ฉายานาม
chǎa-yaa-naamMeaning
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nickname; epithet
A nickname or descriptive title given to someone or something, often used by the public or media.
Examples
นักร้องnák-rɔ́ɔngนักร้องnák-rɔ́ɔngsinger; vocalistคนนี้kon-níiคนนี้kon-níithis personได้รับdâi-rápได้รับdâi-ráp1[to] receive; get; obtain; be given/granted/awarded2[to] experience; be subjected to; suffer; sustain; be affected by3[to] be ...-ed (passive with ได้รับ/ได้รับการ)ฉายานามchǎa-yaa-naamฉายานามchǎa-yaa-naamnickname; epithetว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeราชาraa-chaaราชาraa-chaaking; male monarchเพลงป๊อปpleeng-bpɔ́pเพลงป๊อปpleeng-bpɔ́p1pop music2pop songจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmแฟนเพลงfɛɛn-pleengแฟนเพลงfɛɛn-pleengmusic fan
This singer received the title 'King of Pop' from his fans.
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Why did he get the nickname 'The Tiger'?
ฉายานามchǎa-yaa-naamไข่มุกkài-múkแห่งhɛ̀ngอันดามันan-daa-manทำให้tam-hâiคนทั่วโลกkon-tûua-lôokรู้จักrúu-jàkภูเก็ตpuu-gétและlɛ́อยากyàakมาเยือนmaa-yʉʉan
The descriptive title 'Pearl of the Andaman' has made people around the world know about Phuket and want to visit.
ด้วยdûuaiสไตล์sà-dtaiการเล่นgaan-lênที่tîiดุดันdù-danและlɛ́ไม่mâiยอมแพ้yɔɔm-pɛ́ɛเขาkǎoจึงjʉngสมควรsǒm-kuuanได้รับdâi-rápฉายานามchǎa-yaa-naamนักสู้nák-sûuจากjàakสื่อมวลชนsʉ̀ʉ-muuan-chon
With his aggressive and unyielding style of play, he deservedly earned the title 'The Fighter' from the media.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
3 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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ฉายานามchǎa-yaa-naamฉายานามchǎa-yaa-naamnickname; epithetnickname; epithetWord