เรี่ย
rîiaMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
close to the ground; low-lying; low-level
situated or moving very close to the ground or a surface; low and near the surface (e.g., flying low, crawling close to the ground)
Examples
นกนางแอ่นnók-naang-ɛ̀ɛnนกนางแอ่นnók-naang-ɛ̀ɛn1swallow (bird)2swiftlet (loose/colloquial use)บินbinบินbin1[to] fly2[to] fly (by air travel)โฉบเฉี่ยวchòop-chìiaoโฉบเฉี่ยวchòop-chìiao1[to] swoop; dart; skim past [sb/sth] quickly2sleek; sharp; stylish (of appearance)เรี่ยrîiaเรี่ยrîiaclose to the ground; low-lying; low-levelผิวน้ำpǐu-náamผิวน้ำpǐu-náamwater surface; surface of the waterเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofจับjàpจับjàp1[to] hold; grasp2[to] touch; feel3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] arrest5[to] detect; pick up; sense6[to] attack; come on (of fever)7[to] settle on; stick to a surfaceแมลงmá-lɛɛngแมลงmá-lɛɛnginsect; bugกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket
The swallows swoop low, skimming the water's surface to catch insects.
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รถสปอร์ตrót-sà-bpɔ̀ɔtคันkanนั้นnánโหลดlòotเตี้ยdtîiaมากmâakจนjonท้องรถtɔ́ɔng-rótแทบจะtɛ̂ɛp-jàเรี่ยrîiaพื้นถนนpʉ́ʉn-tà-nǒnอยู่แล้วyùu-lɛ́ɛo
That sports car is lowered so much that its undercarriage is almost scraping the road surface.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaลมlomฤดูใบไม้ร่วงrʉ́-duu-bai-máai-rûuangพัดมาpát-maaใบไม้แห้งbai-máai-hɛ̂ɛngก็gɔ̂ปลิวbpliuเรี่ยrîiaไปตามbpai-dtaamพื้นดินpʉ́ʉn-dinอย่างเชื่องช้าyàang-chʉ̂ʉang-cháa
When the autumn wind blew, dry leaves drifted slowly and low across the ground.
ทหารtá-hǎanหน่วยรบพิเศษnùuai-róp-pí-sèetได้รับdâi-rápการฝึกgaan-fʉ̀kให้hâiเคลื่อนที่klʉ̂ʉan-tîiในnaiลักษณะlák-sà-nàหมอบmɔ̀ɔpต่ำdtàmเรี่ยrîiaพื้นpʉ́ʉnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหลบหลีกlòp-lìikการตรวจจับgaan-dtrùuat-jàpของkɔ̌ɔngข้าศึกkâa-sʉ̀k
Special forces soldiers are trained to move in a low crawl, close to the ground, to evade enemy detection.
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
rîia
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 | — | — |