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| ฤ special ligature | a Sanskrit ligature (consonant and vowel combination) which can be pronounced as ริ (ฤทธิ์  ) or รึ (พฤกษา ) or เรอ (ฤกษ์ ). The character is not normally listed in the Thai alphabet although appearing between ร and ล in Thai alphabetical order |
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| ฤ | riH | particle, loanword, Sanskrit | a Sanskrit ligature (consonant and vowel combination) which can be pronounced as ริ (ฤทธิ์ ) or รึ (พฤกษา ) or เรอ (ฤกษ์ ). The character is not normally listed in the Thai alphabet although appearing between ร and ล in Thai alphabetical order |
| particle, formal, poetic, archaic, ancient, loanword, Sanskrit | [a particle indicating negation] not; no [usually used in Thai poetry] | ||
| [interrogative] which? what? | |||
| ฤกษ์ | reerkF | noun, loanword, Sanskrit | auspicious occasion; lucky time; propitious moment |
| noun, proper noun | [ดาวฤกษ์] fixed star | ||
| verb | [ได้ฤกษ์] to arrive at an auspicious time; reach the time to do something with an auspicious result | ||
| ฤกษ์งามยามดี | reerkF ngaamM yaamM deeM | noun | auspicious time; the correct moment (for) |
| ฤกษ์ดี | reerkF deeM | noun | auspicious time |
| ฤคเวท | reukH khaH waehtF | proper noun, loanword, Sanskrit | The Rg-Veda—one of the three ancient Hinduism writs |
| ฤชา | reuH chaaM | noun, archaic, loanword, Sanskrit | fee |
| ฤชากร | reuH chaaM gaawnM | noun, archaic, loanword, Sanskrit | revenue derived from fee |
| ฤชาธรรมเนียม | reuH chaaM thamM niiamM | noun | (i.e. court) fees; (i.e. membership) dues; charges |
| ฤชุ | reuH chooH | adjective, loanword, Sanskrit | [is] straightforward; upright; honest; trustworthy |
| ฤดี | reuH deeM | noun, poetic, loanword, Sanskrit | pleasure; delight; gladness |
| proper noun, person, formal, loanword, Pali | Rudee [a Thai female given name] (pleasure, delight) | ||
| ฤดู | reuH duuM | noun, loanword, Sanskrit | [climate, weather] season |
| noun, loanword, Sanskrit | a period of time in commerce or agriculture | ||
| [sports, play or show] season | |||
| classifier | [numerical classifier for season] | ||
| ฤดูการแข่งบอลได้เวียนมาอีกหน | reuH duuM gaanM khaengL baawnM daiF wiianM maaM eekL hohnR | example sentence | "The football season has come around again!" |
| ฤดูกาล | reuH duuM gaanM | noun, loanword, Sanskrit | a season |
| ฤดูกาลก็เป็นสิ่งสำคัญ | reuH duuM gaanM gaawF bpenM singL samR khanM | example sentence | "The changing of the seasons was an important factor." |
| ฤดูเก็บเกี่ยว | reuH duuM gepL giaaoL | noun | a harvest time or busy farming season |
| ฤดูติดสัด | reuH duuM dtitL satL | noun | animals' mating season |
| ฤดูไถหว่าน | reuH duuM thaiR waanL | noun, phrase, formal | season or time for plowing/ploughing and rice-planting |
| ฤดูทำนา | reuH duuM thamM naaM | noun | farming or rice-growing season |
| ฤดูน้ำหลาก | reuH duuM naamH laakL | noun | the flooding season |
| ฤดูใบไม้ผลิ | reuH duuM baiM maaiH phliL | noun | the season; spring |
| ฤดูใบไม้ร่วง | reuH duuM baiM maaiH ruaangF | noun, phrase, formal | autumn; fall (the season) |
| ฤดูฝน | reuH duuM fohnR | noun | rainy season (July - October in Thailand) |
| ฤดูฝน นอกจากความลื่นไถล หล่มลึก ต้นไม้ใหญ่น้อยล้มขวางแล้ว อีกสิ่งหนึ่งที่จะพบเหมือน ๆ กันคือ เหล่าสัตว์ป่า | reuH duuM fohnR naawkF jaakL khwaamM leuunF thaL laiR lohmL leukH dtohnF maaiH yaiL naawyH lohmH khwaangR laaeoH eekL singL neungL theeF jaL phohpH meuuanR ganM kheuuM laoL satL bpaaL | example sentence | "During rainy season the jungle has in addition to being slippery and beset with deep quagmires and falling trees of different sizes, you will also find jungle creatures..." |
| ฤดูร้อน | reuH duuM raawnH | noun | summer; hot season (March - June in Thailand) |
| ฤดูร้อนช้างไม่ไปไหนไกลลำห้วย | reuH duuM raawnH chaangH maiF bpaiM naiR glaiM lamM huayF | example sentence | "[During] the summer elephants do not go far from creeks and streams." |
| ฤดูร้อนพยาบาลที่สถานีอนามัยก็จะมาฉีดยาป้องกันอหิวาต์และไทฟอยด์ให้กับคนในหมู่บ้าน | reuH duuM raawnH phaH yaaM baanM theeF saL thaaR neeM aL naaM maiM gaawF jaL maaM cheetL yaaM bpaawngF ganM aL hiL waaM laeH thaiM faawyM haiF gapL khohnM naiM muuL baanF | example sentence | "During the summer months Health Center nurses come out [to rural areas] to inoculate the villagers against cholera and typhoid fever." |
| ฤดูแล้ง | reuH duuM laaengH | noun | dry season |
| ฤดูแล้งจัด ๆ ช้างจะขุดหลุมเล็ก ๆ ริม ๆ ห้วยให้น้ำซึมขึ้นมา ๆ | reuH duuM laaengH jatL chaangH jaL khootL loomR lekH rimM huayF haiF naamH seumM kheunF maaM | example sentence | "During the very dry season, the elephants dig small holes along the edges of the creeks so that water can well up in them." |
| ฤดูหนาว | reuH duuM naaoR | noun | winter; cold season (November - February in Thailand) |
| ฤดูหนาวกับโรคหวัดมักเป็นของคู่กันเสมอ ไม่ว่าจะเป็นโรคไข้หวัดธรรมดาหรือโรคไข้หวัดใหญ่ก็ล้วนแต่สร้างความรำคาญใจให้แก่ผู้เป็นได้ทั้งสิ้น | reuH duuM naaoR gapL ro:hkF watL makH bpenM khaawngR khuuF ganM saL muuhrR maiF waaF jaL bpenM ro:hkF khaiF watL thamM maH daaM reuuR ro:hkF khaiF watL yaiL gaawF luaanH dtaaeL saangF khwaamM ramM khaanM jaiM haiF gaaeL phuuF bpenM daiF thangH sinF | example sentence | "Winter and colds always seem to happen at the same time; whether they have a regular cold or the flu, everyone will be uncomfortable and irritated." |
| ฤทธ์ | ritH | adjective, loanword, Sanskrit | prosperous; thriving; growing; rich; increasing |
| ฤทธา | ritH thaaM | noun | power; effect |
| ฤทธานุ | ritH thaaM nooH | [alternate spelling of ฤทธา ] | |
| ฤทธานุภาพ | ritH thaaM nooH phaapF | noun | supernatural power |
| ฤทธิ์ | ritH | noun, adjective, loanword, Sanskrit | enormous ability or resource; formidable force; colossal power; might; supernatural or paranormal power, miraculous or magical faculty |
| noun, loanword, Sanskrit | prosperity; progress; growth | ||
| noun, formal, loanword, Sanskrit | [of medicines] effect | ||
| ฤทธิ์ทางเภสัชวิทยา | ritH thaangM phaehM satL chaH witH thaH yaaM | noun | pharmacological activity |
| ฤทธิ์อย่างอ่อน | ritH yaangL aawnL | adjective, phrase, formal | [of the effect of medicines or drugs] mild |
| ฤทธิ์เดช | ritH daehtL | noun | power; might; force; power |
| ฤทธี | ritH theeM | [alternate spelling of ฤทธิ์ ] | |
| ฤทัย | reuH thaiM | noun, loanword, Sanskrit | mind; heart; soul; feeling |
| noun, proper noun, person, loanword, Sanskrit | Ruthai [a Thai female given name] (heart, mind) | ||
| ฤษี | reuH seeR | noun, loanword, Sanskrit | a hermit; anchorite; ascetic |
| noun, figurative, idiom, loanword, Sanskrit | [idiomatic usage: a person who lives alone, away from people and sociey] | ||
| ฤาษี | reuuM seeR | [alternate spelling of ฤๅษี ] | |
| ฤๅ | reuuM | particle, formal, poetic, archaic, ancient, loanword, Sanskrit | [a particle indicating negation] not; no (usually used in Thai poetry) |
| particle, Sanskrit | [indicating a question] "?" | ||
| [interrogatory] what; which | |||
| ฤๅษี | reuuM seeR | noun, loanword, Sanskrit | ascetic; meditating recluse or hermit |
| ฤๅษีเลี้ยงลิง | reuuM seeR liiangH lingM | phrase, idiom | to bring up unruly children — "Like herding cats." |
| ฤๅษีเลี้ยงลิง | reuuM seeR liiangH lingM | [literal] “a hermit shepherding monkeys” | |
| ฤๅษีเลี้ยงลิง | reuuM seeR liiangH lingM | [metaphor] a government of overachieving but uncontrollable leaders. | |
| ฤๅษีเลี้ยงเต่า | reuuM seeR liiangH dtaoL | noun, poetic | lit. “a hermit shepherding turtles” |
| noun | (metaphor) a government of geriatric and unresponsive leaders | ||