ฉัวะ
chùaMeaning
1NounB1
[sound of cutting/chopping]
The sound of something being cut or chopped sharply and quickly, like with an axe or a large knife.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderขวานkwǎanขวานkwǎan1axe; ax2classifier: เล่มฟันfanฟันfan1tooth; teeth2gear tooth; cog3[to] slash; chop; hack4[to] cut; deduct (informal)5[to] overcharge [sb]; [to] rip off (slang)6[to] rake in money; make a large profit (slang)7[to] have sex (slang)ไม้máaiไม้máai1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementดังdangดังdang1loud2[to] sound; resound3famous; well-known4as; likeฉัวะchùaฉัวะchùa[sound of cutting/chopping]
He chopped the wood with an axe, making a "chop!" sound.
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พ่อครัวpôr kruuaสับหมูsàp mŏoบนbonเขียงkĭiangเสียงดังsĭiang dangฉัวะchùaๆ-อย่างรวดเร็วyàang rûuat-reo
The chef chopped the pork on the cutting board with a quick "chop! chop!" sound.
เขาkǎoเหวี่ยงwìiangดาบdàapเพียงpiiangครั้งเดียวkráng-diiaoกิ่งgìngไม้ใหญ่máai-yàiก็gɔ̂ขาดkàatพร้อมกับprɔ́ɔm-gàpเสียงดังsǐiang-dangฉัวะchùa
With just one swing of the sword, the large branch broke with a loud "chop!" sound.
เสียงsĭiangมีดพร้าmêet práaที่têeฟันฝ่าfan fàaพงหญ้าpong yâaรกทึบrók têupดังdangฉัวะchùaๆ-ก้องgôngไปทั่วbpai tûuaป่าbpàaแสดงถึงsà-daeng tĕungความยากลำบากkwaam yâak lam-bàakในnaiการเดินทางgaan dern taang
The "chop! chop!" sound of the machete cutting through the dense thicket echoed throughout the forest, indicating the difficulty of the journey.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
chùa
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 | — | — |