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râap-kâapMeanings
1AdjectiveC1
subdued; pacified; completely defeated
brought under control or completely defeated, with no opposition or disturbance remaining.
Examples
กองทัพgɔɔng-tápกองทัพgɔɔng-táp1armed forces; military; army2a large group; hostศัตรูsàt-dtruuศัตรูsàt-dtruuenemy; foe; adversaryถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)โจมตีjoom-dtiiโจมตีjoom-dtii1[to] attack; assault2[to] criticize harshlyจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofพ่ายpâaiพ่ายpâai[to] be defeated; lose (formal/literary)แพ้ราบคาบpɛ́ɛ-râap-kâapแพ้ราบคาบpɛ́ɛ-râap-kâap[to] be utterly defeated; [to] lose completelyในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ชั่วข้ามคืนchûua-kâam-kʉʉnชั่วข้ามคืนchûua-kâam-kʉʉn1overnight; within one night2very quickly; suddenly (figurative)3overnight; sudden (attributive)
The enemy army was attacked until they were completely defeated overnight.
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หลังจากlǎng-jàakโดนdoonพายุไซโคลนpaa-yú-sai-kloonถล่มtà-lòmเมืองmʉʉangทั้งtángเมืองmʉʉangก็gɔ̂พังพินาศpang-pí-nâatราบคาบrâap-kâapไม่เหลือmâi-lʉ̌ʉaชิ้นchínดีdii
After being hit by the cyclone, the entire city was completely razed, with nothing left intact.
ป้อมปราการbpɔ̂m-bpraa-gaanที่tîiเคยkəəiคิดว่าkít-wâaแข็งแกร่งkɛ̌ng-grɛ̀ngที่สุดtîi-sùtกลับglàpถูกtùukตีdtiiจนjonราบคาบrâap-kâapด้วยdûuaiอาวุธaa-wútชนิดchá-nítใหม่mài
The fortress, once thought to be impregnable, was attacked until it was completely destroyed by a new type of weapon.
อาณาจักรaa-naa-jàkที่tîiยิ่งใหญ่yîng-yàiต้องdtɔ̂ngล่มสลายlôm-sà-lǎaiจนjonราบคาบrâap-kâapเพราะprɔ́ความขัดแย้งkwaam-kàt-yɛ́ɛngภายในpaai-naiและlɛ́การสืบทอดgaan-sʉ̀ʉp-tɔ̂ɔtอำนาจam-nâatที่tîiล้มเหลวlóm-lěeo
The great empire had to collapse until it was completely destroyed due to internal conflicts and a failed succession of power.
2AdverbC1
completely; utterly (in defeat or suppression)
completely or decisively, especially in defeating an opponent or suppressing resistance.
Examples
โจรjooโจรjoo1thief; robber2bandit; brigandยกเค้าyók-káoยกเค้าyók-káo[to] burglarize; clean out (by theft)บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง5domestic; domesticated; cultivatedหลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)กวาดgwàatกวาดgwàat1[to] sweep (clean)2[to] sweep up; clear away; clean up3[to] sweep; conduct a sweep (search/roundup)ทรัพย์สินsáp-sǐnทรัพย์สินsáp-sǐn1belongings; possessions (things owned)2property; assets (legal/financial)3assets (accounting/business)มีค่าmii-kâaมีค่าmii-kâa1valuable; precious; worthwhile2[to] have a value (math/science)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofหมดเกลี้ยงmòt-glîiangหมดเกลี้ยงmòt-glîiang1all gone; completely used up; sold out2completely; leaving nothing
The burglars cleaned out that house, taking all the valuables without a trace.
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เขาkǎoใช้เวลาchái-wee-laaทั้งวันtáng-wanทำความสะอาดtam-kwaam-sà-àatห้องเก็บของhɔ̂ng-gèp-kɔ̌ɔngจนjonราบคาบrâap-kâapตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiไม่มีmâi-miiฝุ่นfùnเลยləəiสักนิดsàk-nít
He spent the entire day cleaning the storage room until it was completely spotless; now there isn't a speck of dust.
ข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunลับlápในnaiคอมพิวเตอร์kɔm-piu-dtə̂əถูtǔuกลบglòpทิ้งtíngอย่างราบคาบyàang-râap-kâapจนjonผู้เชี่ยวชาญpûu-chîiao-chaanก็gɔ̂ไม่สามารถmâi-sǎa-mâatกู้คืนgûu-kʉʉnได้dâai
The secret data on the computer was so completely erased that even experts couldn't recover it.
นักลงทุนnák-long-tunรายใหญ่raai-yàiกว้านซื้อgwâan-sʉ́ʉหุ้นhûnของkɔ̌ɔngบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtในnaiตลาดหลักทรัพย์dtà-làat-làk-sápไปbpaiจนjonราบคาบrâap-kâapเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเตรียมdtriiamการเทคโอเวอร์gaan-ték-oo-wə̂ə
The major investor bought up the company's shares on the stock market completely in preparation for a takeover.
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 endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
râap
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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คาบkâapคาบkâap1class period; lesson period2[to] hold in the mouth3meal (Northern Thai)4interval; period (time, physics)class period; lesson periodPart 2
ราบคาบrâap-kâapราบคาบrâap-kâapsubdued; pacified; completely defeatedsubdued; pacified; completely defeatedWord