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| โรย rooyM |  |
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| 1. | to sprinkle; to powder |
| 2. | to weaken; to be exhausted |
| 3. | faded; jaded; withered |
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | โรย |
| IPA | roːj |
| Royal Thai General System | roi |
| 1. [verb, transitive, intransitive] | |||
| definition | to sprinkle; to powder | ||
| example | ผักชีโรยหน้า | phakL cheeM rooyM naaF | [metaphor] window dressing; gilding; improvements only on the surface |
| sample sentences | |||
เมื่อตำปลาลงไปให้แน่นเต็มไหจนไม่สามารถตำลงได้อีก ก็นำเกลือมาโรยลงไปอีกครั้ง meuuaF dtamM bplaaM lohngM bpaiM haiF naaenF dtemM haiR johnM maiF saaR maatF dtamM lohngM daiF eekL gaawF namM gleuuaM maaM rooyM lohngM bpaiM eekL khrangH "When you have completed stuffed the fish into the jar so that you cannot add even a little bit more, you add yet one more dose of salt." | |||
| 2. [verb, intransitive] | |||
| definition | to weaken; to be exhausted | ||
| examples | อิดโรย | itL rooyM | exhausted; weary; fatigued; tired; drained; worn out |
| ร่วงโรย | ruaangF rooyM | to fade; wither; wilt | |
| โรยรา | rooyM raaM | to wilt (as in flowers) | |
| 3. [adjective] | |||
| definition | faded; jaded; withered | ||
| examples | สีบัวโรย | seeR buaaM rooyM | the pinkish purple color of a faded lotus |
| สีบัวโรย | seeR buaaM rooyM | [the color] pinkish purple | |
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