ฉกรรจ์
chà-ganMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
serious; severe; grave
Very serious or severe in nature, especially of crimes, injuries, or illnesses. (e.g., คดีอุกฉกรรจ์ - a serious crime; บาดแผลฉกรรจ์ - a severe wound).
Examples
ผู้ป่วยpûu-bpùuaiผู้ป่วยpûu-bpùuaipatient; sick personมาถึงmaa-tʉ̌ngมาถึงmaa-tʉ̌ng1[to] arrive (somewhere)2[to] reach; come to (time/stage/topic)โรงพยาบาลroong-pá-yaa-baanโรงพยาบาลroong-pá-yaa-baanhospitalด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooอาการบาดเจ็บaa-gaan-bàat-jèpอาการบาดเจ็บaa-gaan-bàat-jèpinjury; injuriesฉกรรจ์chà-ganฉกรรจ์chà-gan1serious; severe; grave2able-bodied; in one’s primeที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerศีรษะsǐi-sàศีรษะsǐi-sà1head (body part; formal)2top; tip; end (literary)
The patient arrived at the hospital with a severe head injury.
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ตำรวจdtam-rùuatสามารถsǎa-mâatจับกุมjàp-gumผู้ต้องหาpûu-dtɔ̂ng-hǎaในnaiคดีká-diiอุกฉกรรจ์ùk-chà-ganได้dâaiหลังจากlǎng-jàakหลบหนีlòp-nǐiไปbpaiนานnaanหลายlǎaiเดือนdʉʉan
The police were able to arrest the suspect in a serious crime case after he had been on the run for months.
การวินิจฉัยgaan-wí-nít-chǎiว่าwâaเป็นbpenมะเร็งmá-rengระยะrá-yáฉกรรจ์chà-ganทำให้tam-hâiเขาkǎoต้องdtɔ̂ngเผชิญหน้าpà-chəən-nâaกับgàpความท้าทายkwaam-táa-taaiครั้งใหญ่kráng-yàiที่สุดtîi-sùtในnaiชีวิตchii-wít
The diagnosis of a severe stage of cancer made him face the biggest challenge of his life.
กฎหมายใหม่gòt măai màiมีmeeบทลงโทษbòt long tôhtที่têeรุนแรงขึ้นrun-raeng kêunสำหรับsăm-ràpอาชญากรรมàat-chá-yaa-gamอุกฉกรรจ์ùk-chà-ganเพื่อpêuuaป้องกันbpông ganไม่ให้mâi hâiเกิดเหตุgèrt hèhtซ้ำรอยsám roi
The new law has harsher penalties for heinous crimes to prevent recurrence.
2AdjectiveC1
able-bodied; in one’s prime
Being of an age of full physical strength and vigor; able-bodied. (e.g., ชายฉกรรจ์ชายฉกรรจ์chaai-chà-ganable-bodied man; strong, healthy adult male - able-bodied men).
Examples
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesตามหาdtaam-hǎaตามหาdtaam-hǎa[to] look for; search for; seek; track downชายฉกรรจ์chaai-chà-ganชายฉกรรจ์chaai-chà-ganable-bodied man; strong, healthy adult maleสองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerต้องสงสัยdtɔ̂ng-sǒng-sǎiต้องสงสัยdtɔ̂ng-sǒng-sǎi1suspected; under suspicion (of a person)2suspicious; suspect (of things/behavior)3[to] be suspected; be under suspicionว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeปล้นbplônปล้นbplôn1[to] rob [sb/sth]; [to] commit robbery2[to] loot; [to] plunderร้านสะดวกซื้อráan-sà-dùuak-sʉ́ʉร้านสะดวกซื้อráan-sà-dùuak-sʉ́ʉconvenience store
The police are looking for two able-bodied men suspected of robbing a convenience store.
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คนงานkon-ngaanฉกรรจ์chà-ganกลุ่มglùmใหญ่yàiถูกtùukว่าจ้างwâa-jâangให้มาhâi-maaช่วยกันchûuai-ganสร้างsâangเขื่อนkʉ̀ʉanแห่งhɛ̀ngใหม่màiให้hâiเสร็จตามกำหนดsèt-dtaam-gam-nòt
A large group of able-bodied workers were hired to help build the new dam on schedule.
ในอดีตnai-à-dìitชายฉกรรจ์chaai-chà-ganในnaiหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanจะต้องjà-dtɔ̂ngถูกtùukเกณฑ์geenไปเป็นbpai-bpenทหารtá-hǎanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaปกป้องbpòk-bpɔ̂ngอาณาจักรaa-naa-jàk
In the past, able-bodied men in the village would be conscripted into the army to protect the kingdom.
กว่าจะgwàa-jàบุกเบิกbùk-bə̀əkผืนป่าpʉ̌ʉn-bpàaให้hâiกลายเป็นglaai-bpenไร่นาrâi-naaอันanอุดมสมบูรณ์ù-dom-sǒm-buunได้dâaiต้องdtɔ̂ngอาศัยaa-sǎiแรงกายrɛɛng-gaaiของkɔ̌ɔngชายฉกรรจ์chaai-chà-ganและlɛ́หญิงแกร่งyǐng-grɛ̀ngนับไม่ถ้วนnáp-mâi-tûuan
To clear the forest and turn it into fertile farmland required the physical labor of countless able-bodied men and strong women.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ฉกรรจ์ said ฉะ-กัน?
chà-gan
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
chà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |