ชลธาร
chon-lá-taanMeaning
1NounC1
river; stream (literary)
a river, stream, or current of water, often used in a formal or literary context.
Examples
หมู่บ้านmòo bâanหมู่บ้านmòo bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated communityของเราkŏng raoของเราkŏng rao1our (belonging to us)2oursตั้งอยู่dtâng yòoตั้งอยู่dtâng yòo1[to] be located; be situated; stand2[to] be based on; rest upon (figurative)ริมrimริมrim1edge; rim; border2outermost; at the edgeชลธารchon-lá-taanชลธารchon-lá-taanriver; stream (literary)สายsăaiสายsăai1late (in the day); running late2morning (late morning period)3line; wire; cable4route; line (transport/communication)5classifier for long, flexible things (wires, ropes, necklaces)6informant; spy; secret agent7phone call8string; strap; band9lineage; affiliation; branch10classifier for rivers and streamsเล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a littleที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerไหลลงมาlăi long maaไหลลงมาlăi long maa[to] flow downจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmภูเขาpoo kăoภูเขาpoo kăomountain
Our village is located on the bank of a small stream that flows down from the mountain.
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ในnaiบทกวีbòt-gà-wiiมักmákเปรียบเปรยbprìiap-bprəəiชีวิตchii-wítดั่งdàngชลธารchon-lá-taanที่tîiไหลรินlǎi-rinไปbpaiไม่เคยmâi-kəəiหยุดนิ่งyùt-nîng
Poetry often compares life to a current of water that flows without ever stopping.
ใต้dtâaiแสงsɛ̌ɛngจันทร์กระจ่างjan-grà-jàangชลธารchon-lá-taanทอประกายtɔɔ-bprà-gaaiระยับrá-yápราวกับraao-gàpโปรยbprooiด้วยdûuaiผงpǒngเงินngən
Under the bright moonlight, the river shimmered as if sprinkled with silver dust.
วิถีชีวิตwí-tǐi-chii-wítของkɔ̌ɔngผู้คนpûu-konผูกพันpùuk-panอยู่yùuกับgàpชลธารchon-lá-taanสายsǎaiนี้níiมาmaaนับตั้งแต่náp-dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛบรรพกาลban-pá-gaan
The way of life of the people has been tied to this river since ancient times.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ชลธาร said ชน-ละ-ทาน?
chon-lá-taan
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 -ล, 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ชลchonชลchon1water (literary; formal combining form)2prefix/form meaning water-water (literary; formal combining form)Part 1
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ชลธารchon-lá-taanชลธารchon-lá-taanriver; stream (literary)river; stream (literary)Word