รีด
rîitMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] iron; press (clothes)
to make fabric smooth by using a hot iron
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)รีดrîitรีดrîit1[to] iron; press (clothes)2[to] squeeze out; press out3[to] extort; squeeze money from [sb]เสื้อเชิ้ตsʉ̂ʉa-chə́ətเสื้อเชิ้ตsʉ̂ʉa-chə́ətshirt (with collar and buttons)ทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoทุกเช้าtúk-cháaoevery morning
I iron my shirts every morning.
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Yesterday I ironed clothes for my mom before going to work.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiอย่าลืมyàa-lʉʉmรีดrîitกางเกงgaang-geengให้hâiเรียบrîiapเพราะprɔ́ต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiไปbpaiสัมภาษณ์งานsǎm-pâat-ngaan
Tomorrow don’t forget to iron the pants flat, because you need them for a job interview.
ถ้าtâaคุณkunรีดผ้าrîit-pâaขณะkà-nàมันmanยังyangชื้นchʉ́ʉnเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔiรอยยับrɔɔi-yápจะjàหายhǎaiเร็วขึ้นreo-kʉ̂n
If you iron the clothes while they’re slightly damp, the wrinkles will disappear faster.
2VerbB1
[to] squeeze out; press out
To force liquid, air, or other contents out of something by applying pressure, often along its length.
Examples
เธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2she; herรีดrêetรีดrêet1[to] iron; press (clothes)2[to] squeeze out; press out3[to] extort; squeeze money from [sb]ผ้าเช็ดหน้าpâa chét nâaผ้าเช็ดหน้าpâa chét nâa1handkerchief2pocket squareให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)แห้งhâengแห้งhâeng1dry; not wet2[to] dry; become dry3dry; served without brothด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooการบิดgaan bìtการบิดgaan bìt1twisting; torsion2distortion; misrepresentationแรงๆraeng raengแรงๆraeng raeng1forcefully; hard; intensely; loudly2very strong; intense; harsh; potent
She wrung the handkerchief to make it dry by twisting it hard.
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ผมpŏmรีดrêetฟองอากาศfong aa-gàatออกจากòk jàakถุงพลาสติกtŭng pláat-dtìkก่อนgònปิดปากถุงbpìt bpàak tŭng
I pressed the air bubbles out of the plastic bag before sealing it.
He squeezed the water out of the sponge until barely a drop was left.
ช่างchângต้องdtɔ̂ngรีดrîitอากาศaa-gàatออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakท่อระบายน้ำtɔ̂ɔ-rá-baai-náamให้หมดhâi-mòtก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเริ่มrə̂əmเดินdəənระบบrá-bòp
The technician must expel all the air from the drain pipe before starting the system.
3VerbB2
[to] extort; squeeze money from [sb]
to force or pressure someone unfairly to give money or benefits; to extort
Examples
แก๊งgɛ́ngแก๊งgɛ́ng1gang (criminal group)2clique; crew; group (informal)นั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)พยายามpá-yaa-yaamพยายามpá-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptรีดrîitรีดrîit1[to] iron; press (clothes)2[to] squeeze out; press out3[to] extort; squeeze money from [sb]เงินngənเงินngən1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmร้านค้าráan-káaร้านค้าráan-káashop; storeโดยdooiโดยdooi1by; via; through2in a ... way; -lyขู่kùuขู่kùu1[to] threaten; intimidate2[of animals] growl; hiss; threatenจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ทำลายtam-laaiทำลายtam-laai1[to] destroy; ruin2[to] spoil; undermineของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goods
That gang tried to extort money from the shop by threatening to damage property.
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เขาkǎoถูกtùukคนkonมีอิทธิพลmii-ìt-tí-ponรีดrîitส่วยsùuaiทุกtúkเดือนdʉʉanจนjonธุรกิจtú-rá-gìtแทบtɛ̂ɛpไปไม่รอดbpai-mâi-rɔ̂ɔt
He was extorted for monthly kickbacks by influential people until his business nearly collapsed.
เจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiทุจริตtút-jà-rìtถูกtùukกล่าวหาglàao-hǎaว่าwâaรีดrîitผลประโยชน์pǒn-bprà-yòotจากjàakผู้ประกอบการpûu-bprà-gɔ̀ɔp-gaanรายย่อยraai-yɔ̂i
Corrupt officials were accused of extorting benefits from small business owners.
ผู้เสียหายpûu-sǐia-hǎaiเล่าlâoว่าwâaคนร้ายkon-ráaiรีดrîitเงินngənโดยdooiใช้cháiหลักฐานlàk-tǎanปลอมbplɔɔmมาmaaข่มขู่kòm-kùu
The victim said the perpetrator extorted money by using fabricated evidence to threaten them.
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 syllableLong vowelEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
rîit
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 | — | — |