เรี่ยว
rîiaoMeaning
1NounB2
strength; vigor
Physical strength or vigor; often used in the set phrase เรี่ยวแรงเรี่ยวแรงrîiao-rɛɛngstrength; vigor; energy meaning strength and energy.
Examples
คุณยายkun-yaaiคุณยายkun-yaaimaternal grandmother; respectful term for an elderly womanอายุมากaa-yú-mâakอายุมากaa-yú-mâakelderly; of advanced age; oldแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)แต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangbut still; yetมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเรี่ยวแรงrîiao-rɛɛngเรี่ยวแรงrîiao-rɛɛngstrength; vigor; energyเดินไปdəən-bpaiเดินไปdəən-bpai[to] walk to [somewhere]ตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)เองeengเองeeng1oneself; personally; by oneself2only; just; merely3exactly that/itselfได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every day
Grandma is very old, but she still has the strength and energy to walk to the market by herself every day.
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หลังจากlăng jàakทำงานtam ngaanมาmaaทั้งอาทิตย์táng aa-títเขาkăoก็gâwหมดmòtเรี่ยวแรงrîao raengจนjonอยากyàakนอนพักผ่อนnon pák pònเฉยๆchŏei chŏeiในnaiวันหยุดwan yùt
After working all week, he was so drained of energy that he just wanted to rest on his day off.
ถึงจะtʉ̌ng-jàรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kท้อแท้tɔ́ɔ-tɛ́ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoต้องdtɔ̂ngรวบรวมrûuap-ruuamเรี่ยวแรงrîiao-rɛɛngทั้งหมดtáng-mòtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสู้ต่อไปsûu-dtɔ̀ɔ-bpaiให้hâiถึงที่สุดtʉ̌ng-tîi-sùt
Even though he felt discouraged, he had to muster all his strength to keep fighting until the very end.
การออกกำลังกายgaan-ɔ̀ɔk-gam-lang-gaaiอย่างสม่ำเสมอyàang-sà-màm-sà-mə̌əเป็นbpenสิ่งสำคัญsìng-sǎm-kanในnaiการฟื้นฟูgaan-fʉ́ʉn-fuuเรี่ยวแรงrîiao-rɛɛngหลังจากlǎng-jàakการเจ็บป่วยgaan-jèp-bpùuaiที่tîiยาวนานyaao-naan
Regular exercise is essential for restoring physical vigor after a long illness.
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
rîiao
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 | — | — |