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râm-hâiMeaning
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[to] sob; weep bitterly
To cry continuously with deep sorrow or grief, often accompanied by sobbing.
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herร่ำไห้râm-hâiร่ำไห้râm-hâi[to] sob; weep bitterlyทั้งคืนtáng-kʉʉnทั้งคืนtáng-kʉʉn1all night; the whole night2the entire nightเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingคิดถึงkít-tʉ̌ngคิดถึงkít-tʉ̌ng1[to] miss [sb/sth]; long for2[to] think of; remember [sb/sth]แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerจากไปjàak-bpaiจากไปjàak-bpai1[to] leave; depart2[to] pass away; die (euphemistic)
She wept all night because she missed her late mother.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaได้ยินdâi-yinข่าวร้ายkàao-ráaiเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂นั่งnângร่ำไห้râm-hâiอยู่yùuมุมmumห้องhɔ̂ngไม่mâiยอมyɔɔmหยุดyùt
Upon hearing the bad news, he sat in the corner sobbing continuously, refusing to stop.
ครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaพากันpaa-ganกอดgɔ̀ɔtปลอบbplɔ̀ɔpแต่dtɛ̀ɛเธอtəəยังyangร่ำไห้râm-hâiไม่mâiขาดkàatแม้mɛ́ɛเวลาwee-laaจะjàผ่านไปpàan-bpaiหลายlǎaiชั่วโมงchûua-moong
The family embraced her to console her, but she kept crying without pause even after several hours had passed.
เสียงsǐiangร่ำไห้râm-hâiอันanสั่นsànเครือkrʉʉaของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoสะท้อนถึงsà-tɔ́ɔn-tʉ̌ngความkwaamโศกsòokลึกlʉ́kที่tîiยากyâakเกินgəənจะjàบรรยายban-yaai
His quivering sobs reflected a profound grief beyond description.
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
râm
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
ร่ำrâmร่ำrâm1repeatedly; again and again2[to] say repeatedly; [to] utter persistently3[to] perfume; [to] scentrepeatedly; again and againPart 1
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ร่ำไห้râm-hâiร่ำไห้râm-hâi[to] sob; weep bitterly[to] sob; weep bitterlyWord