รูด
rûutMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] zip [sth] (move zipper slider)
[to] zip [sth] up or down by moving the zipper slider.
Examples
หนูnǔuหนูnǔu1mouse; rat2I; me (polite, childlike/feminine in Thai)3you (addressing a child/younger person)รูดซิปrûut-sípรูดซิปrûut-síp[to] zip [sth] (up/down)กระเป๋าgrà-bpǎoกระเป๋าgrà-bpǎo1bag; handbag; purse2pocket3wallet4classifier: ใบปิดbpìtปิดbpìt1[to] close; shut2[to] turn off; switch off3closed; shut; not open4[to] cover; seal5[to] block; conceal; suppress; withholdก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerออกจากบ้านɔ̀ɔk-jàak-bâanออกจากบ้านɔ̀ɔk-jàak-bâan[to] leave home
I zip the bag closed before leaving home.
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He quickly zipped up his jacket because it was windy.
If you don’t zip the tent up all the way, mosquitoes can get in.
ได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsǐiangรูดซิปrûut-sípดังลั่นdang-lânในnaiห้องhɔ̂ngเปลี่ยนbplìianเสื้อsʉ̂ʉaจึงjʉngรู้rúuว่าwâaทุกคนtúk-konกำลังgam-langเตรียมตัวdtriiam-dtuuaออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpai
Hearing the loud sound of a zipper, I knew everyone in the changing room was getting ready to leave.
2VerbB1
[to] slide/pull [sth] along
[to] slide or pull [sth] along its length or downward in one continuous motion.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillรูดrôotรูดrôot1[to] zip [sth] (move zipper slider)2[to] slide/pull [sth] along3[to] swipe a card4[to] plunge; [to] drop sharplyผ้าม่านpâa mâanผ้าม่านpâa mâancurtain; drapeลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alightช้าcháaช้าcháa1slow2slowly3late; delayed4[to] be slow; be lateๆ-ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)บังbangบังbang1[to] block; cover; obscure2[to] shield; protect (by covering)3screen; shade; cover (noun, literary/archaic)4honorific for an older Muslim man; brotherแสงแดดsăeng dàetแสงแดดsăeng dàetsunlight; sunshine
He slid the curtain down slowly to block the sunlight.
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ฝนfǒnเริ่มrə̂əmตกแรงdtòk-rɛɛngน้ำnáamรูดrûutลงlongตามdtaamร่องrɔ̂ngหลังคาlǎng-kaaเป็นbpenสายsǎaiยาวyaao
The rain started pouring, water slid down along the grooves of the roof in long streams.
ผมpǒmรูดrûutท่อเหล็กtɔ̂ɔ-lèkให้hâiบันไดเลื่อนban-dai-lʉ̂ʉanลงมาlong-maaทีละtii-láช่วงchûuangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaประกอบbprà-gɔ̀ɔpเข้าที่kâo-tîi
I slid the metal tube so the ladder sections moved down one at a time to assemble it in place.
เธอtəəวางwaangไม้บรรทัดmáai-ban-tátพาดpâatแผ่นกระดาษpɛ̀n-grà-dàatแล้วlɛ́ɛoรูดrûutมีดคัตเตอร์mîit-kát-dtə̂əตามdtaamแนวnɛɛoยาวyaaoให้hâiขาดkàatเรียบrîiap
She placed a ruler across the paper and slid the cutter along the length to make a clean cut.
3VerbB1
[to] swipe a card
[to] swipe a card through a reader for payment or identification.
Examples
ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)รูดบัตรrûut-bàtรูดบัตรrûut-bàt[to] pay by card; [to] swipe a cardที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉangเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉang1machine; engine; device2appliance; electrical device3classifier: machines/devices4equipment; gear5aircraft; plane (colloq.)6assortment/set (pref.)7attire; ornaments; regaliaหน้าร้านnâa-ráanหน้าร้านnâa-ráan1storefront; front of a shop2physical store; brick-and-mortar outletเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofจ่ายเงินjàai-ngənจ่ายเงินjàai-ngən1[to] pay2[to] disburse; pay out
I swipe my card at the machine at the front of the shop to pay.
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Before boarding the train, they ask you to swipe your card to verify your identity.
ถ้าtâaรูดบัตรrûut-bàtไม่ติดmâi-dtìtให้hâiลองlɔɔngกลับด้านglàp-dâanแล้วlɛ́ɛoรูดrûutใหม่màiอีกครั้งìik-kráng
If the card swipe doesn't go through, try flipping it and swiping again.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtกำหนดgam-nòtให้hâiพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanรูดบัตรrûut-bàtเข้าkâoออกɔ̀ɔkอาคารaa-kaanทุกครั้งtúk-krángเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaบันทึกเวลาban-tʉ́k-wee-laaและlɛ́ความปลอดภัยkwaam-bplɔ̀ɔt-pai
The company requires employees to swipe their cards when entering and leaving the building to record time and ensure security.
4VerbB2
[to] plunge; [to] drop sharply
[to] fall or decline sharply, especially in price, value, or ranking
Examples
หลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: building; house; structureมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoข่าวลือkàao leuuข่าวลือkàao leuurumor; hearsayรายชื่อraai chêuรายชื่อraai chêulist of names; rosterผู้สมัครpôo sà-màkผู้สมัครpôo sà-màk1applicant; registrant2candidate (esp. election)3contestant; entrantคนหนึ่งkon nèungคนหนึ่งkon nèung1one person2a person; someoneโดนdohnโดนdohn1[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)2[to] be hit; be struck; be affected3[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)รูดrôotรูดrôot1[to] zip [sth] (move zipper slider)2[to] slide/pull [sth] along3[to] swipe a card4[to] plunge; [to] drop sharplyคะแนนká-naenคะแนนká-naen1score; point(s)2vote (counted choice)3rating; grade; markจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofร่วงrûuangร่วงrûuang1[to] fall; drop (down by gravity)2[to] shed; fall off (hair, leaves, petals)3fallen; shedมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainอันดับan dàpอันดับan dàprank; order; levelท้ายๆtáai-táaiท้ายๆtáai-táai1occurring near the end; latter part2toward the end; late in
After the rumors, one candidate’s score got slashed and dropped to the bottom ranks.
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ยอดขายyɔ̂ɔt-kǎaiไตรมาสนี้dtrai-mâat-níiรูดrûutลงlongทันtanทีหลังtii-lǎngคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngเปิดbpə̀ətตัวสินค้าdtuua-sǐn-káaใหม่mài
This quarter’s sales plunged immediately after a competitor launched a new product.
ดัชนีหุ้นdàt-chá-nii-hûnไทยtaiรูดแรงrûut-rɛɛngในnaiช่วงบ่ายchûuang-bàaiจากjàakแรงrɛɛngขายkǎaiต่างชาติdtàang-châat
The Thai stock index tumbled sharply in the afternoon due to foreign selling pressure.
หลังlǎngเกิดเหตุการณ์gə̀ət-hèet-gaanดังกล่าวdang-glàaoงบngópโฆษณาkoo-sà-naaของkɔ̌ɔngบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtถูกtùukผู้บริหารpûu-bɔɔ-rí-hǎanรูดrûutออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiกว่าครึ่งgwàa-krʉ̂ngในnaiคราวเดียวkraao-diiao
After the incident, the executives slashed the company’s advertising budget by more than half at once.
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 endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
rûut
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 | — | — |