ชล

chon

Meanings

1NounB2

water; aquatic (formal/combining form)

Water; relating to water or aquatic matters, chiefly as a formal or combining element in compounds (e.g., ชลประทานชลประทานchon-lá-bprà-taan1irrigation2irrigation-related irrigation, ชลศาสตร์ชลศาสตร์chon-lá-sàathydraulics (fluid mechanics of water/fluids) hydraulics).

Examples

มหาวิทยาลัยmá-hăa-wít-tá-yaa-laiมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hăa-wít-tá-yaa-laiuniversityเปิดbpèrtเปิดbpèrt1[to] turn on; switch on2[to] start; launch; open for business3[to] open; unwrap; unlock; turn onสาขาชลศาสตร์săa-kăa chon-lá-sàatสาขาชลศาสตร์săa-kăa chon-lá-sàathydraulics branch/fieldเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofผลิตpà-lìtผลิตpà-lìt1to produce; manufacture2to generate; yieldวิศวกรwít-sà-wá-gonวิศวกรwít-sà-wá-gonengineerที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotเชี่ยวชาญchîiao chaanเชี่ยวชาญchîiao chaan1expert; highly skilled2[to] be expert in; have expertise inเรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3about; regarding (as a topic marker)4classifier for stories/films/casesการไหลgaan lăiการไหลgaan lăi1flow; flowing2outpouring; influx3flux; rate of flowของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)
The university opened a hydraulics program to produce engineers specialized in water flow.
2NounB2

prefix/form meaning water-

Used as a bound morpheme/prefix in formal compounds to denote relation to water.

Examples

โครงการkrohng gaanโครงการkrohng gaan1project; scheme2plan; proposalชลประทานchon-lá-bprà-taanชลประทานchon-lá-bprà-taan1irrigation2irrigation-relatedช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1please (polite request)2[to] save; rescue [sb]3[to] help; assist [sb/sth]กระจายgrà-jaaiกระจายgrà-jaai1[to] spread; disperse; scatter2be distributed; be disseminated3broadcast; disseminate (information)4scattered; spread out; dispersedน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)ไปยังbpai yangไปยังbpai yangto; toward (destination/extent)พื้นที่púen têeพื้นที่púen têe1area; space; surface; land area2region; zone; locality; area3local; on-site; field (modifier)4field; scope (figurative)เกษตรแห้งแล้งkèet-sàet-hàeng-láeng
The irrigation project helps distribute water to arid agricultural areas.

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