ชน(chon)

Meanings

1VerbA2

[to] crash; collide

to hit someone or something with force, often by accident

Examples

รถจักรยานrót jàk-grà-yaanรถจักรยานrót jàk-grà-yaanbicycleชนchonชนchon1[to] crash; collide2people; tribe; class3[to] clink (glasses); toast4cl. for social classes/types (rare)ประตูbprà-dtuuประตูbprà-dtuu1door; gate; portal2goal (structure or score)3classifier: doors; gates; goals
The bicycle hit the door.
2VerbA2

[to] clink (glasses); toast

to tap drinking glasses together as a gesture of celebration or agreement

Examples

เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerชนแก้วchon gâeoชนแก้วchon gâeo1[to] clink glasses; toast2a toast (act of clinking)ฉลองchà-lŏngฉลองchà-lŏng[to] celebrateวันเกิดwan gèrtวันเกิดwan gèrtbirthdayกันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)7[to] set aside; reserve; earmark
Let’s clink glasses to celebrate the birthday.
3NounB2

people; tribe; class

a group of people classified by ethnicity, tribe, social class, or kind

Examples

งานวิจัยngaan wí-jaiงานวิจัยngaan wí-jai1research; research study2research paper/reportนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ศึกษาsèuk-săaศึกษาsèuk-săa1[to] study; learn2[to] research; investigate3[to] consider; look intoอัตลักษณ์àt-dtà-lákอัตลักษณ์àt-dtà-lákidentity; distinctive characterของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsชนchonชนchon1[to] crash; collide2people; tribe; class3[to] clink (glasses); toast4cl. for social classes/types (rare)ต่างๆdtàang-dtàangต่างๆdtàang-dtàangvarious; different; diverseในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ภูมิภาคpoom-mí-pâakภูมิภาคpoom-mí-pâak1region2regional; of a region
This study examines the identities of different peoples in the region.
4ClassifierC1

cl. for social classes/types (rare)

classifier for types or classes of people in some formal or literary contexts

Examples

ข้อบัญญัติkô-ban-yàtข้อบัญญัติkô-ban-yàtregulation; ordinance; bylawนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ชนchonชนchon1[to] crash; collide2people; tribe; class3[to] clink (glasses); toast4cl. for social classes/types (rare)สามsăamสามsăam1three (3)2third (ordinal)กลุ่มglùmกลุ่มglùm1[to] group; cluster2group (classification label)3group; clusterได้แก่dâi gàeได้แก่dâi gàenamely; such asนักเรียนnák riianนักเรียนnák riianschool student; pupilครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3teacher (classifier; formal)และláeและláeand (coordinating)ผู้ปกครองpôo bpòk-krongผู้ปกครองpôo bpòk-krong1parent/guardian2ruler; governor
This regulation applies to three groups of people: students, teachers, and parents.

Related Words

Similar Meaning

แครชkráetแครชkráet1[to] crash (computer/app)2[to] crash; collide (less common than ชน)3a crash (esp. computer/app failure)4market crash; sudden collapse5[to] have a crush on [sb] (slang)6crush (person one likes) (slang)
  • [to] crash (computer/app)
  • [to] crash; collide (less common than ชน)
  • a crash (esp. computer/app failure)
  • market crash; sudden collapse
  • [to] have a crush on [sb] (slang)
  • crush (person one likes) (slang)
กระทบgrà-tópกระทบgrà-tóp1[to] affect; impact2[to] hit; strike; collide (with)3be affected; be impacted
  • [to] affect; impact
  • [to] hit; strike; collide (with)
  • be affected; be impacted
ประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonประชาชนbprà-chaa-chon1the public; the people (citizens of a country)2citizenry (collective)3classifier: คน
  • the public; the people (citizens of a country)
  • citizenry (collective)
  • classifier: คน
เดินชนdern chonเดินชนdern chon[to] bump into [sb/sth] while walking

[to] bump into [sb/sth] while walking

เข้าชนkâo chonเข้าชนkâo chon1[to] crash into [sth]; [to] collide with [sth]2[to] go head-to-head with [sb/sth]; [to] confront directly
  • [to] crash into [sth]; [to] collide with [sth]
  • [to] go head-to-head with [sb/sth]; [to] confront directly