ชลธี
chon-teeMeanings
1Proper nounB2
a male name
a Thai given name for a male.
Examples
น้องชายnóng chaaiน้องชายnóng chaai1younger brother2penis (euphemistic)ของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineชื่อchêuชื่อchêu1name2[to] be named; be called3reputation; renownชลธีchon-teeชลธีchon-tee1a male name2sea; oceanแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)เพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanfriends (plural)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)เรียกrîakเรียกrîak1[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); name2[to] call out; summon; hail3[to] ask for; charge; demand4[to] draw attention; bring out a reactionเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillสั้นๆsân sânสั้นๆsân sânbriefly; in shortว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeธี
My younger brother's name is Chonlathee, but his friends like to call him 'Thee' for short.
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คุณkunชลธีchon-teeโทรมาtoh maaเมื่อเช้านี้mêuua cháao néeเขาkăoบอกว่าbòk wâaจะjàเข้ามาkâo maaซ่อมแอร์sôm aeให้hâiตอนบ่ายdton bàai
Mr. Chonlathee called this morning; he said he would come to fix the air conditioner in the afternoon.
ผมpŏmไม่ได้mâi dâaiเจอjerชลธีchon-teeเลยloieตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeเขาkăoย้ายyáaiไปทำงานbpai tam ngaanที่têeเชียงใหม่chiiang màiเมื่อmêuuaปีที่แล้วbpee têe láew
I haven't seen Chonlathee at all since he moved to work in Chiang Mai last year.
ชลธีchon-teeซึ่งsêungเป็นbpenหัวหน้าโครงการhŭua nâa kroong gaanจะเป็นjà bpenผู้pôoนำเสนอแผนnam sà-nĕr păenงานngaanใหม่màiในnaiที่ประชุมtêe bprà-chumวันพรุ่งนี้wan prûng née
Chonlathee, who is the project lead, will be the one presenting the new plan at the meeting tomorrow.
2NounC1
sea; ocean
the sea or ocean (used in a formal or literary context).
Examples
เรือประมงreuua bprà-mongเรือประมงreuua bprà-mongfishing boat; fishing vesselลำlamลำlam1classifier: boats; ships; aircraft; rockets; some musical instruments2classifier: beams/rays of light; laser3shaft; trunk; stalk; hull/body (of boat or instrument)4beam; ray (of light)5delicious; tasty (Northern Thai)6[to] sing; chant traditional verse (Isan)น้อยnóiน้อยnói1few; little; small (amount/number)2less; to a lesser degree3young; junior (name/title use)4seldom; rarelyลอยloiลอยloi1[to] float; drift2[to] hover; be suspended3floating; adrift4[to] float (price/exchange rate)ลำlamลำlam1classifier: boats; ships; aircraft; rockets; some musical instruments2classifier: beams/rays of light; laser3shaft; trunk; stalk; hull/body (of boat or instrument)4beam; ray (of light)5delicious; tasty (Northern Thai)6[to] sing; chant traditional verse (Isan)อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainกลางglaangกลางglaang1middle; center2middle; central3in the middle; in the center4amid; in the midst of; mid-ชลธีchon-teeชลธีchon-tee1a male name2sea; oceanอันanอันan1general classifier for objects, items, or abstract things2which; that (relative pronoun, formal/literary)3as for; concerning (formal/literary topic marker)4thing; item; oneกว้างใหญ่gwâang yàiกว้างใหญ่gwâang yàivast; extensive
The small fishing boat was floating in the middle of the vast sea.
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ภาพpâapพระอาทิตย์ตกprá aa-tít dtòkสะท้อนsà-tónผืนpĕunชลธีchon-teeเป็นbpenภาพpâapที่งดงามtêe ngót ngaamเกินกว่าgern gwàaจะjàบรรยายban-yaaiได้dâi
The sight of the sunset reflecting on the ocean's surface was too beautiful to describe.
ในnaiบทกวีbòt gà-weeบรรยายถึงban-yaai tĕungความเงียบสงัดkwaam ngîiap sà-ngàtแห่งhàengท้องtóngชลธีchon-teeยามราตรีyaam raa-dtreeที่têeชวนให้chuan hâiใจสงบjai sà-ngòp
The poem describes the silence of the sea at night, which brings a sense of peace.
เหล่าlàoกะลาสีgà-laa-sĕeต้องdtôngเผชิญกับphà-chern gàpคลื่นลมklêun lomรุนแรงrun-raengกลางglaangชลธีchon-teeที่têeมืดมิดmêut mítและláeน่าเกรงขามnâa greng kăam
The sailors had to face violent waves and winds in the middle of the dark and formidable ocean.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ชลธี said ชน-ละ-ที?
chon-tee
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
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 | — | — |