โรคห่า
rôok-hàaMeaning
1NounC1
cholera; deadly epidemic (dated)
a dated Thai term for cholera; also used to mean a widespread, deadly epidemic.
Examples
คนสมัยก่อนkon-sà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnคนสมัยก่อนkon-sà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnpeople from the pastกลัวgluuaกลัวgluua1[to] be afraid; fear2afraid; fearfulโรคห่าrôok-hàaโรคห่าrôok-hàacholera; deadly epidemic (dated)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)โรคระบาดrôok-rá-bàatโรคระบาดrôok-rá-bàat1epidemic; disease outbreak2epidemic diseaseที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerรุนแรงrun-rɛɛngรุนแรงrun-rɛɛng1violent; severe; intense2violently; severely; intenselyและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]คนตายkon-dtaaiคนตายkon-dtaaidead person; the deceasedเยอะyə́เยอะyə́1many; much; a lot (of)2a lot; much (colloq.)3excessive; too much
People in the old days were very afraid of cholera because it was a severe epidemic that caused many deaths.
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บันทึกban-têukทางประวัติศาสตร์taang bprà-wàt-sàatชี้ให้เห็นchée hâi hĕnว่าwâaโรคห่าrôhk hàaเคยkoeiสร้างsâangความเสียหายkwaam sĭia hăaiใหญ่หลวงyài lŭuangให้กับhâi gàpอาณาจักรสยามaa-naa-jàk sà-yăamในอดีตnai à-dèet
Historical records indicate that cholera once caused immense damage to the Siamese kingdom in the past.
พอpɔɔมีmiiข่าวkàaoไวรัสwai-rátสายพันธุ์sǎai-panใหม่màiระบาดrá-bàatคนแก่kon-gɛ̀ɛที่บ้านtîi-bâanก็gɔ̂บ่นbònว่าwâaนี่nîiมันmanจะjàเกิดgə̀ətโรคห่าrôok-hàaซ้ำรอยsám-rɔɔiสมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnรึเปล่าrʉ́-bplàao
When news of the new virus outbreak spread, the elders at home grumbled, 'Is this going to be a deadly epidemic repeating the old days?'
ในnaiวรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-diiบางbaangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangมีmiiการพรรณนาgaan-pan-ná-naaถึงtʉ̌ngสภาพsà-pâapบ้านเมืองbâan-mʉʉangที่tîiรกร้างrók-ráangราวกับraao-gàpป่าช้าbpàa-cháaหลังจากlǎng-jàakโดนdoonโรคห่าrôok-hàaลงlong
Some literary works describe the condition of towns left deserted like a cemetery after being struck by a deadly epidemic.
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 markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ค, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
rôok
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → 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
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ห่าhàaห่าhàa1a volley; a downpour; a burst2classifier for downpours, volleys, or bursts3plague; cholera (historical)4damn!; hell! (vulgar)a volley; a downpour; a burstPart 2
โรคห่าrôok-hàaโรคห่าrôok-hàacholera; deadly epidemic (dated)cholera; deadly epidemic (dated)Word