ฤๅ
rʉʉMeanings
1ConjunctionC1
or
or (archaic or literary form of หรือหรือrʉ̌ʉ1or (choice/alternative)2or?; really? (question/finality particle))
Examples
เจ้าjâaoเจ้าjâao1lord; master; owner2ruler; prince (royal title)3deity; spirit (title/noun)4prefix: familiar or affectionate term before names or nouns5polite sentence-final particle (Northern Thai, mainly female)6yes; okay (polite, Northern Thai)7you (familiar/regional; archaic/literary)8classifier for businesses, suppliers, or individual partiesจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)ข้าkâaข้าkâa1I; me (archaic/poetic; rustic)2servant; subject (historical)3I; me (deferential to royalty, historical formula)ฤๅrʉʉฤๅrʉʉ1or2whether; orจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)รั้งrángรั้งráng1[to] pull back; draw tight; restrain; delay2[to] detain; hold back; keep from leaving3[to] hold a rank or position4[to] brace; guy (with rope or stay)อยู่ที่yùu-tîiอยู่ที่yùu-tîi1[to] be at; be located at2[to] be at (a level/amount)3[to] depend on; be up toนี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)
Will you go with me or stay here?
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ทรัพย์สินเงินทองsáp-sǐn-ngən-tɔɔngฤๅrʉʉความสุขkwaam-sùkในnaiจิตใจjìt-jaiสิ่งใดsìng-daiสำคัญsǎm-kanกว่าgwàaกันganเล่าlâo
Wealth or inner happiness, which one is more important?
บุรุษbù-rùtผู้นั้นpûu-nánคือkʉʉมิตรmítที่tîiสวรรค์sà-wǎnส่งมาsòng-maaฤๅrʉʉศัตรูsàt-dtruuที่tîiแฝงตัวfɛ̌ɛng-dtuuaมาmaaในnaiยามวิกาลyaam-wí-gaan
Is that man a friend sent by heaven or an enemy disguised in the night?
ไม่ว่าจะเป็นmâi-wâa-jà-bpenความรักkwaam-rákฤๅrʉʉความแค้นkwaam-kɛ́ɛnสุดท้ายsùt-táaiก็gɔ̂ล้วนlúuanต้องdtɔ̂ngมลายmá-laaiหายไปhǎai-bpaiตามdtaamกาลเวลาgaan-wee-laa
Whether it be love or vengeance, in the end, all must fade away with time.
2ParticleC1
whether; or
whether; or — an archaic or literary form of หรือหรือrʉ̌ʉ1or (choice/alternative)2or?; really? (question/finality particle), often used in questions or to present alternatives
Examples
เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเจ้าjâaoเจ้าjâao1lord; master; owner2ruler; prince (royal title)3deity; spirit (title/noun)4prefix: familiar or affectionate term before names or nouns5polite sentence-final particle (Northern Thai, mainly female)6yes; okay (polite, Northern Thai)7you (familiar/regional; archaic/literary)8classifier for businesses, suppliers, or individual partiesเล่าlâoเล่าlâo1[to] tell; narrate; recount2particle (emphasis/insistence)3question or topic particle (literary)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerทั้งหมดtáng-mòtทั้งหมดtáng-mòt1all; entire; whole2all; in total; completely3the whole; everythingนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ความจริงkwaam-jingความจริงkwaam-jing1truth; fact2actually; in fact; to tell the truthฤๅrʉʉฤๅrʉʉ1or2whether; or
Is the entire story you told the truth?
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ข่าวลือkàao-lʉʉที่ว่าtîi-wâaกองทัพgɔɔng-tápศัตรูsàt-dtruuกำลังจะgam-lang-jàบุกbùkมาถึงmaa-tʉ̌ngหน้าประตูnâa-bprà-dtuuเมืองmʉʉangนั้นnánเป็นbpenเรื่องจริงrʉ̂ʉang-jingฤๅrʉʉประการbprà-gaanใดdai
Is the rumor that the enemy army is about to breach the city gates true or not?
สวรรค์sà-wǎnเบื้องบนbʉ̂ʉang-bonไร้ซึ่งrái-sʉ̂ngความเมตตาkwaam-mêet-dtaaต่อdtɔ̀ɔมวลมนุษย์muuan-má-nútแล้วlɛ́ɛoฤๅrʉʉจึงjʉngได้dâaiปล่อยให้bplɔ̀i-hâiเกิดgə̀ətภัยพิบัติpai-pí-bàtร้ายแรงráai-rɛɛngเช่นนี้chên-níi
Have the heavens above lost all mercy for mankind, to allow such a terrible disaster to occur?
เหตุใดhèet-daiท่านtânจึงjʉngนิ่งเงียบnîng-ngîiapไปbpaiเล่าlâoถ้อยคำtɔ̂ɔi-kamของkɔ̌ɔngข้าkâaทำให้tam-hâiท่านtânขุ่นเคืองใจkùn-kʉʉang-jaiกระgràนั้นnánฤๅrʉʉ
Why have you gone silent? Did my words offend you?
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ฤๅ said รือ?
rʉʉ
- Vowel spellingThe letter ฤ is read รือ here.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
rʉʉ
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |