เร่ร่อน
rêe-rɔ̂ɔnMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] wander; roam (without a fixed home)
to move from place to place without a fixed residence; to wander or roam without settling
Examples
นกnókนกnók1bird2[to] get stood up; miss out (slang)บางชนิดbaang-chá-nítบางชนิดbaang-chá-nítsome kinds; certain typesจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เร่ร่อนrêe-rɔ̂ɔnเร่ร่อนrêe-rɔ̂ɔn1[to] wander; roam (without a fixed home)2homeless; itinerantไปหาbpai-hǎaไปหาbpai-hǎa1[to] go see [sb]; [to] visit [sb]2[to] go look for [sb/sth]; [to] seek [sth]แหล่งอาหารlɛ̀ng-aa-hǎanแหล่งอาหารlɛ̀ng-aa-hǎanfood source; feeding groundใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)5hibiscus (Northern Thai)เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)ฤดูหนาวrʉ́-duu-nǎaoฤดูหนาวrʉ́-duu-nǎaowinter; cold seasonมาถึงmaa-tʉ̌ngมาถึงmaa-tʉ̌ng1[to] arrive (somewhere)2[to] reach; come to (time/stage/topic)
Some bird species will wander to find new food sources when winter arrives.
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หลังจากlăng jàakออกจากบ้านòk jàak bâanเขาkăoต้องdtôngเร่ร่อนrây rônไปตามbpai dtaamเมืองmeuuangต่างๆdtàang-dtàangเพื่อpêuuaหางานhăa ngaanทำtam
After leaving home, he had to roam from city to city to find work.
คณะละครสัตว์ká-ná lá-kon sàtเร่ร่อนrây rônไปbpaiจัดการแสดงjàt gaan sà-daengทั่วประเทศtûua bprà-têetทำให้tam hâiเด็กๆdèk dèkในnaiต่างจังหวัดdtàang jang-wàtตื่นเต้นdtèun dtênดีใจdee jai
The circus troupe wanders to put on shows all over the country, bringing excitement and joy to children in the provinces.
จิตใจjìt-jaiของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoเร่ร่อนrêe-rɔ̂ɔnไปbpaiอย่างไร้จุดหมายyàang-rái-jùt-mǎaiในnaiดินแดนdin-dɛɛnแห่งhɛ̀ngความทรงจำkwaam-song-jamนับตั้งแต่náp-dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛเธอtəəจากไปjàak-bpai
His mind has been wandering aimlessly in the land of memories ever since she left.
2AdjectiveB1
homeless; itinerant
having no fixed home; living a drifting or itinerant life
Examples
มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringเร่ร่อนrêe-rɔ̂ɔnเร่ร่อนrêe-rɔ̂ɔn1[to] wander; roam (without a fixed home)2homeless; itinerantอาศัยอยู่aa-sǎi-yùuอาศัยอยู่aa-sǎi-yùu[to] live; reside; dwell; inhabitใต้dtâaiใต้dtâai1under; beneath; below2south (direction)3southern region; the South4south; southern5under; subject to (authority/rules)สะพานลอยsà-paan-lɔɔiสะพานลอยsà-paan-lɔɔipedestrian overpass; footbridge over a roadนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)
There are homeless people living under that pedestrian bridge.
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มูลนิธิmoon-lá-ní-tíนี้néeก่อตั้งขึ้นgòr dtâng kûenเพื่อpêuuaช่วยเหลือchûuai-lĕuuaเด็กdèkเร่ร่อนrây rônให้hâiได้รับการศึกษาdâi ráp gaan sèuk-săaและláeมีmeeอนาคตà-naa-kótที่ดีtêe dee
This foundation was established to help children with no fixed home receive an education and have a good future.
เขาkǎoเลือกใช้lʉ̂ʉak-cháiชีวิตchii-wítแบบbɛ̀ɛpเร่ร่อนrêe-rɔ̂ɔnเดินทางdəən-taangไปbpaiทั่วโลกtûua-lôokพร้อมกับprɔ́ɔm-gàpเป้bpêeเพียงpiiangใบbaiเดียวdiiao
He chose to live a life with no fixed home, traveling the world with just one backpack.
การเพิ่มขึ้นgaan-pə̂əm-kʉ̂nของkɔ̌ɔngประชากรbprà-chaa-gɔɔnเร่ร่อนrêe-rɔ̂ɔnในnaiเขตเมืองkèet-mʉʉangสะท้อนให้เห็นถึงsà-tɔ́ɔn-hâi-hěn-tʉ̌ngปัญหาbpan-hǎaความเหลื่อมล้ำkwaam-lʉ̀ʉam-lámทางเศรษฐกิจtaang-sèet-tà-gìtที่tîiรุนแรงขึ้นrun-rɛɛng-kʉ̂n
The increase in the homeless population in urban areas reflects the worsening problem of economic inequality.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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
rêe
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
เร่rêeเร่rêe1[to] drift; wander about2[to] peddle; hawk3itinerant; roaming[to] drift; wander aboutPart 1
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ร่อนrɔ̂ɔnร่อนrɔ̂ɔn1[to] glide; soar; drift2[to] sift; sieve3[to] wander; drift around4[to] pan (for gold)5[to] skim; send gliding6[to] peel off; flake off[to] glide; soar; driftPart 2
เร่ร่อนrêe-rɔ̂ɔnเร่ร่อนrêe-rɔ̂ɔn[to] wander; roam (without a fixed home)[to] wander; roam (without a fixed home)Word