ชนะ
chá-náMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] win; defeat [sb]
to be the victor in a game, contest, election, or fight; to defeat an opponent
Examples
ทีมเราtiim-raoทีมเราtiim-raoour teamชนะchá-náชนะchá-ná1[to] win; defeat [sb]2[to] overcome; prevail over [sth]เกมgeemเกมgeem1game; match2video game3game (subdivision of play in sports)เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last night
Our team won the game last night.
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He won the election in his hometown district.
That boxer defeated his opponent by unanimous decision.
พวกเขาpûuak-kǎoชนะchá-náรอบชิงชนะเลิศrɔ̂ɔp-ching-chá-ná-lə̂ətเพราะprɔ́วางแผนwaang-pɛ̌ɛnเกมgeemได้dâaiดีกว่าdii-gwàa
They won the final because they planned their game better.
2VerbB1
[to] overcome; prevail over [sth]
to successfully deal with or get past a problem, obstacle, temptation, or negative feeling
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)พยายามpá-yaa-yaamพยายามpá-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptชนะchá-náชนะchá-ná1[to] win; defeat [sb]2[to] overcome; prevail over [sth]ความกลัวkwaam-gluuaความกลัวkwaam-gluuafear; dread; apprehensionการพูดgaan-pûutการพูดgaan-pûutspeaking; speech (act/ability)ต่อหน้าdtɔ̀ɔ-nâaต่อหน้าdtɔ̀ɔ-nâa1in front of; to someone's face2before; in the presence ofคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooการฝึกgaan-fʉ̀kการฝึกgaan-fʉ̀ktraining; practice; drillทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every day
I try to overcome my fear of public speaking by practicing every day.
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เขาkǎoตั้งเป้าdtâng-bpâoว่าwâaจะชนะjà-chá-náความขี้เกียจkwaam-kîi-gìiatให้ได้hâi-dâaiภายในpaai-naiเดือนนี้dʉʉan-níi
He aims to overcome his laziness within this month.
หลังจากlăng jàakคุยkuiกับgàpเพื่อนpêuuanและláeทำสมาธิtam sà-maa-tíฉันchănค่อยkôiๆ-ชนะchá-náอาการaa-gaanกังวลgang-wonก่อนgònสอบsòp
After talking with friends and meditating, I gradually overcame my pre-exam anxiety.
เธอtəəชนะchá-náแรงกดดันrɛɛng-gòt-danจากjàakครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaด้วยdûuaiการยืนหยัดgaan-yʉʉn-yàtในnaiทางเลือกtaang-lʉ̂ʉakของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengและlɛ́จัดการjàt-gaanความคาดหวังkwaam-kâat-wǎngอย่างyàangสุขุมsù-kǔm
She overcame family pressure by standing by her own choices and managing expectations with composure.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ชนะ said ชะ-นะ?
chá-ná
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 | — | — |