ชลวิถี
chon-lá-wí-tĕeMeaning
1NounC1
waterway; water route
a waterway, water route, or channel used for navigation or water flow (formal or literary term)
Examples
ประเทศไทยbprà-têet taiประเทศไทยbprà-têet taiThailandในอดีตnai à-dèetในอดีตnai à-dèetin the past; formerlyใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderชลวิถีchon-lá-wí-tĕeชลวิถีchon-lá-wí-tĕewaterway; water routeเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เส้นทางหลักsên taang làkเส้นทางหลักsên taang làkmain route; main roadในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)การเดินทางgaan dern taangการเดินทางgaan dern taang1travel; traveling (in general)2a trip; a journeyและláeและláeand (coordinating)ค้าขายkáa kăaiค้าขายkáa kăai1[to] trade; do business; buy and sell2trading; commerce (activity)
Thailand in the past used waterways as the main route for travel and trade.
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โครงการพัฒนาkrohng gaan pát-tá-naaระบบขนส่งมวลชนrá-bòp kŏn sòng muuan chonได้dâiหยิบยกyìp yókเรื่องrêuuangการฟื้นฟูgaan féun fooชลวิถีchon-lá-wí-tĕeเก่าแก่gào gàeขึ้นมาkêun maaพิจารณาpí-jaa-rá-naaอีกครั้งèek krángเพื่อpêuuaแก้gâeปัญหารถติดbpan-hăa rót dtìt
The mass transit development project has brought up the restoration of ancient waterways for consideration again to solve traffic problems.
การเปลี่ยนแปลงgaan bplìian bplaengทางtaangนิเวศวิทยาní-wêt wít-tá-yaaส่งผลกระทบsòng pŏn grà-tópอย่างรุนแรงyàang run raengต่อdtòชลวิถีchon-lá-wí-tĕeตามธรรมชาติdtaam tam-má-châatทำให้tam hâiกระแสน้ำgrà-săe náamเปลี่ยนbplìianทิศทางtít taangอย่างyàangไม่อาจmâi àatคาดเดาkâat daoได้dâi
Ecological changes have severely impacted natural waterways, causing water currents to change direction unpredictably.
กวีนิพนธ์gà-wee-ní-ponโบราณboh-raanมักmákพรรณนาถึงpan-ná-naa tĕungความงดงามkwaam ngót ngaamของkŏngชลวิถีchon-lá-wí-tĕeที่têeทอดยาวtôt yaaoผ่านpàanขุนเขาkŭn kăoและláeป่าลึกbpàa léukในnaiยามเช้าyaam cháao
Ancient poetry often depicts the beauty of waterways stretching through mountains and deep forests in the morning.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ชลchonชลchon1water (literary; formal combining form)2prefix/form meaning water-water (literary; formal combining form)Part 1
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วิถีwí-tǐiวิถีwí-tǐi1way; manner; mode2path; route; way (formal/lit.)3trajectoryway; manner; modePart 2
ชลวิถีchon-lá-wí-tĕeชลวิถีchon-lá-wí-tĕewaterway; water routewaterway; water routeWord