ไร้ผล
rái-pǒnMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
ineffective; fruitless
having no effect or not producing the desired result; unsuccessful.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)กินยาgin-yaaกินยาgin-yaa[to] take medicine (orally)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)แต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerไร้ผลrái-pǒnไร้ผลrái-pǒnineffective; fruitless
I took the medicine, but it was ineffective.
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ความพยายามkwaam-pá-yaa-yaamของkɔ̌ɔngพวกเราpûuak-raoไร้ผลrái-pǒnเพราะprɔ́ฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkจนjonจัดงานjàt-ngaanต่อdtɔ̀ɔไม่ได้mâi-dâai
Our efforts were fruitless because it rained so heavily that we couldn't continue the event.
คำเตือนkam dteuuanของเขาkŏng kăoไร้ผลrái pŏnโดยสิ้นเชิงdoi sîn cherngเด็กๆdèk dèkยังคงyang kongวิ่งเล่นwîng lênใกล้glâiถนนtà-nŏnเหมือนเดิมmĕuuan derm
His warning was completely ineffective; the children continued to play near the road as before.
มาตรการmâat-dtrà-gaanกระตุ้นเศรษฐกิจgrà-dtûn-sèet-tà-gìtที่tîiรัฐบาลrát-tà-baanออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaดูเหมือนduu-mʉ̌ʉanจะjàไร้ผลrái-pǒnเนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakกำลังซื้อgam-lang-sʉ́ʉของkɔ̌ɔngประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonยังyangไม่mâiฟื้นตัวfʉ́ʉn-dtuua
The economic stimulus measures issued by the government seem to have been unsuccessful, as the purchasing power of the people has not yet recovered.
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 tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
rái
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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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ผลpǒnผลpǒn1classifier: fruits2result; outcome3fruit (formal)4benefit; advantageclassifier: fruitsPart 2
ไร้ผลrái-pǒnไร้ผลrái-pǒnineffective; fruitlessineffective; fruitlessWord