รีดไถ
rîit-tǎiMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] extort; shake down
to coerce someone into giving money, favors, or property by threats, harassment, or abuse of power.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3to be correct/right4proper; morally right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6passive marker (often adverse)คนแปลกหน้าkon-bplɛ̀ɛk-nâaคนแปลกหน้าkon-bplɛ̀ɛk-nâastrangerรีดไถrîit-tǎiรีดไถrîit-tǎi[to] extort; shake downเงินngənเงินngən1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)หน้าตลาดnâa-dtà-làatหน้าตลาดnâa-dtà-làat1in front of the market; market frontage2located in front of the marketด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooการขู่gaan-kùuการขู่gaan-kùua threat; intimidationเสียงดังsǐiang-dangเสียงดังsǐiang-dang1loud; noisy (high volume)2a loud noise
He was extorted for money by a stranger in front of the market through loud threats.
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ลูกจ้างlûuk-jâangบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaมีmiiคนkonโทรมาtoo-maaข่มขู่kòm-kùuเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรีดไถrîit-tǎiยอดขายyɔ̂ɔt-kǎaiที่tîiยังไม่ได้yang-mâi-dâaiจ่ายjàai
The employee said someone called to threaten them in order to extort unpaid sales money.
ผู้มีอิทธิพลpûu-mii-ìt-tí-ponพยายามpá-yaa-yaamรีดไถrîit-tǎiผู้ประกอบการpûu-bprà-gɔ̀ɔp-gaanโดยdooiขู่kùuว่าwâaจะjàไม่mâiต่อdtɔ̀ɔใบอนุญาตbai-à-nú-yâatหากhàakไม่mâiจ่ายjàai
A powerful figure tried to extort business owners, threatening not to renew licenses if they didn’t pay.
นักศึกษาnák-sʉ̀k-sǎaโพสต์póotเล่าlâoว่าwâaโดนdoonแก๊งค์gɛ́ngรีดไถrîit-tǎiในnaiหอพักhɔ̌ɔ-pákโดยdooiใช้cháiการคุกคามgaan-kúk-kaamและlɛ́อ้างชื่อâang-chʉ̂ʉผู้ใหญ่pûu-yàiกดดันgòt-danให้hâiโอนเงินoon-ngən
A student posted that they were extorted in the dorm by a gang that used harassment and invoked influential names to pressure them into transferring money.
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 -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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
รีดrîitรีดrîit1[to] iron; press (clothes)2[to] squeeze out; press out3[to] extort; squeeze money from [sb][to] iron; press (clothes)Part 1
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ไถtǎiไถtǎi1[to] plow; [to] till2plow; plough3[to] shave (very close); [to] clip4[to] scroll/swipe through (slang)5[to] squeeze money out of [sb] (slang)[to] plow; [to] tillPart 2
รีดไถrîit-tǎiรีดไถrîit-tǎi[to] extort; shake down[to] extort; shake downWord