ชด
chótMeanings
1VerbC1
[to] compensate; make amends
to make up for a loss, harm, or deficiency; to offset (formal/literary)
Examples
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationสัญญาsǎn-yaaสัญญาsǎn-yaa1promise; vow; pledge2[to] promise; pledge; vow3contract; agreement4[to] contract (legally)5perception (Buddhism)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ชดใช้chót-cháiชดใช้chót-chái1[to] reimburse [sb]; pay back2[to] compensate; indemnifyความเสียหายkwaam-sǐia-hǎaiความเสียหายkwaam-sǐia-hǎai1damage; harm; injury2losses (esp. monetary/quantified)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)ลูกค้าlûuk-káaลูกค้าlûuk-káacustomer; clientที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerได้รับdâi-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)ผลกระทบpǒn-grà-tópผลกระทบpǒn-grà-tópimpact; effect; consequence (often negative)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmระบบล่มrá-bòp-lômระบบล่มrá-bòp-lôm1[of a system] [to] crash; [to] be down2system crash; system failureเมื่อวานนี้mʉ̂ʉa-waan-níiเมื่อวานนี้mʉ̂ʉa-waan-níi1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; on the previous day
The company promised to compensate customers for the losses caused by yesterday's system outage.
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เขาkǎoบริจาคbɔɔ-rí-jàakเงินngənเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaชดเชยchót-chəəiข้อบกพร่องkɔ̂ɔ-bòk-prɔ̂ɔngของkɔ̌ɔngโครงการkroong-gaanที่tîiขาดkàatทรัพยากรsáp-pá-yaa-gɔɔnและlɛ́บุคลากรbùk-ká-laa-gɔɔnเพียงพอpiiang-pɔɔ
He donated money to make up for the shortcomings of the project, which lacked adequate resources and personnel.
รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanประกาศbprà-gàatมาตรการmâat-dtrà-gaanพิเศษpí-sèetเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaชดใช้chót-cháiความเสียหายkwaam-sǐia-hǎaiแก่gɛ̀ɛเกษตรกรgà-sèet-dtà-gɔɔnที่tîiพืชผลpʉ̂ʉt-pǒnเสียหายsǐia-hǎaiจากjàakภัยแล้งpai-lɛ́ɛng
The government announced special measures to make up for the losses suffered by farmers whose crops were damaged by the drought.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàพลาดplâatเส้นตายsên-dtaaiเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂เร่งทำrêng-tamงานngaanเกินgəənชั่วโมงchûua-moongเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaชดเชยchót-chəəiความบกพร่องkwaam-bòk-prɔ̂ɔngและlɛ́ฟื้นfʉ́ʉnความเชื่อมั่นkwaam-chʉ̂ʉa-mânของkɔ̌ɔngทีมtiim
Despite missing the deadline, he worked extra hours to make up for his shortcomings and restore the team's confidence.
2VerbC1
be even; be balanced
to be equalized or counterbalanced (formal/literary; often as part of set phrases)
Examples
รายรับraai-rápรายรับraai-ráp1income; receipts (personal/household)2revenue; receipts (business/government)ปีนี้bpii-níiปีนี้bpii-níi1this year2this year; during the current yearชดchótชดchót1[to] compensate; make amends2be even; be balancedรายจ่ายraai-jàaiรายจ่ายraai-jàaiexpenses; expenditure; outgoingsได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerพอดีpɔɔ-diiพอดีpɔɔ-dii1just right; exactly suitable2exactly; just (in time/amount)3just enough4happen to; by chance5[to] fit exactly; be just rightจึงjʉngจึงjʉng1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ขาดดุลkàat-dunขาดดุลkàat-dun1[to] have a deficit; [to] be in deficit2Deficit; shortfall
This year's income counterbalances the expenses exactly, so there is no deficit.
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มาตรการmâat-dtrà-gaanภาษีpaa-sǐiถูกtùukออกแบบɔ̀ɔk-bɛ̀ɛpให้hâiชดchótกับgàpผลกระทบpǒn-grà-tópจากjàakเงินเฟ้อngən-fə́əเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสร้างsâangความสมดุลkwaam-sǒm-dunแก่gɛ̀ɛผู้pûuมีmiiรายได้raai-dâaiน้อยnɔ́ɔi
The tax measures are designed to counterbalance the effects of inflation for low-income earners.
การสนับสนุนgaan-sà-nàp-sà-nǔnจากjàakภาคเอกชนpâak-èek-gà-chonช่วยchûuaiชดchótความผันผวนkwaam-pǎn-pǔuanของkɔ̌ɔngงบประมาณngóp-bprà-maanรัฐrátทำให้tam-hâiโครงการkroong-gaanเดินหน้าdəən-nâaต่อdtɔ̀ɔได้dâai
Support from the private sector helps counterbalance the volatility of the state budget, allowing the project to proceed.
การกระจายอำนาจgaan-grà-jaai-am-nâatระดับrá-dàpท้องถิ่นtɔ́ɔng-tìnมีmiiเจตนาjèet-dtà-naaชดchótอำนาจam-nâatส่วนกลางsùuan-glaangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสร้างสมดุลsâang-sǒm-dunในnaiการบริหารgaan-bɔɔ-rí-hǎanประเทศbprà-têet
Decentralization at the local level intends to counterbalance central authority, creating balance in national administration.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
chót
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |