คชา
ká-chaaMeaning
1NounC1
elephant
an elephant (typically used in formal, literary, or poetic contexts)
Examples
เสียงร้องsǐiang-rɔ́ɔngเสียงร้องsǐiang-rɔ́ɔng1a cry; call; wail2singing voice; vocalsของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsคชาká-chaaคชาká-chaaelephantดังก้องdang-gɔ̂ɔngดังก้องdang-gɔ̂ɔng1[to] resound; echo loudly2resounding; echoingไปทั่วbpai-tûuaไปทั่วbpai-tûua1[to] go everywhere; travel all over2all over; everywhere (extent marker)ทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirelyผืนป่าpʉ̌ʉn-bpàaผืนป่าpʉ̌ʉn-bpàaa tract/expanse of forest
The cry of the elephant echoed throughout the forest.
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ภาพวาดpâap-wâatบนbonฝาผนังfǎa-pà-nǎngแสดงให้เห็นsà-dɛɛng-hâi-hěnโขลงklǒongคชาká-chaaที่tîiกำลังgam-langเดินเข้าไปdəən-kâo-bpaiในnaiป่าลึกbpàa-lʉ́k
The mural painting shows a herd of elephants walking into the deep forest.
โขลงklǒongคชาká-chaaพากันpaa-ganเดินdəənลุยluiข้ามkâamแม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamที่tîiเชี่ยวกรากchîiao-gràakด้วยdûuaiท่วงท่าtûuang-tâaที่tîiทรงพลังsong-pá-lang
The herd of elephants waded across the raging river with a powerful demeanor.
วรรณคดีไทยwan-ná-ká-dii-taiมักmákพรรณนาถึงpan-ná-naa-tʉ̌ngลีลาlii-laaการgaanเยื้องย่างyʉ́ʉang-yâangของkɔ̌ɔngคชาká-chaaว่าwâaมีmiiความสง่างามkwaam-sà-ngàa-ngaamและlɛ́น่าเกรงขามnâa-greeng-kǎamในnaiคราวเดียวkraao-diiaoกันgan
Thai literature often describes the walking gait of an elephant as being elegant and formidable at the same time.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is คชา said คะ-ชา?
ká-chaa
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
ká
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |