รั่ว

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Thai[edit]

Etymology[edit]

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[edit]

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

Verb[edit]

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[edit]

Adjective[edit]

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.
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