ร่อน
rɔ̂ɔnMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] glide; soar; drift
to move smoothly through the air with little or no power (e.g., a bird, paper, or plane gliding)
Examples
กระดาษgrà-dàatกระดาษgrà-dàat1paper (material)2sheet of paper; piece of paper3paper; written or printed sheetใบbaiใบbai1leaf2sheet; slip; card; ticket; bill; receipt3classifier for leaves, paper items, containers, and certain other objects4license; permit; certificate5bladeหนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostหลุดมือlùt meuหลุดมือlùt meu1[to] slip out of one's hand2[to] slip out of one's grasp (figurative)แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ร่อนลงrôn longร่อนลงrôn long1[to] float/glide down2[to] glide down to land; come in to landช้าcháaช้าcháa1slow2slowly3late; delayed4[to] be slow; be lateๆ-ตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2according to; in accordance with3after; behind; in pursuit of4[to] comply with; abide by; obey5along; along (a path); following (direction)6[to] send for; fetch [sb]7[to] light; kindle (literary)ลมlomลมlom1wind2gas; flatulence3air (breath); life-force (traditional)4nonsense; empty talk (fig.)
A sheet of paper slipped from my hand and glided down slowly with the wind.
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นกnókอินทรีอาศัยin-sii-aa-sǎiกระแสลมgrà-sɛ̌ɛ-lomร่อนrɔ̂ɔnอยู่เหนือyùu-nʉ̌ʉaหน้าผาnâa-pǎaแทบtɛ̂ɛpไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngกางgaangปีกbpìikแรงrɛɛng
An eagle uses the air currents to glide above the cliff, hardly needing to flap its wings.
เครื่องร่อนkrêuuang rônลำเล็กlam lékค่อยkôiๆ-ร่อนลงrôn longสู่sòoทุ่งหญ้าtûng yâaอย่างนุ่มนวลyàang nûm nuuanโดยdoiไม่mâiใช้cháiเครื่องยนต์krêuuang yon
A small glider gently glided down to the meadow without using an engine.
ใบไม้แห้งbai máai hâengหลุดlùtจากjàakยอดไม้yôt máiแล้วláeoร่อนrônเป็นวงbpen wongก้นหอยgôn hŏiก่อนจะgòn jàแตะพื้นdtàe péunเบาbaoๆ-
A dry leaf fell from the treetop and spiraled as it glided before softly touching the ground.
2VerbB1
[to] sift; sieve
to separate finer parts from coarser parts by shaking through a sieve or screen
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderตะแกรงdtà-grɛɛngตะแกรงdtà-grɛɛng1grating; mesh; grid; rack; grill2sieve; strainerร่อนrɔ̂ɔnร่อนrɔ̂ɔn1[to] glide; soar; drift2[to] sift; sieve3[to] wander; drift around4[to] pan (for gold)5[to] skim; send gliding6[to] peel off; flake offแป้งbpɛ̂ɛngแป้งbpɛ̂ɛng1flour; starch (for cooking)2powder (cosmetic; talc)3dough; batterก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerทำเค้กtam-kéekทำเค้กtam-kéek[to] make a cake; [to] bake a cake
Mom uses a sieve to sift the flour before making a cake.
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ก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàทำtamขนมkà-nǒmเราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngร่อนrɔ̂ɔnแป้งbpɛ̂ɛngให้hâiเนียนniianเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiเป็นbpenก้อนgɔ̂ɔn
Before making dessert, we must sift the flour smooth so it doesn’t clump.
ช่างปูนchâng-bpuunร่อนทรายrɔ̂ɔn-saaiผ่านpàanตะแกรงdtà-grɛɛngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaแยกyɛ̂ɛkก้อนหินgɔ̂ɔn-hǐnออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakเม็ดmétละเอียดlá-ìiat
The mason sieves the sand to separate stones from the fine grains.
