ฉมวก
chà-mùuakMeaning
1NounB1
fishing spear; harpoon
a spear with barbed points, often several prongs, used for catching fish and other aquatic animals.
Examples
ชาวประมงchaao-bprà-mongชาวประมงchaao-bprà-mongfisher; fisherman/fisherwoman; fisherfolkใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderฉมวกchà-mùuakฉมวกchà-mùuakfishing spear; harpoonแทงtɛɛngแทงtɛɛng1[to] stab; pierce; thrust; skewer2[to] bet; stake moneyปลาbplaaปลาbplaa1fish (animal)2fish (as food)ตัวใหญ่dtuua-yàiตัวใหญ่dtuua-yài1big; large-bodied2large letters; uppercase (colloq.)
Fishermen use a harpoon to spear large fish.
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สมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnคนkonทะเลtá-leeจะjàพกpókฉมวกchà-mùuakติดdtìtเรือrʉʉaไว้wáiเสมอsà-mə̌əเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaล่าlâaสัตว์ทะเลsàt-tá-leeขนาดใหญ่kà-nàat-yài
In the old days, sea people would always carry a harpoon on their boat to hunt large sea animals.
เขาkăoเล่าlâoว่าwâaตอนdtonหนุ่มๆnùm-nùmเคยkoeiใช้cháiฉมวกchà-mùuakอันเดียวan dieowสู้sôoกับgàpฉลามchà-lăam
He said that when he was young, he once fought a shark with just a single harpoon.
ภาพpâapวาฬwaanยักษ์yákที่tîiถูกtùukล่าlâaด้วยdûuaiฉมวกchà-mùuakในnaiศตวรรษsà-dtà-wátที่tîi19สะท้อนให้เห็นถึงsà-tɔ́ɔn-hâi-hěn-tʉ̌ngความโหดร้ายkwaam-hòot-ráaiของkɔ̌ɔngการล่าgaan-lâaวาฬwaanในnaiยุคyúkนั้นnán
The image of a giant whale hunted with a harpoon in the 19th century reflects the cruelty of whaling in that era.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ฉมวก said ฉะ-หมวก?
chà-mùuak
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 | — | — |