เรื่อ
rʉ̂ʉaMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
faint; dull (color/light)
Pale or lacking brightness, especially of color or light.
Examples
เสื้อsêuuaเสื้อsêuua1shirt; top2jacket; coat3classifier: ตัวตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ซักsákซักsák1[to] wash (clothes)2about; approximately (before numbers)3[to] interrogate; question closelyบ่อยbòiบ่อยbòioften; frequentlyจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofสีแดงsĕe daengสีแดงsĕe daeng1the color red2red; red-coloredกลายเป็นglaai bpenกลายเป็นglaai bpen1[to] become; turn into [sth]2[to] turn out (to be) [sth/that]สีแดงsĕe daengสีแดงsĕe daeng1the color red2red; red-coloredเรื่อๆrêuua rêuuaเรื่อๆrêuua rêuuafaintly glowing; ruddyไปแล้วbpai láewไปแล้วbpai láew1[to] have gone; have left; be gone (completed action)2[to] be off now; I'm leaving (announcement)
This shirt has been washed so often that the red has faded to a pale red.
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เขาkăoนั่งมองnâng mongแสงตะวันsaeng dtà-wanยามเช้าyaam cháaoที่têeส่องsòngเรื่อๆrêuua rêuuaผ่านpàanม่านmâanเข้ามาkâo maaในnaiห้องhông
He sat watching the pale morning sunlight shining dimly through the curtains into the room.
ภาพวาดสีน้ำมันpâap-wâat-sǐi-nám-manเก่าแก่gào-gɛ̀ɛภาพpâapนั้นnánมีสีสันmii-sǐi-sǎnที่tîiจางjaangเรื่อrʉ̂ʉaไปตามbpai-dtaamกาลเวลาgaan-wee-laaทำให้เห็นtam-hâi-hěnรายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatได้dâaiไม่ชัดเจนmâi-chát-jeen
The colors of that old oil painting have become pale and faded over time, making the details unclear.
หลังจากlăng jàakป่วยหนักbpùuai nàkริมฝีปากrim fĕe bpàakของkŏngเธอterก็gâwดูdooซีดเซียวsêet siiaoมีmeeสีชมพูsĕe chom-pooเรื่อๆrêuua rêuuaเพียงเล็กน้อยpiiang lék nóiเท่านั้นtâo nán
After her severe illness, her lips looked wan, with only a very pale pinkish hue.
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
rʉ̂ʉa
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 | — | — |