ชนะขาด
chá-ná-kàatMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] win decisively; win by a wide margin
To win a contest, match, or election decisively or by a large margin.
Examples
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ผู้สมัครpûu-sà-màkคนใหม่kon-màiชนะขาดchá-ná-kàatในnaiการเลือกตั้งgaan-lʉ̂ʉak-dtângครั้งนี้kráng-níiด้วยdûuaiคะแนนเสียงká-nɛɛn-sǐiangท่วมท้นtûuam-tón
The new candidate won this election by a landslide with overwhelming votes.
She won the singing competition decisively and became the new champion.
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaคู่ต่อสู้kûu-dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuจะjàเตรียมตัวdtriiam-dtuuaมาmaaดีdiiแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยังyangสามารถsǎa-mâatเอาชนะao-chá-náขาดkàatได้dâaiด้วยdûuaiกลยุทธ์gon-lá-yútที่tîiไม่เหมือนใครmâi-mʉ̌ʉan-krai
Even though his opponent was well-prepared, he was still able to win decisively with a unique strategy.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ชนะขาด said ชะ-นะ-ขาด?
chá-ná-kàat
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 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ชนะchá-náชนะchá-ná1[to] win; defeat [sb]2[to] overcome; prevail over [sth][to] win; defeat [sb]Part 1
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ขาดkàatขาดkàat1[to] lack; be without2[to] be short of; run short of; run out of3[to] be torn; tear; rip4lacking; deficient5[to] be absent; miss (an occurrence)6[to] be cut off; be severed[to] lack; be withoutPart 2
ชนะขาดchá-ná-kàatชนะขาดchá-ná-kàat[to] win decisively; win by a wide margin[to] win decisively; win by a wide marginWord