ริบ
rípMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] confiscate; seize; take as forfeited
to take away property, money, or rights officially, especially as a penalty or because conditions were not met
Examples
ถ้าtâaถ้าtâaif; in caseคุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; meritยกเลิกyók-lə̂əkยกเลิกyók-lə̂ək1[to] cancel; call off2[to] revoke; abolish; repeal3[to] discontinue; terminateการจองgaan-jɔɔngการจองgaan-jɔɔng1reservation; booking2pre‑order; advance reservation of goods/servicesกระทันหันgrà-tan-hǎnกระทันหันgrà-tan-hǎn1sudden; abrupt2suddenly; abruptly; all of a suddenบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ริบrípริบríp1[to] confiscate; seize; take as forfeited2dim; faint; weakเงินมัดจำngən-mát-jamเงินมัดจำngən-mát-jamdeposit; down paymentทั้งหมดtáng-mòtทั้งหมดtáng-mòt1all; entire; whole2all; in total; completely3the whole; everything
If you cancel the booking at the last minute, the company will forfeit the entire deposit.
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เขาkǎoถูtǔuกริบgrìpรางวัลraang-wanเพราะprɔ́กรรมการgam-má-gaanจับได้jàp-dâaiว่าwâaเขาkǎoโกงgoongการแข่งขันgaan-kɛ̀ng-kǎn
He had his prize confiscated because the judges caught him cheating in the competition.
ศาลsǎanมีmiiคำสั่งkam-sàngให้hâiริบทรัพย์สินríp-sáp-sǐnทั้งหมดtáng-mòtที่tîiได้มาdâi-maaโดยมิชอบdooi-mí-chɔ̂ɔpของkɔ̌ɔngนักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangทุจริตtút-jà-rìtผู้นั้นpûu-nán
The court ordered the confiscation of all illicitly gained assets from that corrupt politician.
เจ้าหน้าที่jâo nâa têeศุลกากรsŭn-lá-gaa-gonมีอำนาจmee am-nâatในnaiการริบgaan rípสินค้าsĭn-káaต้องห้ามdtông hâamใดๆdai daiที่têeนักท่องเที่ยวnák tông tîaoพยายามpà-yaa-yaamลักลอบlák lôpนำเข้าnam kâoประเทศbprà-tâet
Customs officers have the authority to confiscate any prohibited goods that tourists try to smuggle into the country.
2AdjectiveB2
dim; faint; weak
very faint or weak, especially of light, as though about to go out
Examples
เทียนtiianเทียนtiian1candle2aromatic medicinal seed; plant yielding such seedsให้hâiให้hâi1[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)แสงsɛ̌ɛngแสงsɛ̌ɛng1light2ray; beamริบrípริบríp1[to] confiscate; seize; take as forfeited2dim; faint; weakเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)จึงjʉngจึงjʉng1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)จุดjùtจุดjùt1dot; spot; speck2point (location/time)3[to] light; ignite4point (argument/aspect)5decimal point6degree (° symbol)7point (classifier for small dots/points)เล่มlêmเล่มlêm1CL: books/volumes/issues2classifier: knives, swords, candles, cartsใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)
The candle was giving off only a faint light, so we lit a new one.
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The flashlight was shining very dimly because its batteries were almost dead.
แสงsɛ̌ɛngตะเกียงdtà-giiangที่เหลือtîi-lʉ̌ʉaเพียงpiiangริบrípทำให้tam-hâiเธอtəəต้องdtɔ̂ngเพ่งpêngตาdtaaอ่านàanจดหมายjòt-mǎai
The lamp's light was so faint that she had to strain her eyes to read the letter.
แม้mɛ́ɛเปลวเทียนbpleeo-tiianจะjàยังyangไม่mâiดับdàpแต่dtɛ̀ɛแสงsɛ̌ɛngก็gɔ̂ริบrípเสียจนsǐia-jonแทบtɛ̂ɛpมองไม่เห็นmɔɔng-mâi-hěnหน้าnâaคนkonที่นั่งtîi-nângตรงข้ามdtrong-kâam
Although the candle had not gone out, its light was so faint that I could barely see the face of the person sitting opposite me.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
ríp
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → 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 | — | — |