โรย
sprinkle
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- 1 sprinkle、scatter
- 2 fade、wither、lose vitality
- 3 pay out (a rope)、let out (a rope)
โรย commonly describes sprinkling small particles over a surface. It also refers to flowers fading or vitality declining, and to gradually letting out a rope.
sprinkle、scatter
To distribute small amounts of something over a surface by sprinkling or scattering it.
fade、wither、lose vitality
To lose freshness or vitality, especially as flowers fade or a person grows weaker.
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ดอกไม้เริ่มโรยแล้ว dɔ̀ɔkmáay rə̂əm rooy lɛ́ɛw The flowers are starting to fade. ดอกไม้เริ่มโรยแล้ว details
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สังขารร่วงโรยไปตามวัย sǎŋkhǎan rûaŋ rooy pay taam way The body grows weaker with age. สังขารร่วงโรยไปตามวัย details
pay out (a rope)、let out (a rope)
To let out a rope gradually, allowing more of its length to extend or hang down.
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เจ้าหน้าที่โรยตัวลงจากหน้าผา câwnâathîi rooy tua loŋ càak nâaphǎa The personnel rappel down the cliff. เจ้าหน้าที่โรยตัวลงจากหน้าผา details
Learning notes
Explanation
The most useful starting point is sprinkling ingredients onto food. โรย works with more than powders: it can describe scattering sesame seeds, chopped herbs, petals, or sand. A common pattern is โรย + material + บน + surface. For example, โรยผักชีบนข้าวต้ม means “sprinkle cilantro over the rice soup.” Recipes also use โรยหน้าด้วย + ingredient to describe adding a sprinkled topping. In the fading sense, the thing losing its freshness is the subject: ดอกไม้โรย means “the flowers fade.” For people, related forms such as ร่วงโรย and อิดโรย are useful ways to describe declining vitality or exhaustion. The rope sense is especially useful in โรยตัว, meaning “to rappel,” which appears in climbing and rescue contexts.
Usage
You will commonly encounter โรย in recipes and conversations about adding seasonings or garnishes. It also appears when discussing flowers past their prime or describing declining vitality. In climbing and rescue contexts, it refers to letting out ropes or rappelling.
Caution
For pouring sauce over food, ราด is usually the appropriate verb. เท describes pouring or emptying something from a container. Thus โรยน้ำตาล means sprinkling sugar, while เทน้ำตาล means pouring it out. โรยทราย means scattering sand; โรย is not a general verb for paving a surface. Also, โรยตัว refers to descending on a rope, not simply jumping down.
Differences from similar words
1 sprinkle synonyms
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พรม typically means sprinkling a liquid in small droplets to lightly moisten something. โรย is mainly used for solids such as powder, grains, or chopped herbs.
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โปรย often suggests scattering things over a wider area, such as petals or seeds. โรย commonly suggests sprinkling small amounts onto a surface, especially seasonings or garnishes.
2 fade synonyms
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เหี่ยว emphasizes wilting or shriveling through loss of moisture or firmness. โรย often describes flowers fading after their peak bloom, with an emphasis on lost freshness.
3 pay out (a rope) synonyms
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หย่อน broadly means to lower something or slacken a rope. โรย focuses on gradually feeding out the rope itself.