รุกข์
rúkMeaning
1NounC1
tree
a tree (used in formal, literary, or poetic contexts)
Examples
หมู่mùuหมู่mùu1group; cluster2Moo (village unit; address)3classifier (groups; sets; swarms; clusters)4group; collective5category; classนกน้อยnók-nɔ́ɔiนกน้อยnók-nɔ́ɔismall bird; little birdพากันpaa-ganพากันpaa-gantogether; all; en masseบินกลับbin-glàpบินกลับbin-glàp[to] fly backมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerทำรังtam-rangทำรังtam-rang[to] build a nest; [to] nestอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)รุกข์rúkรุกข์rúktreeใหญ่yàiใหญ่yài1big; large2major; important3elder; seniorที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerสูงตระหง่านsǔung-dtrà-ngàanสูงตระหง่านsǔung-dtrà-ngàantowering; imposing
Flocks of little birds fly back to build their nests on the towering tree.
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กวีgà-wiiเขียนบทkǐian-bòtกลอนglɔɔnพรรณนาถึงpan-ná-naa-tʉ̌ngความงามkwaam-ngaamของkɔ̌ɔngหมู่mùuรุกข์rúkที่tîiกำลังgam-langผลัดใบplàt-baiในnaiฤดูหนาวrʉ́-duu-nǎao
The poet wrote a poem describing the beauty of the trees shedding their leaves in winter.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaแสงตะวันsɛ̌ɛng-dtà-wanยามบ่ายyaam-bàaiสาดส่องsàat-sɔ̀ɔngเงาngaoของkɔ̌ɔngรุกข์rúkใหญ่yàiก็gɔ̂ทาบทับtâap-tápลงบนlong-bonผืนpʉ̌ʉnหญ้าyâaเบื้องล่างbʉ̂ʉang-lâangอย่างงดงามyàang-ngót-ngaam
When the afternoon sun shines, the shadow of the great tree casts beautifully upon the grass below.
นักพรตnák-prótเลือกlʉ̂ʉakบำเพ็ญเพียรbam-pen-piianอยู่ใต้yùu-dtâaiร่มrômรุกข์rúkในnaiป่าลึกbpàa-lʉ́kเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหลีกหนีlìik-nǐiความวุ่นวายkwaam-wûn-waaiจากjàakทางโลกtaang-lôok
The ascetic chose to meditate under the shade of a tree in the deep forest to escape the worldly chaos.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is รุกข์ said รุก?
rúk
- Silent letterข์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
rúk
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
ข์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |