ชลเนตร
chon-lá-nêetMeaning
1NounC2
tears
tears (used primarily in literary, poetic, or royal contexts)
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)บทประพันธ์bòt-bprà-panบทประพันธ์bòt-bprà-panliterary work; composition; poemนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)กวีgà-wiiกวีgà-wiipoetได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerบรรยายban-yaaiบรรยายban-yaai1[to] describe; narrate2[to] lecture; give a talkไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeชลเนตรchon-lá-nêetชลเนตรchon-lá-nêettearsของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsนางnaangนางnaang1lady; woman (formal/literary; honorific)2Mrs. (title before a name)3female role; female character (traditional theatre)4she; her (literary or informal)รินไหลrin-lǎiรินไหลrin-lǎi[to] trickle; [to] flow gentlyอาบàapอาบàap1[to] bathe; take a bath/shower2[to] be bathed in; be suffused with [sth]3[to] coat; apply a layerสองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondแก้มgɛ̂ɛmแก้มgɛ̂ɛm1cheek2float; buoy (fishing, regional)ดั่งdàngดั่งdàng1as; like; as if (literary)2as if; as though (literary)3like; akin to (literary)4like; as (literary)สายฝนsǎai-fǒnสายฝนsǎai-fǒn1falling rain; rain shower2female given name
In that literary work, the poet described that her tears flowed down both cheeks like rain.
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นางในวรรณคดีnaang-nai-wan-ná-ká-diiสะอื้นไห้sà-ʉ̂ʉn-hâiจนjonหลั่งlàngชลเนตรchon-lá-nêetเป็นbpenสายเลือดsǎai-lʉ̂ʉatด้วยdûuaiความอาลัยรักkwaam-aa-lai-rák
The heroine in the classical literature sobbed until she wept tears of blood out of loving longing.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaต้องdtɔ̂ngพลัดพรากplát-prâakจากjàakชายchaaiคนรักkon-rákหยาดyàatชลเนตรchon-lá-nêetของkɔ̌ɔngนางnaangก็gɔ̂ร่วงหล่นrûuang-lònด้วยdûuaiความโศกเศร้าkwaam-sòok-sâoเสียใจsǐia-jaiอย่างyàangสุดซึ้งsùt-sʉ́ng
When forced to part from her lover, her tears fell with profound sorrow.
กวีgà-wiiเลือกใช้คำlʉ̂ʉak-chái-kamว่าwâaชลเนตรchon-lá-nêetแทนtɛɛnคำว่าkam-wâaน้ำตาnáam-dtaaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaยกระดับyók-rá-dàpภาษาpaa-sǎaและlɛ́ถ่ายทอดtàai-tɔ̂ɔtความรันทดkwaam-ran-tótของkɔ̌ɔngผู้ประพันธ์pûu-bprà-panให้hâiลึกซึ้งlʉ́k-sʉ́ngยิ่งขึ้นyîng-kʉ̂n
The poet chose to use the word "chonlanet" instead of tears to elevate the language and convey the author's misery more profoundly.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ชลเนตร said ชน-ละ-เนด?
chon-lá-nêet
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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ชลเนตรchon-lá-nêetชลเนตรchon-lá-nêettearstearsWord