ราวจับ
raao-jàpMeaning
1NounB1
handrail; grab bar
A rail or bar designed to be held by the hand for support and stability, such as on stairs, balconies, vehicles, or in bathrooms.
Examples
เวลาwee-laaเวลาwee-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; dosesขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)บันไดเลื่อนban-dai-lʉ̂ʉanบันไดเลื่อนban-dai-lʉ̂ʉanescalatorต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toจับjàpจับjàp1[to] hold; grasp2[to] touch; feel3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] arrest5[to] detect; pick up; sense6[to] attack; come on (of fever)7[to] settle on; stick to a surfaceราวจับraao-jàpราวจับraao-jàphandrail; grab barให้hâiให้hâi1[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)แน่นnɛ̂nแน่นnɛ̂n1tight; secure; firm2crowded; packed3uncomfortably full; bloated; tight4solid; reliable; certain (figurative)นะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particle
When you go up the escalator, you must hold the handrail firmly.
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เราraoควรkuuanติดตั้งdtìt-dtângราวจับraao-jàpในnaiห้องน้ำhɔ̂ng-náamให้hâiคนแก่kon-gɛ̀ɛเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความปลอดภัยkwaam-bplɔ̀ɔt-pai
We should install a grab bar in the bathroom for the safety of the elderly.
ราวจับraao-jàpบนbonรถไฟฟ้าrót-fai-fáaแน่นไปด้วยnɛ̂n-bpai-dûuaiมือmʉʉของkɔ̌ɔngผู้โดยสารpûu-dooi-sǎanในnaiช่วงเวลาเร่งด่วนchûuang-wee-laa-rêng-dùuan
The handrails on the skytrain are packed with passengers' hands during rush hour.
สถาปนิกsà-tǎa-bpà-níkออกแบบɔ̀ɔk-bɛ̀ɛpให้hâiราวจับraao-jàpริมrimระเบียงrá-biiangทำจากtam-jàakกระจกgrà-jòkนิรภัยní-rá-paiเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiบดบังbòt-bangทัศนียภาพtát-sà-nii-yá-pâapที่สวยงามtîi-sǔuai-ngaam
The architect designed the balcony railing to be made of tempered glass so as not to obstruct the beautiful view.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ว, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
raao
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
ราวraaoราวraao1rail; bar; pole2about; approximately; around3approximately; roughly4like; as5classifier: railsrail; bar; polePart 1
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จับjàpจับjàp1[to] hold; grasp2[to] touch; feel3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] arrest5[to] detect; pick up; sense6[to] attack; come on (of fever)7[to] settle on; stick to a surface[to] hold; graspPart 2
ราวจับraao-jàpราวจับraao-jàphandrail; grab barhandrail; grab barWord