โรยรา
rooi-raaMeanings
1VerbB2
to fade; to wither; to decline
to gradually lose strength, freshness, or vitality; to deteriorate or wane over time (e.g., health, beauty, energy)
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenตกบ่ายdtòk-bàaiตกบ่ายdtòk-bàaicome afternoon; in the afternoonพลังงานpá-lang-ngaanพลังงานpá-lang-ngaan1vitality; vigor2energy (physics)3energy (power supply; fuel)ของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toโรยราrooi-raaโรยราrooi-raa1to fade; to wither; to decline2faded; waning; withered
Once afternoon comes, my energy starts to wane.
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เมื่อmêuuaเราraoอายุมากàa-yú mâakขึ้นkêunกำลังวังชาgam-lang wang-chaaก็gâwจะjàค่อยๆkôi kôiโรยราroi raaไปตามbpai dtaamกาลเวลาgaan way-laa
As we get older, our physical strength will gradually deteriorate over time.
ความนิยมkwaam-ní-yomของkɔ̌ɔngนักร้องnák-rɔ́ɔngคนkonนั้นnánเริ่มrə̂əmโรยราrooi-raaลงlongหลังจากlǎng-jàakไม่มีmâi-miiผลงานเพลงpǒn-ngaan-pleengใหม่màiออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaนานnaan
That singer's popularity began to wane after not releasing new music for a long time.
แม้mɛ́ɛความงามkwaam-ngaamภายนอกpaai-nɔ̂ɔkจะโรยราjà-rooi-raaไปbpaiแต่dtɛ̀ɛความดีkwaam-diiในใจnai-jaiของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəยังคงอยู่yang-kong-yùuเสมอsà-mə̌ə
Although physical beauty may fade, the goodness in her heart always remains.
2AdjectiveB2
faded; waning; withered
in a state of declining strength or freshness; no longer vigorous or at a peak (often used figuratively or for plants/people)
Examples
ดอกไม้dɔ̀ɔk-máaiดอกไม้dɔ̀ɔk-máaiflower; flowersในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)แจกันjɛɛ-ganแจกันjɛɛ-ganvaseดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneโรยราrooi-raaโรยราrooi-raa1to fade; to wither; to decline2faded; waning; witheredหลังจากlǎng-jàakหลังจากlǎng-jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)ไม่ได้mâi-dâaiไม่ได้mâi-dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)เปลี่ยนbplìianเปลี่ยนbplìian1[to] change; become different2[to] switch; replace; exchangeน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)6served with broth7empty words; fillerมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerสองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondวันwanวันwan1day2daytime; daylight3classifier: days
The flowers in the vase look withered after not having their water changed for two days.
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เขาkǎoรู้สึกว่าrúu-sʉ̀k-wâaความกระตือรือร้นkwaam-grà-dtʉʉ-rʉʉ-rónในnaiการทำงานgaan-tam-ngaanของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoโรยราrooi-raaไปbpaiมากmâak
He felt that his enthusiasm for work was in a state of decline.
ในnaiช่วงท้ายchûuang-táaiของkɔ̌ɔngฤดูใบไม้ร่วงrʉ́-duu-bai-máai-rûuangใบไม้bai-máaiบนbonต้นdtônก็gɔ̂เริ่มrə̂əmมีmiiสภาพsà-pâapที่tîiโรยราrooi-raaและlɛ́ร่วงหล่นrûuang-lòn
Towards the end of autumn, the leaves on the trees entered a withered state and began to fall.
นักกีฬาnák gee-laaอาวุโสaa-wú-sŏhยอมรับyom rápว่าwâaสมรรถภาพsà-mát-tá-pâapทางกายtaang gaaiของเขาkŏng kăoโรยราroi raaไม่เหมือนmâi mĕuuanสมัยsà-măiหนุ่มๆnùm-nùm
The senior athlete admitted his physical performance was now in decline, unlike in his younger days.
Tones
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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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ราraaราraa1mold; mildew2we two; both of us (archaic/literary)3[to] desist; stop; let upmold; mildewPart 2
โรยราrooi-raaโรยราrooi-raato fade; to wither; to declineto fade; to wither; to declineWord