ชลาลัย
chá-laa-laiMeaning
1NounC1
sea; ocean (poetic)
a large body of water, such as the sea or ocean (used in a poetic or literary context).
Examples
บทเพลงbòt-pleengบทเพลงbòt-pleengsong; hymn; musical pieceนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)บรรยายถึงban-yaai-tʉ̌ngบรรยายถึงban-yaai-tʉ̌ng[to] describe [sth/sb]; [to] lecture about [sth]ความงามkwaam-ngaamความงามkwaam-ngaambeauty; attractivenessของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsท้องtɔ́ɔngท้องtɔ́ɔng1belly; abdomen; stomach (body part); underside (of sth)2womb; mother's belly3[to] be pregnant4expanse; interior; area (in compounds)ชลาลัยchá-laa-laiชลาลัยchá-laa-laisea; ocean (poetic)ยามค่ำคืนyaam-kâm-kʉʉnยามค่ำคืนyaam-kâm-kʉʉn1nighttime; the night2at night; during the night
That song describes the beauty of the vast sea at night.
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หากhàakชีวิตchii-wítคือkʉʉเรือrʉʉaลำlamน้อยnɔ́ɔiที่tîiล่องลอยlɔ̂ng-lɔɔiอยู่yùuกลางglaangชลาลัยchá-laa-laiความหวังkwaam-wǎngก็gɔ̂เปรียบเสมือนbprìiap-sà-mʉ̌ʉanประภาคารbprà-paa-kaanที่tîiคอยkɔɔiนำทางnam-taang
If life is a small boat drifting in the middle of the great ocean, then hope is like a lighthouse that guides the way.
ดวงตาduuang-dtaaของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoทอดtɔ̂ɔtมองmɔɔngไปยังbpai-yangผืนpʉ̌ʉnชลาลัยchá-laa-laiอันanไกลโพ้นglai-póonจิตใจjìt-jaiเต็มไปด้วยdtem-bpai-dûuaiความโหยหาkwaam-hǒoi-hǎaที่tîiมิอาจmí-àatหยั่งรู้yàng-rúuได้dâai
His eyes gazed out towards the distant expanse of the sea, his heart filled with an unknowable yearning.
กะลาสีgà-laa-sǐiเฒ่าtâoเล่าขานlâo-kǎanตำนานdtam-naanถึงtʉ̌ngอสุรกายà-sù-rá-gaaiที่ซ่อนtîi-sɔ̂ɔnกายgaaiอยู่yùuใต้ท้องdtâai-tɔ́ɔngชลาลัยchá-laa-laiอันanลึกlʉ́kล้ำlám
The old sailor recounted legends of monsters hiding in the profound depths of the ocean.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ชลาลัย said ชะ-ลา-ไล?
chá-laa-lai
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 | — | — |