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รา raaM |
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1. | fungus; mold; mildew |
2. | to wait; to stop |
3. | [poetic use only] we; us |
4. | [poetic use only] expressing consolation or fond thought |
5. | to strike or hit one after another; to scrape along |
6. | [euphonious suffix] |
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pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | รา |
IPA | raː |
Royal Thai General System | ra |
1.  [noun] | |||
definition | fungus; mold; mildew | ||
examples | ขึ้นรา | kheunF raaM | to become moldy or mildewed |
เห็ดรา | hetL raaM | fungus | |
เชื้อรา | cheuuaH raaM | fungus | |
หัวราน้ำ | huaaR raaM naamH | [is] dead drunk; unconcious from drinking | |
ราขนาดใหญ่ | raaM khaL naatL yaiL | macrofungi | |
ขี้หมูราขี้หมาแห้ง | kheeF muuR raaM kheeF maaR haaengF | [is] trivial; insignificant | |
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เช้าวันรุ่งขึ้น ขณะลูกเขยออกจากประตูบ้าน ก็เห็นรถ เฟอร์รารี สีแดงคันงามจอดอยู่หน้าประตูบ้าน พร้อมข้อความติดอยู่ที่หน้ากระจกรถ chaaoH wanM roongF kheunF khaL naL luukF kheeuyR aawkL jaakL bpraL dtuuM baanF gaawF henR rohtH fuuhrM raaM reeM seeR daaengM khanM ngaamM jaawtL yuuL naaF bpraL dtuuM baanF phraawmH khaawF khwaamM dtitL yuuL theeF naaF graL johkL rohtH "The next morning when [the third] son-in-law came out of the house he saw a beautiful, red Ferrari parked at his door along with a note on the windshield." | |||
2.  [verb, transitive, intransitive, formal, ancient] | |||
definition | to wait; to stop | ||
examples | เลิกรา | leerkF raaM | to break up; separate; end |
รามือ | raaM meuuM | to slacken; abate; lessen; relax; decrease; reduce; be less active; loosen | |
ดูรา | duuM raaM | "Look you!" — "Look here!" — "Listen to me!" | |
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3.  [pronoun, formal, poetic] | |||
definition | [poetic use only] we; us | ||
4.  [formal, poetic] | |||
definition | [poetic use only] expressing consolation or fond thought | ||
example | โรยรา | rooyM raaM | to wilt (as in flowers) |
5.  [verb, transitive, ancient] | |||
definition | to strike or hit one after another; to scrape along | ||
example | |||
sample sentence | |||
6.  | |||
definition | [euphonious suffix] | ||
as a suffix | รถรา | rohtH raaM | vehicle; car; traffic |