เขาkǎoร่อนrɔ̂ɔnผงpǒngสมุนไพรsà-mǔn-praiด้วยdûuaiตะแกรงdtà-grɛɛngละเอียดlá-ìiatหลายlǎaiชั้นchánเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiได้dâaiอนุภาคà-nú-pâakสม่ำเสมอsà-màm-sà-mə̌əสำหรับsǎm-ràpบรรจุban-jùแคปซูลkɛ̂ɛp-suun
He sieves the herbal powder through multiple fine screens to obtain uniform particles for encapsulation.
3VerbB2
[to] wander; drift around
to move from place to place without a fixed aim; to be adrift or roam about (often colloquial)
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่มีmâi meeไม่มีmâi mee1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockงานประจำngaan bprà-jamงานประจำngaan bprà-jam1regular job; day job2routine work; regular dutiesเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedร่อนrônร่อนrôn1[to] glide; soar; drift2[to] sift; sieve3[to] wander; drift around4[to] pan (for gold)5[to] skim; send gliding6[to] peel off; flake offอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainแถวๆtăeo-tăeoแถวๆtăeo-tăeo1around; in the vicinity of [somewhere]2about; around [time/number]สถานีรถไฟsà-tăa-nee rót faiสถานีรถไฟsà-tăa-nee rót faitrain station; railway stationทั้งวันtáng wanทั้งวันtáng wanall day; the whole day
He has no steady job, so he drifts around the train station all day.
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ช่วงchûuangปิดเทอมbpìt-təəmผมpǒmชอบchɔ̂ɔpสะพายเป้sà-paai-bpêeร่อนrɔ̂ɔnจากjàakเมืองmʉʉangหนึ่งnʉ̀ngไปbpaiอีกìikเมืองmʉʉangหนึ่งnʉ̀ng
During the school break, I like to backpack and roam from one city to another.
หลายlǎaiปีที่ผ่านมาbpii-tîi-pàan-maaเขาkǎoร่อนrɔ̂ɔnหาโอกาสhǎa-oo-gàatไปเรื่อยbpai-rʉ̂ʉaiไม่ได้mâi-dâaiปักหลักbpàk-làkอยู่yùuที่ไหนtîi-nǎiนานnaan
For years he has been roaming in search of opportunities, never settling anywhere for long.
หลังlăngลาออกlaa òkเธอterร่อนrônทำงานtam ngaanฟรีแลนซ์free-láenตามdtaamคาเฟ่kaa-fêhต่างๆdtàang-dtàangโดยdoiไม่มีmâi meeแผนpăenที่แน่นอนtêe nâe non
After resigning, she drifted from café to café doing freelance work without a fixed plan.
4VerbB2
[to] pan (for gold)
to wash sediment in a pan to separate out gold or valuable minerals
Examples
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)พากันpaa-ganพากันpaa-gantogether; all; en masseไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyร่อนทองrɔ̂ɔn-tɔɔngร่อนทองrɔ̂ɔn-tɔɔng[to] pan for goldที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerลำธารlam-taanลำธารlam-taanstream; brookหลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureฝนตกfǒn-dtòkฝนตกfǒn-dtòkit is raining; [to] rain
Villagers went to pan for gold in the stream after the rain.
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เขาkǎoใช้cháiกระทะgrà-táร่อนทรายrɔ̂ɔn-saaiหลายรอบlǎai-rɔ̂ɔpจนjonเห็นhěnเกล็ดglètทองวิบวับtɔɔng-wíp-wáp
He used a pan to wash the sand several times until he saw glimmering gold flakes.
นักnákแสวงหาsà-wɛ̌ɛng-hǎaทองtɔɔngร่อนrɔ̂ɔnตะกอนdtà-gɔɔnอย่างyàangใจเย็นjai-yenแยกyɛ̂ɛkดินโคลนdin-kloonออกɔ̀ɔkจนjonเหลือlʉ̌ʉaแร่rɛ̂ɛหนักnàkอยู่yùuก้นgônกระทะgrà-tá
The prospector patiently washed the sediment, separating out the mud until the heavy minerals remained at the bottom of the pan.
