̌ɔngนักเรียนnák-riian
The school just repaired the fence around the field for student safety.
2NounB1
railings; barrier
a protective barrier made of bars or rails, such as along balconies, platforms, or walkways
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)เอนตัวeen-dtuuaเอนตัวeen-dtuua[to] lean; lean back; reclineพิงpingพิงping1[to] lean against; rest on2[to] prop; set [sth] against3[to] rely on; depend onรั้วrúuaรั้วrúua1fence; enclosure2railings; barrierสะพานsà-paanสะพานsà-paan1bridge2bridge (metaphor)มันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7creamy; rich (texture/taste)อาจàatอาจàat1may; might (possibility)2possibly; perhaps3able; capable (literary/formal)ไม่แข็งแรงmâi-kɛ̌ng-rɛɛngไม่แข็งแรงmâi-kɛ̌ng-rɛɛngweak; not strong
Don't lean against the bridge railing; it might not be sturdy.
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รถไฟฟ้าrót-fai-fáaมีmiiราวraaoกั้นgânขอบkɔ̀ɔpชานชาลาchaan-chaa-laaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความปลอดภัยkwaam-bplɔ̀ɔt-paiของkɔ̌ɔngผู้โดยสารpûu-dooi-sǎan
The skytrain has guard rails along the platform edge for passenger safety.
ทางเดินtaang-dəənริมแม่น้ำrim-mɛ̂ɛ-náamมีmiiราวraaoเหล็กlèkตลอดแนวdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-nɛɛoกันganคนkonตกน้ำdtòk-náam
The riverside walkway has iron railings along the way to prevent people from falling into the water.
ตรงdtrongระเบียงrá-biiangหอพักhɔ̌ɔ-pákเพิ่งpə̂ngติดตั้งdtìt-dtângราวraaoกันganตกdtòkแบบbɛ̀ɛpโปร่งbpròongเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรักษาrák-sǎaทัศนวิสัยtát-sà-ná-wí-sǎiและlɛ́ความปลอดภัยkwaam-bplɔ̀ɔt-paiไปพร้อมกันbpai-prɔ́ɔm-gan
The dorm balcony just had see-through guard rails installed to maintain both visibility and safety.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
rúua
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 | — | — |