ร่นถอย
rôn-tɔ̌ɔiMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] retreat; [to] fall back
to retreat, fall back, or withdraw from a position (often under pressure)
Examples
ทหารtá-hǎanทหารtá-hǎan1soldier; service member2the military; armed forces3military (as modifier)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toร่นถอยrôn-tɔ̌ɔiร่นถอยrôn-tɔ̌ɔi[to] retreat; [to] fall backกลับไปglàp-bpaiกลับไปglàp-bpai1[to] go back; return (there)2back (directional, after verbs)3[to] revert; return to a previous state/activityที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerฐานทัพtǎan-tápฐานทัพtǎan-tápmilitary baseเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)ข้าศึกkâa-sʉ̀kข้าศึกkâa-sʉ̀kenemy; foe (military)โจมตีjoom-dtiiโจมตีjoom-dtii1[to] attack; assault2[to] criticize harshlyอย่างหนักyàang-nàkอย่างหนักyàang-nàkheavily; severely; seriously; intensely
The soldiers had to retreat back to the base because they were heavily attacked by the enemy.
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ทีมฟุตบอลtiim-fút-bɔɔnของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoถูกtùukคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngบุกbùkอย่างหนักyàang-nàkจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngร่นถอยrôn-tɔ̌ɔiลงมาlong-maaตั้งรับdtâng-rápในnaiแดนdɛɛnของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eeng
Our football team was heavily attacked by the opponent, forcing us to fall back and defend in our own half.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaไฟป่าfai-bpàaลุกลามlúk-laamอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reoเจ้าหน้าที่ดับเพลิงjâao-nâa-tîi-dàp-pləəngจึงjʉngจำเป็นต้องjam-bpen-dtɔ̂ngร่นถอยrôn-tɔ̌ɔiออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความปลอดภัยkwaam-bplɔ̀ɔt-pai
As the wildfire spread rapidly, the firefighters had to retreat for their safety.
กองกำลังgɔɔng-gam-langป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganประเทศbprà-têetถูกtùukบีบให้bìip-hâiร่นถอยrôn-tɔ̌ɔiไปbpaiตั้งรับdtâng-rápที่tîiแนวชายแดนnɛɛo-chaai-dɛɛnเนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakขาดแคลนkàat-klɛɛnเสบียงsà-biiang
The national defense forces were forced to retreat and set up a defensive line at the border due to a shortage of supplies.
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 markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
rôn
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ร่นrônร่นrôn1[to] move back; pull back; draw in2[to] reduce; shorten3[to] bring forward (earlier in time)[to] move back; pull back; draw inPart 1
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ถอยtɔ̌ɔiถอยtɔ̌ɔi1[to] move back; back up; retreat2[to] withdraw; back out; back down3[to] decline; regress; deteriorate[to] move back; back up; retreatPart 2
ร่นถอยrôn-tɔ̌ɔiร่นถอยrôn-tɔ̌ɔi[to] retreat; [to] fall back[to] retreat; [to] fall backWord