ร่าเริง
râa-rəəngMeaning
1AdjectiveA2
cheerful; lively
feeling or showing happiness and energy
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)รู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀k1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)ร่าเริงrâa-rəəngร่าเริงrâa-rəəngcheerful; livelyมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
I feel very cheerful today.
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Even though it was raining, the children still played cheerfully.
เขาkǎoยิ้มทักทายyím-ták-taaiเพื่อนบ้านpʉ̂ʉan-bâanด้วยdûuaiสีหน้าsǐi-nâaร่าเริงrâa-rəəngทุกเช้าtúk-cháao
He greets his neighbors with a cheerful face every morning.
เพลงpleengจังหวะjang-wàเร็วreoทำให้tam-hâiบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatงานเลี้ยงngaan-líiangดูduuร่าเริงrâa-rəəngขึ้นkʉ̂nทันทีtan-tii
The upbeat music instantly made the party atmosphere more lively.
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
râa
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
ร่าrâaร่าrâa1mangrove palm (Nypa fruticans)2raft from palm midribs (dial.)3cheerful; merry; beaming4classifier: strokes (rare)mangrove palm (Nypa fruticans)Part 1
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เริงrəəngเริงrəəng1[to] revel; frolic; make merry2[to] revel in; be carried away by (power, success, pleasure)3merry; cheerful; lively[to] revel; frolic; make merryPart 2
ร่าเริงrâa-rəəngร่าเริงrâa-rəəngcheerful; livelycheerful; livelyWord