ชดช้อย
chót-chɔ́ɔiMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
graceful; elegant; delicate
Possessing a delicate, gentle, and flowing grace, especially in movement, posture, or form; elegantly beautiful.
Examples
นางรำnaang-ramนางรำnaang-ramfemale traditional dancerร่ายรำrâai-ramร่ายรำrâai-ram[to] perform a traditional/graceful danceด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooท่าทีtâa-tiiท่าทีtâa-tii1attitude; stance2demeanor; manner3sign; indicationที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerชดช้อยchót-chɔ́ɔiชดช้อยchót-chɔ́ɔigraceful; elegant; delicateงดงามngót-ngaamงดงามngót-ngaambeautiful; elegant; splendid (formal/literary)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
The dancer performed with very graceful and beautiful movements.
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The way she performs the 'wai' is graceful, befitting a Thai lady.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàอายุมากaa-yú-mâakแล้วlɛ́ɛoแต่dtɛ̀ɛคุณยายkun-yaaiยังคงyang-kongมีmiiท่วงท่าtûuang-tâaการเดินgaan-dəənที่tîiชดช้อยchót-chɔ́ɔiและlɛ́สง่างามsà-ngàa-ngaamอยู่เสมอyùu-sà-mə̌ə
Even though she is old, Grandma still maintains a graceful and elegant posture when she walks.
ลายเส้นlaai-sênพู่กันpûu-ganจีนjiinที่tîiตวัดdtà-wàtขึ้นไปkʉ̂n-bpaiนั้นnánดูduuอ่อนหวานɔ̀ɔn-wǎanและlɛ́ชดช้อยchót-chɔ́ɔiอย่างน่าทึ่งyàang-nâa-tʉ̂ng
The upward stroke of the Chinese calligraphy brush looks remarkably gentle and gracefully flowing.
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 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 | — | — |