รุ้ง
rúngMeaning
1NounA2
rainbow
A multicolored arc seen in the sky when sunlight passes through raindrops; often called รุ้งกินน้ำรุ้งกินน้ำrúng-gin-náamrainbow in Thai.
Examples
ฝนfǒnฝนfǒn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeหยุดyùtหยุดyùt[to] stop; haltแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asรุ้งrúngรุ้งrúngrainbowบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáaท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáasky; heavens
The rain stopped, and I see a rainbow in the sky.
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The children pointed at the rainbow and shouted excitedly.
ช่างภาพchâng-pâapรอจังหวะrɔɔ-jang-wàที่tîiรุ้งกินน้ำrúng-gin-náamปรากฏbpraa-gòtหลังlǎngฝนfǒnโปรยbprooiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaถ่ายtàaiภาพสะท้อนpâap-sà-tɔ́ɔnในnaiผิวน้ำpǐu-náam
The photographer waited for the rainbow to appear after a drizzle to capture its reflection on the water surface.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
rúng
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |