ร่าง
râangMeanings
1NounB1
body; form; figure
a human body or physical form; also a figure or shape of a person or thing
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หมอmɔ̌ɔหมอmɔ̌ɔ1doctor; physician2veterinarian3expert; specialist (informal)4traditional healer; shamanพบpópพบpóp1[to] meet [sb]2[to] find; discover3[to] encounter; experienceร่างrâangร่างrâang1body; form; figure2draft; outline3[to] draft; sketch; outlineของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsผู้บาดเจ็บpûu-bàat-jèpผู้บาดเจ็บpûu-bàat-jèpinjured person; the injured (collective)ใกล้glâiใกล้glâi1near; close (in distance/time/resemblance)2[to] be near; be close toถนนtà-nǒnถนนtà-nǒnroad; street
The doctor found the injured person’s body near the road.
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In the dark, I saw a figure of a person standing by the door.
The artist drew the dancer’s figure in a spinning pose.
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatระบุrá-bùร่างrâangจากjàakลักษณะlák-sà-nàรูปร่างrûup-râangและlɛ́ตำหนิdtam-nìที่tîiเด่นชัดdèen-chát
The police identified the body by its physique and distinctive marks.
2NounB1
draft; outline
a preliminary version of a document, plan, or law; an outline before the final version
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คณะทำงานká-ná-tam-ngaanคณะทำงานká-ná-tam-ngaanworking group; task force; committee; work teamกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesจัดทำjàt-tamจัดทำjàt-tam[to] prepare; draw up; produceร่างrâangร่างrâang1body; form; figure2draft; outline3[to] draft; sketch; outlineแผนpɛ̌ɛnแผนpɛ̌ɛn1plan; strategy2scheme; plotโครงการkroong-gaanโครงการkroong-gaan1project; scheme2plan; proposalเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเสนอsà-nə̌əเสนอsà-nə̌ə1[to] propose; suggest2[to] present3[to] offer (for acceptance)4[to] submitผู้บริหารpûu-bɔɔ-rí-hǎanผู้บริหารpûu-bɔɔ-rí-hǎan1executive; manager; administrator2the managementสัปดาห์หน้าsàp-daa-nâaสัปดาห์หน้าsàp-daa-nâa1next week2next week (time expression)
The working group is preparing a draft project plan to present to the executives next week.
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เราraoปรับbpràpร่างrâangข้อบังคับkɔ̂ɔ-bang-kápตามdtaamข้อเสนอแนะkɔ̂ɔ-sà-nə̌ə-nɛ́จากjàakที่ประชุมtîi-bprà-chumแล้วlɛ́ɛo
We have revised the draft regulations according to the meeting’s suggestions.
ขอให้kɔ̌ɔ-hâiส่งsòngความคิดเห็นkwaam-kít-hěnต่อdtɔ̀ɔร่างrâangนโยบายná-yoo-baaiภายในpaai-naiวันศุกร์wan-sùkเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสรุปsà-rùpเป็นbpenฉบับchà-bàpสุดท้ายsùt-táai
Please submit feedback on the policy draft by Friday so we can finalize it.
ร่างกฎหมายrâang gòt-măaiฉบับchà-bàpนี้néeระบุrá-bùหลักเกณฑ์làk gaynไว้wáiคร่าวๆkrâao krâaoเพื่อpêuuaเปิดช่องbpèrt chôngให้hâiคณะกรรมการká-ná gam-má-gaanออกòkระเบียบrá-bìiapรายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatภายหลังpaai lăng
This draft law outlines general principles to allow the committee to issue detailed regulations later.
3VerbB1
[to] draft; sketch; outline
to create a first version or rough outline of something; to sketch roughly
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ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)ให้เราhâi raoให้เราhâi rao1[to] give us; [to] give me2for us; for me3let us; allow me/usร่างrâangร่างrâang1body; form; figure2draft; outline3[to] draft; sketch; outlineแผนpăenแผนpăen1plan; strategy2scheme; plotคร่าวkrâaoคร่าวkrâao1rough; approximate2roughly; approximately3framing timber; structural frameๆ-ก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerส่งsòngส่งsòng1[to] send; dispatch2[to] submit; hand in; turn in3[to] drop off; deliver (someone/something)4[to] pass (to); feed (a ball)5[to] emit; transmit; send out6[to] escort; see offฉบับchà-bàpฉบับchà-bàp1classifier for documents/printed texts2issue; edition; copyจริงjingจริงjing1true; real; genuine2really; truly; indeed3intensifier particle (final)4truth; reality (rare as noun)พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeพรุ่งนี้prûng-née1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after today
The teacher asked us to draft a rough plan before submitting the final version tomorrow.
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ฉันchǎnร่างrâangโครงเรื่องkroong-rʉ̂ʉangไว้wáiสองsɔ̌ɔngแบบbɛ̀ɛpเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเทียบtîiapข้อดีข้อเสียkɔ̂ɔ-dii-kɔ̂ɔ-sǐia
I drafted two outlines to compare the pros and cons.
ทีมออกแบบteem òk bàepกำลังgam-langร่างแบบrâang bàepบ้านbâanด้วยdûuayสเก็ตช์sà-gétง่ายngâaiๆ-ก่อนgònทำtamแบบbàepละเอียดlá-ìiat
The design team is drafting the house with simple sketches before making detailed plans.
เขาkăoร่างrâangข้อเสนอkôr sà-nĕrเชิงนโยบายcherng ná-yoh-baaiอย่างyàangคร่าวkrâaoๆ-เพื่อให้pêuua hâiคณะกรรมการká-ná gam-má-gaanพิจารณาpí-jàa-rá-naaทิศทางtít taangก่อนgòn
He roughly drafted a policy proposal so the committee could first consider the direction.
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
râang
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 | — | — |