รุกไล่
rúk-lâiMeaning
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[to] pursue aggressively; [to] press hard
to pursue closely and aggressively; to press an opponent hard or drive them back
Examples
นักมวยnák-muuaiนักมวยnák-muuaiboxer; prizefighterฝ่ายแดงfàai-dɛɛngฝ่ายแดงfàai-dɛɛng1red side; red team2the red side (Thai politics); Red Shirts supportersเดินหน้ารุกdəən-nâa-rúkเดินหน้ารุกdəən-nâa-rúk[to] press forward aggressivelyไล่lâiไล่lâi1[to] chase; pursue2[to] drive away; expel3[to] fire; dismiss4[to] go through in order; sort; enumerate5[to] adjust progressivelyคู่ต่อสู้kûu-dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuคู่ต่อสู้kûu-dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuopponent; adversary; rivalจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofติดdtìtติดdtìt1[to] stick; attach; fasten2[to] be stuck; be attached; adhere3[to] catch; pick up (disease/odor/habit)4addicted to; hooked on; attached to5close to; adjacent; touching; contiguous6owing; indebted; behind on payments7busy; occupied; tied up8[to] catch fire; light; start; come on9[to] follow closely; keep close toมุมmumมุมmum1corner2angle3point of view; perspectiveเวทีwee-tiiเวทีwee-tii1stage; platform2forum; arena3ring (combat sports)
The red corner boxer aggressively pursued his opponent until he was cornered in the ring.
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ทีมฟุตบอลtiim-fút-bɔɔnของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoถูกtùukฝ่ายตรงข้ามfàai-dtrong-kâamรุกไล่rúk-lâiอย่างหนักyàang-nàkในช่วงnai-chûuangสิบsìpนาทีสุดท้ายnaa-tii-sùt-táaiของkɔ̌ɔngการแข่งขันgaan-kɛ̀ng-kǎn
Our football team was pressed hard by the opponent in the last ten minutes of the match.
กองทัพgɔɔng-tápของkɔ̌ɔngข้าศึกkâa-sʉ̀kรุกไล่rúk-lâiทหารtá-hǎanของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoอย่างต่อเนื่องyàang-dtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉangจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngถอยร่นtɔ̌ɔi-rônไปถึงbpai-tʉ̌ngริมแม่น้ำrim-mɛ̂ɛ-náam
The enemy's army aggressively pursued our soldiers continuously until they had to retreat to the riverbank.
ทนายความtá-naai-kwaamรุกไล่rúk-lâiพยานpá-yaanด้วยdûuaiคำถามkam-tǎamที่tîiเจาะลึกjɔ̀-lʉ́kจนjonพยานpá-yaanเริ่มrə̂əmตอบdtɔ̀ɔpตะกุกตะกักdtà-gùk-dtà-gàkกลางglaangศาลsǎan
The lawyer pressed the witness hard with probing questions until the witness began to stutter in the middle of the court.
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 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
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
รุกrúkรุกrúk1[to] advance; attack2[to] push ahead; go on the offensive3[to] encroach; invade4offensive; aggressive (strategy)5top; active partner (slang)[to] advance; attackPart 1
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ไล่lâiไล่lâi1[to] chase; pursue2[to] drive away; expel3[to] fire; dismiss4[to] go through in order; sort; enumerate5[to] adjust progressively[to] chase; pursuePart 2
รุกไล่rúk-lâiรุกไล่rúk-lâi[to] pursue aggressively; [to] press hard[to] pursue aggressively; [to] press hardWord