รำ
perform a traditional dance
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- 1 perform a traditional dance、dance with stylized movements
- 2 traditional dance、ceremonial dance
- 3 rice bran
This word commonly refers to performing a stylized or traditional dance, especially Thai dance. As an unrelated noun, it also means rice bran.
perform a traditional dance、dance with stylized movements
To perform a stylized dance, typically one with traditional, artistic, or ceremonial movements.
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เธอรำสวยมาก thəə ram sǔay mâak She dances beautifully. เธอรำสวยมาก details
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เด็ก ๆ กำลังฝึกรำ dèk dèk kamlaŋ fʉ̀k ram The children are practicing traditional dance. เด็ก ๆ กำลังฝึกรำ details
traditional dance、ceremonial dance
A stylized dance or dance performance, especially one belonging to a Thai traditional art form.
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ท่ารำ thâa ram a traditional dance movement ท่ารำ details
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การรำไทย kaan ram thay Thai traditional dancing การรำไทย details
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ชมการแสดงรำไทย chom kaan sadɛɛŋ ram thay Watch a Thai traditional dance performance. ชมการแสดงรำไทย details
rice bran
The powdery outer material removed from rice during milling; this meaning is unrelated to dancing.
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น้ำมันรำข้าว nám man ram khâaw rice bran oil น้ำมันรำข้าว details
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อาหารสัตว์ผสมรำ aahǎan sàt phasǒm ram animal feed mixed with rice bran อาหารสัตว์ผสมรำ details
Learning notes
Explanation
รำ has two unrelated meaning families: traditional dancing and rice bran. The surrounding words normally make the intended meaning clear. In the dance-related sense, it evokes controlled movements of the hands, arms, fingers, and feet, especially in Thai traditional dance. การรำ is often used when the act of dancing needs to be expressed clearly as a noun. The rice-bran sense commonly appears in food and agricultural contexts. น้ำมันรำข้าว means “rice bran oil,” while รำข้าว is an explicit term for rice bran.
Usage
The dance-related sense is common in traditional dance lessons and performances, school events, festivals, cultural presentations, ceremonies, and the wai khru ritual performed in Muay Thai. The rice-bran sense appears in discussions of rice milling, food labels, cooking oil, farming, and animal feed.
Caution
For club dancing, party dancing, and most modern dance, เต้น is generally the natural verb. รำ is better suited to traditional, ceremonial, or formally stylized dancing. When referring unambiguously to dancing as a noun, forms such as การรำ or การแสดงรำ are often more natural.
Differences from similar words
1 perform a traditional dance synonyms
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ร่ายรำ has a more graceful, artistic, or descriptive feel. รำ is the shorter and more neutral term.
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เต้น is the general verb for dancing, including modern, social, and casual dancing. รำ is more strongly associated with traditional or stylized dance movements.
2 traditional dance synonyms
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ระบำ often refers to a choreographed dance number, particularly a group performance. รำ can involve one or more performers and also emphasizes the act or movements of dancing.