ราคะ
raa-káMeaning
1NounB2
lust; sexual desire
Strong sexual desire; lust; carnal passion.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)หลายlǎaiหลายlǎaimany; severalศาสนาsàat-sà-nǎaศาสนาsàat-sà-nǎareligion; faithสอนsɔ̌ɔnสอนsɔ̌ɔn1[to] teach [sb] [sth]2[to] instruct; train [sb]3[to] admonish; give moral guidanceให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)รู้จักrúu-jàkรู้จักrúu-jàk1[to] know; be acquainted with2[to] recognize; identify3[to] know how; be capable (from familiarity); be prudent withควบคุมkûuap-kumควบคุมkûuap-kum1[to] control; regulate; manage2[to] restrain; keep in checkราคะraa-káราคะraa-kálust; sexual desireของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsตนเองdton-eengตนเองdton-eeng1oneself (reflexive pronoun)2one's own (possessive)3the self; one's identity
Many religions teach people to control their own lust.
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He felt that he was being consumed by lust.
นวนิยายná-wá-ní-yaaiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiสำรวจsǎm-rùuatด้านมืดdâan-mʉ̂ʉtของkɔ̌ɔngจิตใจjìt-jaiมนุษย์má-nútที่tîiเต็มไปด้วยdtem-bpai-dûuaiราคะraa-káและlɛ́ตัณหาdtan-hǎa
This novel explores the dark side of the human psyche, which is full of lust and carnal desire.
การgaanหมกมุ่นอยู่กับmòk-mûn-yùu-gàpราคะraa-káมากเกินไปmâak-gəən-bpaiอาจàatนำไปสู่nam-bpai-sùuการกระทำgaan-grà-tamที่tîiผิดศีลธรรมpìt-sǐin-lá-tamได้dâai
Being overly obsessed with lust can lead to immoral actions.
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 markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
raa
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
ราraaราraa1mold; mildew2we two; both of us (archaic/literary)3[to] desist; stop; let upmold; mildewPart 1
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คะkáคะká1polite particle (female; question softener)2polite address or response particle (female speech)polite particle (female; question softener)Part 2
ราคะraa-káราคะraa-kálust; sexual desirelust; sexual desireWord