ชนนี
chon-ná-niiMeaning
1NounC1
mother (literary)
A literary term for a mother; also used in royal expressions such as พระชนนีพระชนนีprá-chon-ná-niimother (royal).
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นิทานní-taanนิทานní-taantale; story (traditional/children’s)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เจ้าชายjâao-chaaiเจ้าชายjâao-chaai1prince2Prince (title; before name)ออกɔ̀ɔkออกɔ̀ɔk1[to] go out; exit; leave2out; outward3[in sports] out of bounds4[to] come out; appear; be issued5[to] produce; emit; put out6[to] pay; spend; disburse7[to] quit; resign8[to] issue; publish9successfully; out (indicating comprehension or discovery)ตามหาdtaam-hǎaตามหาdtaam-hǎa[to] look for; search for; seek; track downชนนีchon-ná-niiชนนีchon-ná-niimother (literary)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerหายสาบสูญhǎai-sàap-sǔunหายสาบสูญhǎai-sàap-sǔun[to] disappear without a traceไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessively
In this tale, the prince sets out to find his long-lost mother.
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คำว่าkam-wâaชนนีchon-ná-niiเป็นbpenภาษาpaa-sǎaเก่าgàoที่tîiมักmákพบpópในnaiวรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-diiหรือrʉ̌ʉบทเพลงbòt-pleengเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสื่อถึงsʉ̀ʉ-tʉ̌ngแม่mɛ̂ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛไม่mâiนิยมní-yomใช้cháiในnaiชีวิตประจำวันchii-wít-bprà-jam-wan
The word 'chonnanee' is an old term often found in literature or songs to refer to a mother, but it's not commonly used in daily life.
ด้วยdûuaiความรักkwaam-rákอันanท่วมท้นtûuam-tónของkɔ̌ɔngชนนีchon-ná-niiนางnaangจึงjʉngยอมyɔɔmสละsà-làได้dâaiทุกสิ่งtúk-sìngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความสุขkwaam-sùkของkɔ̌ɔngบุตรbùt
With a mother's overwhelming love, she was willing to sacrifice everything for her child's happiness.
เขาkăoถูกtòokตราหน้าdtraa nâaว่าwâaเป็นbpenลูกlôokทรsonพีpeeที่têeไม่เคยmâi koieระลึกถึงrá-léuk tèungพระคุณprá-kunของkŏngชนนีchon-ná-neeผู้ให้กำเนิดpôo hâi gam-nèrt
He was branded as an ungrateful child who never appreciated the kindness of the mother who gave birth to him.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ชนนี said ชน-นะ-นี?
chon-ná-nii
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 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 | — | — |