รายอ
raai-àMeaning
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Eid festival (Southern Thai)
In southern Thai usage, either of the two major Muslim festivals: Eid al-Fitr, marking the end of Ramadan, or Eid al-Adha, the Feast of Sacrifice.
Examples
วันwanวันwan1day2daytime; daylight3classifier: daysรายอraai-àรายอraai-àEid festival (Southern Thai)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)กลับบ้านglàp-bâanกลับบ้านglàp-bâan[to] go (back) home; return homeไปกินข้าวbpai-gin-kâaoไปกินข้าวbpai-gin-kâao[to] go eatกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)ครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuafamily; household
This Eid, I'm going home to have a meal with my family.
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พอporเดือนรอมฎอนdeuuan rom-má-donสิ้นสุดลงsîn sùt longชาวบ้านchaao bâanก็gâwแต่งตัวdtàeng dtuuaสวยงามsŭuay ngaamไปbpaiละหมาดlá-màatวันwanรายอraa-yorที่têeมัสยิดmát-sà-yít
When Ramadan ends, the villagers dress in their finest clothes and go to the mosque for Eid prayers.
ช่วงchûuangรายอraai-àร้านráanของkɔ̌ɔngพ่อpɔ̂ɔจะjàปิดbpìtสองsɔ̌ɔngวันwanเพราะprɔ́พ่อpɔ̂ɔอยากyàakอยู่yùuกับgàpครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruua
Dad's shop will close for two days during Eid because he wants to spend time with the family.
สำหรับsăm-ràpชาวมุสลิมchaao mút-sà-limในnaiหมู่บ้านmòo bâanนี้néeรายอraa-yorไม่ได้mâi dâaiเป็นเพียงbpen piiangโอกาสoh-gàatพบปะpóp bpàญาติพี่น้องyâat pêe nóngแต่ยังdtàe yangเป็นbpenช่วงเวลาchûuang way-laaแห่งhàengการแบ่งปันgaan bàeng bpanโดยเฉพาะdoi chà-pórรายอraa-yorฮัจยีyeeที่têeมีmeeการแบ่งgaan bàengเนื้อสัตว์néuua sàtให้hâiผู้ยากไร้pôo yâak rái
For the Muslims in this village, Eid is not merely a chance to get together with relatives, but also a time for sharing, especially Eid al-Adha, when meat is distributed to those in need.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is รายอ said ราย-อะ?
raai-à
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
raai
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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ยอyɔɔยอyɔɔ1[to] flatter; overpraise2noni; Indian mulberry (tree/fruit)3lift net (fishing gear)4classifier: ผืน5[to] lift; raise (literary)[to] flatter; overpraisePart 2
รายอraai-àรายอraai-àEid festival (Southern Thai)Eid festival (Southern Thai)Word