ฉมัง
chà-mǎngMeanings
1AdjectiveC1
accurate; skilled
very accurate or highly skilled, especially in shooting, aiming, hunting, or making predictions
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillยิงปืนying-bpʉʉnยิงปืนying-bpʉʉn[to] shoot a gun; [to] fire a gunแม่นmɛ̂nแม่นmɛ̂n1accurate; precise2[to] be accurate; be spot-on3[to] be (Isan)ฉมังchà-mǎngฉมังchà-mǎng1accurate; skilled2effective; potentมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousไม่เคยmâi-kəəiไม่เคยmâi-kəəinever; have neverพลาดplâatพลาดplâat1[to] miss; fail to catch; fail to attend2[to] make a mistake; slip up3mistaken; in errorเป้าbpâoเป้าbpâo1target; aim2goal; objective3crotch (of trousers); crotch; groinเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedสักครั้งsàk-krángสักครั้งsàk-krángonce; at least once; even once
He shoots very accurately; he never misses the target even once.
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คุณตาkun-dtaaเป็นbpenนายพรานnaai-praanที่tîiมีฝีมือmii-fǐi-mʉʉยิงปืนying-bpʉʉnฉมังchà-mǎngที่สุดtîi-sùtในnaiหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanนี้níi
Grandpa is the most accurate and skilled hunter with a gun in this village.
หมอดูmŏr dooสำนักsăm-nákนี้néeทำนายทายทักtam-naai taai tákโชคชะตาchôhk chá-dtaaได้dâiแม่นmâenฉมังchà-măngราวกับraao gàpตาเห็นdtaa hĕn
The fortune teller from this place predicts fate with incredible accuracy, as if seeing it with their own eyes.
พลซุ่มยิงpon-sûm-yingของkɔ̌ɔngหน่วยรบพิเศษnùuai-róp-pí-sèetมีmiiฝีfǐiมือฉมังmʉʉ-chà-mǎngมากmâakสามารถsǎa-mâatปลิดชีพbplìt-chîipศัตรูsàt-dtruuได้dâaiจากjàakระยะไกลrá-yá-glai
The sniper of the special forces unit is highly skilled and accurate, able to take down enemies from a distance.
2AdjectiveC1
effective; potent
highly effective, potent, or infallible, often used in the context of magic, spells, or remedies
Examples
ยาyaaยาyaa1medicine; medication2drug (narcotic/illicit)3chemical/agent4[to] caulk; sealขวดkùuatขวดkùuat1bottle2classifier: bottleนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)รักษาrák-săaรักษาrák-săa1[to] treat; cure2[to] preserve; maintain; keep3[to] guard; look after; protect4[to] keep (a promise/law); observe5[to] hold (a position); serve asอาการปวดaa-gaan bpùuatอาการปวดaa-gaan bpùuatpain; acheท้องtóngท้องtóng1belly; abdomen; stomach (body part); underside (of sth)2womb; mother's belly3[to] be pregnant4expanse; interior; area (in compounds)ได้ผลdâi pŏnได้ผลdâi pŏn[to] be effective; get results; workฉมังchà-măngฉมังchà-măng1accurate; skilled2effective; potentจริงๆjing jingจริงๆjing jing1really; truly; actually; indeed2really?!; seriously?!
This bottle of medicine is truly highly effective at curing stomachaches.
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หมอผีmɔ̌ɔ-pǐiในnaiหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanทำพิธีtam-pí-tiiปัดเป่าbpàt-bpàoสิ่งsìngชั่วร้ายchûua-ráaiด้วยdûuaiคาถาkaa-tǎaที่tîiศักดิ์สิทธิ์sàk-sìtและlɛ́ฉมังchà-mǎngมากmâak
The village shaman performed a ritual to ward off evil using a sacred and highly potent spell.
เครื่องรางkrʉ̂ʉang-raangชิ้นนี้chín-níiได้รับdâi-rápการปลุกเสกgaan-bplùk-sèekมาmaaอย่างดีyàang-diiจึงjʉngมีmiiฤทธิ์rítฉมังchà-mǎngในnaiการปกป้องคุ้มครองgaan-bpòk-bpɔ̂ng-kúm-krɔɔngภัยpai
This amulet has been thoroughly consecrated, so it possesses highly potent power in protecting against danger.
ตำรับdtam-rápยาสมุนไพรyaa-sà-mǔn-praiโบราณboo-raanนี้níiมีmiiสรรพคุณsàp-pá-kunฉมังchà-mǎngในnaiการรักษาโรคgaan-rák-sǎa-rôokที่tîiการแพทย์แผนปัจจุบันgaan-pɛ̂ɛt-pɛ̌ɛn-bpàt-jù-banรักษาrák-sǎaไม่mâiหายhǎai
This ancient herbal medicine recipe is highly effective in treating diseases that modern medicine cannot cure.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ฉมัง said ฉะ-หมัง?
chà-mǎng
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 | — | — |