ชนม์
chonMeaning
1NounC1
life; lifespan (lit./hon.)
life or lifespan, used in formal or literary contexts, chiefly in compounds (e.g., ชนมพรรษา ‘a monarch’s age’)
Examples
ประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonประชาชนbprà-chaa-chon1classifier: คน2the public; the people (citizens of a country)ร่วมกันrûuam ganร่วมกันrûuam gantogether; jointly; in concertถวายพระพรtà-wăai prá ponถวายพระพรtà-wăai prá pon[to] offer royal blessings/good wishesให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)พระบาทสมเด็จพระเจ้าอยู่หัวprá-bàat sŏm-dèt prá-jâo yòo hŭuaพระบาทสมเด็จพระเจ้าอยู่หัวprá-bàat sŏm-dèt prá-jâo yòo hŭua1His Majesty the King (Thailand)2the King (honorific reference)ทรงมีsong meeทรงมีsong mee[to] have; possess (royal/honorific)พระชนมพรรษาprá-chon-má-pan-săaพระชนมพรรษาprá-chon-má-pan-săaroyal age (of a monarch)ยิ่งยืนนานyîng yeun naanยิ่งยืนนานyîng yeun naanlong-lasting; forevermore
The people join together to wish His Majesty the King a long life.
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ในnaiพระราชพิธีprá-râat-chá-pí-teeเฉลิมพระชนมพรรษาchà-lĕrm-prá-chon-má-pan-săaมีmeeการประกอบgaan bprà-gòpพระราชกุศลprá-râat-chá-gù-sŏnเพื่อpêuuaความเป็นสิริมงคลkwaam bpen sì-rí-mong-kon
In the royal birthday ceremony, merit-making rites are performed for auspiciousness.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàสิ้นพระชนม์sîn-prá-chonไปbpaiหลายlǎaiร้อยปีrɔ́ɔi-bpiiแล้วlɛ́ɛoวีรกรรมwii-rá-gamของkɔ̌ɔngสมเด็จพระนเรศวรsǒm-dèt-prá-ná-ree-sǔuanยังคงyang-kongเป็นที่จดจำbpen-tîi-jòt-jam
Although he passed away hundreds of years ago, the heroic deeds of King Naresuan are still remembered.
พงศาวดารpong-săa-wá-daanบันทึกไว้ban-túek wáiว่าwâaกษัตริย์gà-sàtพระองค์prá ongนั้นnánทรงมีsong meeพระชนม์ชีพprá-chon-má-chêepอยู่yòoท่ามกลางtâam glaangความขัดแย้งkwaam kàt yáengทางการเมืองtaang gaan meuuang
The chronicle records that the monarch spent his life amidst political conflicts.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ชนม์ said ชน?
chon
- Silent letterม์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
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
ม์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |