โรซิน

roo-sin

Meaning

1NounC1

rosin; colophony

A solid resin usually made from the sticky substance produced by pine trees, after turpentine has been removed. It is used on the bows of string instruments to help them grip the strings, and in varnishes and materials used for soldering.

Examples

ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerเล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] play (audio or video)7[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)ไวโอลินwai-oo-linไวโอลินwai-oo-linviolinฉันทาchǎn-taaฉันทาchǎn-taadesire; inclination; affectionโรซินroo-sinโรซินroo-sinrosin; colophonyบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ขนkǒnขนkǒn1hair; fur (body hair of people/animals)2[to] transport; haul; carry (goods)คันชักkan-chákคันชักkan-chák1bow (for string instruments)2pull rod; linkage; tie rodเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiso that; in order thatจับjàpจับjàp1[to] hold; grasp2[to] touch; feel3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] arrest5[to] perch (of a bird)6[to] detect; pick up; sense7[to] attack; come on (of fever)8[to] settle on; stick to a surfaceสายsǎaiสายsǎai1late (in the day); running late2morning (late morning period)3line; wire; cable4route; line (transport/communication)5classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)6informant; spy; secret agent7phone call8string; strap; band9lineage; affiliation; branch10classifier for rivers and streamsได้ดีขึ้นdâai-dii-kʉ̂nได้ดีขึ้นdâai-dii-kʉ̂n1better (than before)2[to] be better off; become more successful
Before playing the violin, I apply rosin to the bow hair so that it grips the strings better.
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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

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Mid tone

roo

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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Word Breakdown

โรrooโรrooRho (Greek letter Ρ/ρ)Rho (Greek letter Ρ/ρ)Part 1
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ซินsinซินsinSino-Thai morpheme in Chinese New Year phrasesSino-Thai morpheme in Chinese New Year phrasesPart 2
โรซินroo-sinโรซินroo-sinrosin; colophonyrosin; colophonyWord