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ruuMeanings
1NounA2
hole; opening
an empty space or perforation in a surface or object
Examples
เสื้อsʉ̂ʉaเสื้อsʉ̂ʉa1shirt; top2jacket; coat3classifier: ตัวมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoรูruuรูruu1hole; opening2burrow; animal hole3orifice; bodily openingตรงdtrongตรงdtrong1straight (not bent)2directly; straight (direction/path)3direct; straightforward; frank4[to] be straight; align5exact; matching; corresponding6[to] head straight toward [sb/sth/somewhere]แขนเสื้อkɛ̌ɛn-sʉ̂ʉaแขนเสื้อkɛ̌ɛn-sʉ̂ʉasleeve
The shirt has a hole in the sleeve.
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There is a small hole in the wall; it needs to be patched.
I made a hole in the paper when binding it together.
รองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoคู่kûuนี้níiมีmiiรูruuตรงdtrongปลายเท้าbplaai-táaoน้ำnáamเลยləəiซึมsʉmเข้าkâoเวลาwee-laaเดินdəənฝนตกfǒn-dtòk
These shoes have a hole at the toe, so water seeps in when walking in the rain.
Smoke escaped through a small opening at the corner of the window.
ผู้ต้องสงสัยpûu-dtɔ̂ng-sǒng-sǎiอาศัยaa-sǎiรูruuว่างwâangในnaiตารางเวรยามdtaa-raang-ween-yaamเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหลบหนีlòp-nǐiออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakอาคารaa-kaan
The suspect took advantage of a gap in the guard schedule to escape the building.
นโยบายná-yoo-baaiมีmiiรูruuให้hâiตีความdtii-kwaamจนjonคนkonฉวยโอกาสchǔuai-oo-gàatเลี่ยงlîiangกฎgòtได้dâaiโดยdooiไม่mâiผิดpìtตามdtaamตัวอักษรdtuua-àk-sɔ̌ɔnของkɔ̌ɔngกฎหมายgòt-mǎai
The policy has loopholes that allow opportunists to evade the rules without violating the letter of the law.
เราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngอุดรูùt-ruuในnaiกระบวนการทำงานgrà-buuan-gaan-tam-ngaanมิฉะนั้นmí-chà-nánข้อผิดพลาดkɔ̂ɔ-pìt-plâatจะjàไหลlǎiทะลักtá-lákออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaซ้ำแล้วซ้ำเล่าsám-lɛ́ɛo-sám-lâo
We must plug the holes in the workflow, otherwise errors will keep pouring out repeatedly.
ปลั๊กไฟbplák-faiบ้านbâanนี้níiใช้cháiรูruuแบบbɛ̀ɛpสามsǎamตาdtaaต้องมีdtɔ̂ng-miiขั้วkûuaกราวด์graaoด้วยdûuai
The power outlet here uses a three-hole type; it must have a ground prong as well.
ช่างchângบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaให้hâiเสียบsìiapสายsǎaiเข้าkâoรูruuที่tîiมีmiiสัญลักษณ์sǎn-yá-lákหูฟังhǔu-fangเท่านั้นtâo-nán
The technician said to plug the cable into the hole with the headphone symbol only.
กุญแจgun-jɛɛดอกdɔ̀ɔkนี้níiเข้าkâoรูruuดอกdɔ̀ɔkกุญแจgun-jɛɛแบบbɛ̀ɛpเฉพาะchà-pɔ́จึงjʉngปลดล็อกbplòt-lɔ́kประตูbprà-dtuuเซิร์ฟเวอร์sə́əp-wə̂əได้dâai
This key fits a specific keyhole, so it can unlock the server room door.
ถ้าtâaดันdanพินpinเข้าkâoผิดpìtรูruuในnaiพอร์ตpɔ́ɔtจะjàทำให้tam-hâiขั้วkûuaงอngɔɔและlɛ́ใช้งานchái-ngaanไม่ได้mâi-dâai
If you push the pin into the wrong hole in the port, the contact will bend and become unusable.
