โรย
rooiMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] sprinkle; scatter
to scatter small pieces, grains, or drops of something over a surface (e.g., sprinkle herbs, sugar, or water)
Examples
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Yesterday I sprinkled a little salt on the watermelon.
พรุ่งนี้เช้าprûng-née cháoเขาkăoจะjàโรยroiปุ๋ยbpŭiเม็ดmétบางๆbaang baangไว้wáiรอบrôpโคนkohnต้นไม้dtôn máai
Tomorrow morning he will sprinkle granule fertilizer lightly around the base of the tree.
ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเสิร์ฟsə̀əpเชฟchéepโรยrooiผักชีpàk-chiiและlɛ́พริกไทยป่นprík-tai-bpònลงบนlong-bonซุปsúpเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพิ่มpə̂əmกลิ่นหอมglìn-hɔ̌ɔm
Before serving, the chef sprinkles coriander and ground pepper onto the soup to enhance the aroma.
2VerbB2
[to] wither; flag
to become weak, wilted, or less vigorous, as with flowers, health, or energy
Examples
หลังทำงานlǎng-tam-ngaanหลังทำงานlǎng-tam-ngaanafter working; after workทั้งวันtáng-wanทั้งวันtáng-wanall day; the whole dayแบตbɛ̀tแบตbɛ̀t1battery (device)2battery level/chargeฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toโรยrooiโรยrooi1[to] sprinkle; scatter2[to] wither; flagเดินไกลdəən-glaiเดินไกลdəən-glai1[to] walk far2to progress far (figurative)ไม่ไหวmâi-wǎiไม่ไหวmâi-wǎi[to] be unable (to [do sth]); cannotแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
After working all day, my energy is fading; I can’t walk far anymore.
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ช่วงปลายchûuang-bplaaiฤดูร้อนrʉ́-duu-rɔ́ɔnดอกไม้dɔ̀ɔk-máaiในnaiสวนsǔuanโรยrooiลงlongทีละtii-láต้นdtônเพราะprɔ́ขาดน้ำkàat-náam
At the end of summer, the flowers in the garden wilt one by one due to lack of water.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakป่วยbpùuaiยาวyaaoหลายlǎaiสัปดาห์sàp-daaแรงrɛɛngของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoโรยrooiลงlongจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngหยุดyùtซ้อมsɔ́ɔmกีฬาgii-laa
After being sick for weeks, his strength waned to the point he had to stop training.
พอpɔɔอากาศร้อนaa-gàat-rɔ́ɔnจัดjàtและlɛ́ฝนทิ้งช่วงfǒn-tíng-chûuangต้นdtônชาchaaที่tîiเชิงดอยchəəng-dɔɔiก็gɔ̂เริ่มrə̂əmโรยrooiใบbaiเหี่ยวhìiaoและlɛ́ไม่mâiแตกยอดdtɛ̀ɛk-yɔ̂ɔtใหม่mài
When the weather turned scorching and the rains paused, the tea plants at the foothill began to wilt, with leaves shriveling and no new shoots.
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 -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
rooi
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 | — | — |