พอpɔɔร่อนทรายrɔ̂ɔn-saaiบริเวณbɔɔ-rí-weenคดโค้งkót-kóongของkɔ̌ɔngลำธารlam-taanเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂พบpópเศษsèetทองคำtɔɔng-kamเพราะprɔ́กระแสน้ำgrà-sɛ̌ɛ-náamพัดpátแร่rɛ̂ɛหนักnàkมาสะสมmaa-sà-sǒm
After panning the sand at the stream's bend, he found bits of gold because the current carried heavy minerals to accumulate there.
5VerbB2
[to] skim; send gliding
To throw [sth], especially a flat object, so that it glides through the air or skips across water.
Examples
พี่pîiพี่pîi1older sibling2older person (informal address)3I; you (for the older person)ร่อนrɔ̂ɔnร่อนrɔ̂ɔn1[to] glide; soar; drift2[to] sift; sieve3[to] wander; drift around4[to] pan (for gold)5[to] skim; send gliding6[to] peel off; flake offจานร่อนjaan-rɔ̂ɔnจานร่อนjaan-rɔ̂ɔnflying disc; Frisbeeมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerให้hâiให้hâi1[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)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)รับrápรับráp1[to] receive; get2[to] accept3[to] pick up; collect4[to] admit; confess5[to] take (a call/order/job)6[to] host; welcome7[to] defend; resist an attack8[to] withstand; bear9bottom; receptive sexual partner (slang)แต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)รับrápรับráp1[to] receive; get2[to] accept3[to] pick up; collect4[to] admit; confess5[to] take (a call/order/job)6[to] host; welcome7[to] defend; resist an attack8[to] withstand; bear9bottom; receptive sexual partner (slang)ไม่ทันmâi-tanไม่ทันmâi-tan1not in time; too late2[to] miss [sth]; fail to be in time (for [sth])3[to] not keep up (with [sb]/[sth]); be outpaced4[to] not get the chance to (do [sth])มันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedตกdtòkตกdtòk1[to] fall; drop2(rain/snow) fall3[to] fail (an exam/test)4[to] drop; decline; decrease5[to] cost; come to6[to] fall to; devolve upon; be allotted to7[to] be left out; miss one’s turnบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)พื้นหญ้าpʉ́ʉn-yâaพื้นหญ้าpʉ́ʉn-yâagrassy ground; turf
My older sibling tossed the flying disc for me to catch, but I missed it and it fell onto the grass.
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เขาkǎoเลือกlʉ̂ʉakก้อนหินgɔ̂ɔn-hǐnแบนbɛɛnแล้วlɛ́ɛoร่อนrɔ̂ɔnให้hâiกระเด้งgrà-dêngไปbpaiบนผิวน้ำbon-pǐu-náam
He chose a flat stone and threw it so that it skipped across the water.
ครูkruuให้hâiเด็กdèkผลัดกันplàt-ganร่อนrɔ̂ɔnเครื่องบินkrʉ̂ʉang-binกระดาษgrà-dàatจากjàakเส้นsênเดียวกันdiiao-ganเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเปรียบเทียบbprìiap-tîiapว่าwâaแบบไหนbɛ̀ɛp-nǎiไปได้ไกลbpai-dâai-glaiที่สุดtîi-sùt
The teacher had the children take turns launching paper airplanes from the same line to compare which design traveled the farthest.
ถ้าtâaอยากyàakร่อนrɔ̂ɔnก้อนหินgɔ̂ɔn-hǐnให้hâiกระเด้งgrà-dêngบนผิวน้ำbon-pǐu-náamหลายlǎaiครั้งkrángต้องเลือกdtɔ̂ng-lʉ̂ʉakก้อนgɔ̂ɔnที่tîiแบนbɛɛnและlɛ́เหวี่ยงwìiangแขนkɛ̌ɛnให้hâiเกือบgʉ̀ʉapขนานkà-nǎanกับgàpน้ำnáam
If you want to skip a stone across the water several times, you need to choose a flat one and swing your arm almost parallel to the water.
6VerbB2
[to] peel off; flake off
to come off or detach from a surface in layers or flakes (e.g., paint, plaster, or coating)
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
rɔ̂ɔn
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 | — | — |