ฉาง
chǎangMeanings
1NounB1
granary; grain store
A granary; a building for storing paddy or other grains. Example: ยุ้งฉางยุ้งฉางyúng-chǎanggranary; barn (for grain) (granary)
Examples
พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureพาpaaพาpaa1[to] take; bring; lead [sb]2[to] lead to; result inข้าวเปลือกkâao-bplʉ̀ʉakข้าวเปลือกkâao-bplʉ̀ʉakpaddy; unhusked riceไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastเก็บไว้gèp-wáiเก็บไว้gèp-wái1[to] keep [sth]; put [sth] away; set [sth] aside (for later)2[to] save/store [data/files]3[to] keep [sth] to oneself; not reveal (feelings/info)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerฉางchǎangฉางchǎang1granary; grain store2classifier: หลังหลังบ้านlǎng-bâanหลังบ้านlǎng-bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3wife (figurative)พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after today
Dad will take the paddy to store in the granary behind the house tomorrow.
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ชาวนาchaao-naaในnaiหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanใช้cháiฉางchǎangรวมruuamของkɔ̌ɔngสหกรณ์sà-hà-gɔɔnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเก็บgèpเมล็ดข้าวmá-lét-kâaoหลังlǎngฤดูrʉ́-duuเก็บเกี่ยวgèp-gìiao
The farmers in the village use the cooperative's communal granary to store rice grains after the harvest season.
ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnฤดูฝนrʉ́-duu-fǒnเขาkǎoจะjàซ่อมแซมsɔ̂m-sɛɛmฉางchǎangให้hâiแน่นหนาnɛ̂n-nǎaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaกันganความชื้นkwaam-chʉ́ʉnและlɛ́หนูnǔu
Before the rainy season, he repairs the granary to make it secure against moisture and rats.
พิพิธภัณฑ์pí-pít-tá-panท้องถิ่นtɔ́ɔng-tìnจัดแสดงjàt-sà-dɛɛngแบบจำลองbɛ̀ɛp-jam-lɔɔngฉางchǎangโบราณboo-raanพร้อมprɔ́ɔmอธิบายà-tí-baaiวิธีwí-tiiระบายอากาศrá-baai-aa-gàatเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรักษาrák-sǎaคุณภาพkun-ná-pâapเมล็ดพืชmá-lét-pʉ̂ʉt
The local museum exhibits a model of an ancient granary, explaining the ventilation methods used to preserve the quality of grains.
2ClassifierB2
classifier: หลังหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: building; house; structure
The classifier หลังหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: building; house; structure is used for granary buildings, as in ฉางหนึ่งหลัง (one granary).
Examples
ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerท้ายtáaiท้ายtáai1end; back; rear2last; finalสวนsǔuanสวนsǔuan1garden; orchard; park2classifier: gardens/orchards/plantations3[to] oppose; contradict; go against4[to] move against; counter (direction)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoฉางchǎangฉางchǎang1granary; grain store2classifier: หลังหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostหลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: building; house; structureเก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to keep; store; put away2to collect; pick up; gather3to tidy up; put in order4to keep back; save5[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)6to charge; take (a fee/payment)7[to] tuck in; gather up (hair/clothes)ข้าวเปลือกkâao-bplʉ̀ʉakข้าวเปลือกkâao-bplʉ̀ʉakpaddy; unhusked riceไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ขายkǎaiขายkǎai1[to] sell [sth]2for sale; for purchase3[to] sell oneself; prostitute oneselfหลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: building; house; structureฤดูrʉ́-duuฤดูrʉ́-duu1season2season (period for activity)เกี่ยวgìiaoเกี่ยวgìiao1[to] harvest (rice); reap2[to] hook; snag; catch on3[to] be related to; concern; involve
At the back of the orchard there is one granary building to store paddy for sale after harvest season.
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ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanช่วยกันchûuai-ganซ่อมฉางsɔ̂m-chǎangสองsɔ̌ɔngหลังlǎngที่tîiหลังคาlǎng-kaaรั่วrûuaเพราะprɔ́ข้าวเปียกkâao-bpìiakฝนfǒn
Villagers helped repair two granary buildings with leaky roofs because the rice got wet from the rain.
ปีนี้bpee néeผลผลิตpŏn-pà-lìtเยอะจนyér jonต้องdtôngสร้างsâangฉางchǎangเพิ่มpêrmอีกèekหนึ่งnèungหลังlăngเพื่อรองรับpêuua rong rápเมล็ดข้าวmá-lét kâaoทั้งหมดtáng mòt
This year’s yield is so large that we have to build one more granary building to accommodate all the rice.
โครงkroongการสหกรณ์gaan-sà-hà-gɔɔnจัดสรรงบjàt-sǎn-ngópให้hâiปรับปรุงbpràp-bprungฉางchǎangเก่าgào3หลังlǎngและlɛ́ก่อสร้างgɔ̀ɔ-sâangฉางchǎangใหม่màiอีกìik1หลังlǎngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaกระจายความเสี่ยงgrà-jaai-kwaam-sìiang
The cooperative project allocated funds to renovate three old granary buildings and construct one new granary building to diversify risk.
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 endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
chǎang
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |