ฉายา
chǎa-yaaMeaning
1NounB1
nickname; epithet; alias
An informal or descriptive name used for a person, group, or thing, reflecting a trait, reputation, or characteristic; can also be an alias or honorific title, not an official name.
Examples
เพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanfriends (plural)เรียกrîakเรียกrîak1[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); name2[to] call out; summon; hail3[to] ask for; charge; demand4[to] draw attention; bring out a reactionเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเสือยิ้มsĕuua yímเสือยิ้มsĕuua yímsmiling tiger; a seemingly friendly but dangerous/cunning personยากyâakยากyâak1difficult; hard2unlikely; hard to imagine happening3poor; impoverished (dated/formal)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ฉายาchăa-yaaฉายาchăa-yaanickname; epithet; aliasที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillยิ้มyímยิ้มyím1[to] smile2smileยากyâakยากyâak1difficult; hard2unlikely; hard to imagine happening3poor; impoverished (dated/formal)จริงๆjing jingจริงๆjing jing1really; truly; actually; indeed2really?!; seriously?!
Friends call him 'the hard-to-smile tiger,' a nickname he got because he rarely smiles.
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นักฟุตบอลnák-fút-bɔɔnคนนี้kon-níiมีฉายาmii-chǎa-yaaว่าwâaเจ้าหนูjâao-nǔuสายฟ้าsǎai-fáaเพราะprɔ́วิ่งwîngเร็วreoมากmâakในnaiสนามsà-nǎam
This footballer has the nickname 'Lightning Kid' because he runs very fast on the field.
ในnaiวงการบันเทิงwong-gaan-ban-təəngเขาkǎoได้รับdâi-rápฉายาchǎa-yaaว่าwâaเจ้าพ่อดราม่าjâao-pɔ̂ɔ-draa-mâaจากjàakบทบาทbòt-bàatที่tîiเข้มข้นkêm-kônหลายlǎaiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang
In the entertainment industry, he earned the moniker 'Godfather of Drama' from his intense roles.
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanพร้อมใจกันprɔ́ɔm-jai-ganตั้งฉายาdtâng-chǎa-yaaให้hâiครูใหญ่kruu-yàiว่าwâaคุณพ่อkun-pɔ̂ɔของkɔ̌ɔngชุมชนchum-chonเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaยกย่องyók-yɔ̂ɔngความทุ่มเทkwaam-tûm-teeของkɔ̌ɔngท่านtân
Villagers collectively gave the headmaster the epithet 'Father of the Community' to honor his dedication.
บรรณาธิการban-naa-tí-gaanคนนี้kon-níiเขียนkǐianคอลัมน์kɔɔ-lamภายใต้paai-dtâaiฉายาchǎa-yaaไม่mâiใช้cháiชื่อจริงchʉ̂ʉ-jing
This editor writes a column under an alias, not using their real name.
นักวาดnák-wâatการ์ตูนgaa-dtuunหลายคนlǎai-konเลือกใช้lʉ̂ʉak-cháiฉายาchǎa-yaaเวลาwee-laaเผยแพร่pə̌əi-prɛ̂ɛผลงานpǒn-ngaan
Many cartoonists choose to use an alias when publishing their work.
ผู้วิจารณ์pûu-wí-jaanภาพยนตร์pâap-pá-yonรายนี้raai-níiสร้างชื่อsâang-chʉ̂ʉจากjàakฉายาchǎa-yaaที่tîiใช้cháiในnaiสื่อออนไลน์sʉ̀ʉ-ɔɔn-laaiมานานmaa-naan
This film critic has built a reputation from the alias used in online media for a long time.
นักเขียนnák-kǐianบางคนbaang-konใช้cháiฉายาchǎa-yaaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaแยกyɛ̂ɛkบทบาทbòt-bàatสาธารณะsǎa-taa-rá-náออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakชีวิตส่วนตัวchii-wít-sùuan-dtuua
Some writers use an alias to separate their public role from their private life.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
chǎa
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ฉายาchǎa-yaaฉายาchǎa-yaanickname; epithet; aliasnickname; epithet; aliasWord