งาช้าง
ngaa-cháangMeaning
1NounB1
ivory; elephant tusk
Ivory, the hard white material from an elephant's tusk; also, an elephant's tusk itself.
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asงาช้างngaa cháangงาช้างngaa cháangivory; elephant tuskสวยๆsŭuai sŭuaiสวยๆsŭuai sŭuai1pretty; beautiful (reduplicated)2nicely; in style; cleanly3nice! beautiful! (praise)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerพิพิธภัณฑ์pí-pít-tá-panพิพิธภัณฑ์pí-pít-tá-panmuseum
I saw beautiful ivory at the museum.
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สมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnคนkonนิยมní-yomใช้cháiเครื่องประดับkrʉ̂ʉang-bprà-dàpที่tîiทำจากtam-jàakงาช้างngaa-cháangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaแสดงsà-dɛɛngฐานะtǎa-ná
In the past, people liked to use ornaments made from ivory to show their status.
การครอบครองgaan-krɔ̂ɔp-krɔɔngงาช้างngaa-cháangเป็นbpenสิ่งsìngผิดกฎหมายpìt-gòt-mǎaiในnaiหลายlǎaiประเทศbprà-têetเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganการล่าgaan-lâaช้างcháang
Possessing ivory is illegal in many countries in order to prevent elephant poaching.
ความต้องการkwaam-dtɔ̂ng-gaanงาช้างngaa-cháangที่tîiสูงขึ้นsǔung-kʉ̂nในnaiตลาดมืดdtà-làat-mʉ̂ʉtส่งผลกระทบsòng-pǒn-grà-tópโดยตรงdooi-dtrongต่อdtɔ̀ɔจำนวนประชากรjam-nuuan-bprà-chaa-gɔɔnช้างป่าcháang-bpàaที่tîiลดลงlót-longอย่างyàangน่าใจหายnâa-jai-hǎai
The high demand for ivory on the black market directly impacts the alarming decline of the wild elephant population.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
ngaa
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
งาngaaงาngaa1sesame; sesame seed2tusk (elephant)3inward-pointing funnel of a fish trapsesame; sesame seedPart 1
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งาช้างngaa-cháangงาช้างngaa-cháangivory; elephant tuskivory; elephant tuskWord