รั่ว

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word รั่ว. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word รั่ว, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say รั่ว in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word รั่ว you have here. The definition of the word รั่ว will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofรั่ว, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *rwoːᴮ (“to leak”). Compare Old Chinese 漏 (OC *roːs, “to leak”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩁ᩠ᩅᩫ᩵, Lao ຮົ່ວ (hūa), Shan ႁူဝ်ႈ (hō), Ahom 𑜍𑜢𑜤𑜈𑜫 (rüw), Zhuang roh, Nong Zhuang roh, Zuojiang Zhuang ruoh.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicรั่ว
r ạ ˋ w
RomanizationPaiboonrûua
Royal Instituterua
(standard) IPA(key)/rua̯˥˩/(R)

Verb

รั่ว • (rûua) (abstract noun การรั่ว)

  1. to leak:
    1. to pass; to escape.
      น้ำรั่ว
      náam rûua
      Water leaks (as through a hole).
      ก๊าซรั่ว
      gáat rûua
      A gas leaks.
    2. to let (something) pass or escape.
      เรือรั่ว
      rʉʉa rûua
      The boat leaks.
      หลังคารั่ว
      lǎng-kaa rûua
      The roof leaks.
    3. to become known.
      ข่าวรั่ว
      kàao rûua
      The news leaks (out).
      ข้อสอบรั่ว
      kɔ̂ɔ-sɔ̀ɔp rûua
      Exam papers leak.

Derived terms

Adjective

รั่ว • (rûua) (abstract noun ความรั่ว)

  1. (slang, mild vulgar, perhaps influenced by the term ไม่เต็ม) of unsound mind, mentally ill, mentally disordered; not all there; erratic, eccentric.
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia