ชนชาติ
chon-châatMeaning
1NounB2
ethnic group; ethnicity; race; people; nation (as a people)
a group of people linked by shared ancestry, language, culture, or history; an ethnicity or race; the people of a nation (distinct from legal nationality)
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ประเทศไทยbprà-têet-taiประเทศไทยbprà-têet-taiThailandมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoผู้คนpûu-konผู้คนpûu-konpeople; the publicหลากหลายlàak-lǎaiหลากหลายlàak-lǎai1various; diverse; of many kinds2variously; in many waysชนชาติchon-châatชนชาติchon-châatethnic group; ethnicity; race; people; nation (as a people)อาศัยอยู่ร่วมกันaa-sǎi-yùu-rûuam-ganอาศัยอยู่ร่วมกันaa-sǎi-yùu-rûuam-gan[to] live together; [to] cohabitอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4like; as; such as5in the manner of; -lyสันติsǎn-dtìสันติsǎn-dtì1peace; peacefulness2peaceful
In Thailand, people of various ethnicities live together peacefully.
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ชนchonชาติไทยchâat taiมีmeeประวัติศาสตร์bprà-wàt-sàatและláeวัฒนธรรมwát-tá-ná-tamที่têeเป็นเอกลักษณ์bpen èek-gà-lákมาmaaยาวนานyaao naan
The Thai people have a long and unique history and culture.
ความเป็นปึกแผ่นkwaam-bpen-bpʉ̀k-pɛ̀nของkɔ̌ɔngคนkonในnaiชนชาติchon-châatถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenรากฐานrâak-tǎanสำคัญsǎm-kanในnaiการพัฒนาประเทศgaan-pát-tá-naa-bprà-têet
The unity of the people of a nation is considered a crucial foundation for national development.
การศึกษาgaan sùk-săaเกี่ยวกับgìiao gàpที่มาtêe maaและláeวิวัฒนาการwí-wát-tá-naa-gaanของkŏngชนชาติchon châatต่างๆdtàang-dtàangช่วยให้chûuai hâiเราraoเข้าใจkâo jaiความหลากหลายkwaam làak lăaiของkŏngมนุษย์má-nútได้ดีขึ้นdâai dee kêun
Studying the origins and evolution of different ethnic groups helps us better understand human diversity.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ชนชาติ said ชน-ชาด?
chon-châat
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 endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
chon
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
ชนchonชนchon1[to] crash; collide2[to] clink (glasses); toast3people; tribe; class[to] crash; collidePart 1
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ชาติchâatชาติchâat1nation; country2race; ethnic or national origin3life; lifetime; incarnation4birth; lineage (lit.)nation; countryPart 2
ชนชาติchon-châatชนชาติchon-châatethnic group; ethnicity; race; people; nation (as a people)ethnic group; ethnicity; race; people; nation (as a people)Word