2NounB1
burrow; animal hole
a hole in the ground where an animal lives or hides
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กระต่ายgrà-dtàaiกระต่ายgrà-dtàai1rabbit2hare3Rabbit (Chinese zodiac)4female pubic area (slang, vulgar)วิ่งwîngวิ่งwîng1[to] run2[to] run (operate; be in service)3[to] flow; courseกลับglàpกลับglàp1[to] return; go/come back2[to] turn over/flip/reverse3back; in return4contrary; on the contraryเข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3in; inward4[to] understand5[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)6[to] fit; suit; match7rice (archaic; dialectal)8[to] enter; reach (a period or stage)รูruuรูruu1hole; opening2burrow; animal hole3orifice; bodily openingของมันkɔ̌ɔng-manของมันkɔ̌ɔng-manits; belonging to it; his / hers (derogatory or very informal)ใต้dtâaiใต้dtâai1under; beneath; below2south (direction)3southern region; the South4south; southern5below; underneath (adverb)6under; subject to (authority/rules)พุ่มไม้pûm-máaiพุ่มไม้pûm-máai1bush; shrub2shrubbery; clump of bushes
The rabbit ran back into its hole under the bush.
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เมื่อเช้าmʉ̂ʉa-cháoเราraoเห็นhěnงูnguuโผล่plòoออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakรูruuริมทุ่งrim-tûngนาnaaแล้วlɛ́ɛoรีบrîipหายไปhǎai-bpai
This morning we saw a snake emerge from its hole by the field and quickly disappear.
The kids pointed out the mole’s hole beside the pathway in the park.
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaในช่วงnai-chûuangหน้าฝนnâa-fǒnสุนัขจิ้งจอกsù-nák-jîng-jɔ̀ɔkจะjàย้ายyáaiลูกlûukไปbpaiอยู่yùuรูruuใหม่màiที่tîiปลอดภัยbplɔ̀ɔt-paiกว่าgwàaในnaiป่าไผ่bpàa-pài
The villagers say that during the rainy season, foxes move their pups to live in a new, safer den in the bamboo forest.
3NounB2
orifice; bodily opening
a natural opening in the body
Examples
แพทย์pɛ̂ɛtแพทย์pɛ̂ɛt1doctor; physician2medical (attrib.; in compounds)ตรวจพบdtrùuat-pópตรวจพบdtrùuat-póp[to] detect; discover (through examination/testing)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeบริเวณbɔɔ-rí-weenบริเวณbɔɔ-rí-ween1area; vicinity2around; in the vicinity ofรูหูruu-hǔuรูหูruu-hǔu1ear canal; ear opening2earlobe piercing holeอักเสบàk-sèepอักเสบàk-sèep1inflamed (medical)2[to] be inflamed; become inflamedจึงjʉngจึงjʉng1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)ยาyaaยาyaa1medicine; medication2drug (narcotic/illicit)3chemical/agent4[to] caulk; sealหยอดyɔ̀ɔtหยอดyɔ̀ɔt1[to] drop/drip (small amount)2[to] apply drops (medicine)3[to] insert a coin4[to] add a small amount (food/condiment)5[to] tease/flirt lightlyหูhǔuหูhǔu1ear2hearing; ability to hear3handle; lug; loop (ear-like part)
The doctor found that the area around the ear opening was inflamed, so ear drops were prescribed.
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เวลาwee-laaเจาะjɔ̀หูhǔuต้องdtɔ̂ngระวังrá-wangไม่ให้mâi-hâiบาดเจ็บbàat-jèpบริเวณbɔɔ-rí-weenรูหูruu-hǔu
When piercing ears, be careful not to injure the area around the ear opening.
ศัลยแพทย์sǎn-yá-pɛ̂ɛtอธิบายà-tí-baaiว่าwâaรูruuจมูกjà-mùukแคบkɛ̂ɛpทำให้tam-hâiหายใจhǎai-jaiลำบากlam-bàakจึงjʉngแนะนำnɛ́-namการผ่าตัดgaan-pàa-dtàtแก้ไขgɛ̂ɛ-kǎi
The surgeon explained that the narrow nasal openings make breathing difficult, so corrective surgery was recommended.
ทารกtaa-rókควรkuuanทำความสะอาดtam-kwaam-sà-àatบริเวณbɔɔ-rí-weenรูruuสะดือsà-dʉʉอย่างyàangอ่อนโยนɔ̀ɔn-yoonเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganการติดเชื้อgaan-dtìt-chʉ́ʉaที่tîiรูruuสะดือsà-dʉʉ
An infant’s navel opening should be cleaned gently to prevent infection.
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 endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
ruu
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |