ชนก
chá-nókMeaning
1NounB2
father (formal)
father; progenitor (a formal or literary term).
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)พงศาวดารpong-sǎa-wá-daanพงศาวดารpong-sǎa-wá-daanchronicle; annalsกล่าวว่าglàao-wâaกล่าวว่าglàao-wâa[to] say that; state thatกษัตริย์gà-sàtกษัตริย์gà-sàtking; monarch; sovereignองค์ongองค์ong1classifier: monks; royalty; deities; sacred statues2honorific prefix (royalty; deities; revered figures)3body (royal usage)4element; component (formal/technical)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ทรงเป็นsong-bpenทรงเป็นsong-bpen[to] be; serve as (royal language)พระโอรสprá-oo-rótพระโอรสprá-oo-rótroyal son; prince (son of a king)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsพระชนกprá-chá-nókพระชนกprá-chá-nókfather (royal/poetic)ผู้ยิ่งใหญ่pûu-yîng-yàiผู้ยิ่งใหญ่pûu-yîng-yàigreat person; powerful figure
The chronicles state that this king was the son of a great father.
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พระราชโอรสprá-râat-chá-oh-rótทรงsongเจริญรอยตามjà-rern roi dtaamเบื้องพระยุคลบาทbêuuang prá-yú-kon-lá-bàatพระชนกprá chá-nókในnaiการปกครองgaan bpòk-krongบ้านเมืองbâan meuuang
The prince follows in his royal father's footsteps in ruling the country.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàทรงพระเยาว์song-prá-yaoแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ทรงมีsong-miiพระปรีชาสามารถprá-bprii-chaa-sǎa-mâatเฉกเช่นchèek-chênพระชนกprá-chá-nók
Although he is young, he possesses great wisdom just like his father.
ความผูกพันkwaam-pùuk-panระหว่างrá-wàangพระชนกprá-chá-nókและlɛ́พระธิดาprá-tí-daaปรากฏชัดbpraa-gòt-chátในnaiพระราชหัตถเลขาprá-râat-chá-hàt-tà-lee-kǎaที่tîiทรงมีsong-miiไปถึงbpai-tʉ̌ngกันgan
The bond between the royal father and his daughter is evident in the letters they wrote to each other.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ชนก said ชะ-นก?
chá-nók
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
chá
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 | — | — |