เรือง
rʉʉangMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] shine; [to] glow
to emit light; to shine or glow; to be lustrous (often literary).
Examples
ดวงduuangดวงduuang1orb; sun/moon; lamp; round spot2fortune; fate; horoscope3classifier: round/bright objects (lamps, bulbs, celestial bodies); spotsจันทร์เรืองjan-rʉʉangจันทร์เรืองjan-rʉʉangThai personal name ('shining moon')ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)คืนkʉʉnคืนkʉʉn1nighttime; night2[to] return [sth]; give back3[to] refund; reimburse4back; in return5[to] return; come back (literary)มืดmʉ̂ʉtมืดmʉ̂ʉt1dark; lacking light2after dark; late3[to] get dark; become dark4gloomy; obscure (figurative)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asทางเดินtaang-dəənทางเดินtaang-dəən1walkway; passage; corridor; aisle; path2path; route; course (figurative)3tract; passageway (anatomy/system)ชัดchátชัดchát1clear; sharp (visible/audible)2clear; definite3clearly
The moon glows on the dark night so clearly that the path is visible.
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The tip of the cigarette glows red in the darkness of the balcony.
สาหร่ายทะเลsǎa-ràai-tá-leeบางชนิดbaang-chá-nítเรืองrʉʉangเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaถูกtùukคลื่นklʉ̂ʉnซัดsátทำให้tam-hâiผืนน้ำpʉ̌ʉn-náamดูมีชีวิตduu-mii-chii-wít
Certain sea algae glow when hit by waves, making the water seem alive.
ดวงduuangตะเกียงdtà-giiangน้ำมันnám-manเก่าgàoเรืองrʉʉangอย่างสม่ำเสมอyàang-sà-màm-sà-mə̌əแม้mɛ́ɛลมแรงlom-rɛɛngก็gɔ̂ไม่mâiดับdàp
The old oil lamp emits a steady glow and doesn’t go out even in strong wind.
2AdjectiveB2
bright; radiant (literary)
bright, radiant, or glowing in appearance; lustrous (literary/poetic).
Examples
แก้วน้ำgɛ̂ɛo-náamแก้วน้ำgɛ̂ɛo-náamdrinking glass; tumblerในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)แสงจันทร์sɛ̌ɛng-janแสงจันทร์sɛ̌ɛng-janmoonlightดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneเรืองนวลrʉʉang-nuuanเรืองนวลrʉʉang-nuuansoftly radiant; lustrousอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4like; as; such as5in the manner of; -lyเงียบngîiapเงียบngîiap1quiet; silent2quiet (place/time)3[to] be quiet; fall silent4[to] go silent; stop respondingงามngaamงามngaam1beautiful; lovely2graceful; elegant; proper3[adv] beautifully; nicely
The glass under the moonlight looked softly radiant in a quiet elegance.
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ผิวpǐuผ้ากำมะหยี่pâa-gam-má-yìiสีครามsǐi-kraamเรืองrʉʉangละมุนlá-munเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaกระทบgrà-tópแสงไฟsɛ̌ɛng-fai
The indigo velvet surface appeared gently lustrous when it caught the light.
At first dawn, the water’s surface glowed lustrously like silver scales.
มาลัยmaa-laiดอกพิกุลdɔ̀ɔk-pí-gunขาวkǎaoเรืองrʉʉangผ่องpɔ̀ngราวraaoมีmiiหมอกmɔ̀ɔkบางbaangห่มhòmคลุมklum
The white pikul garland shone bright and pure, as if veiled in a thin mist.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
rʉʉang
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 | — | — |