ชอน
chɔɔnMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] burrow; root around
to dig or work one's way into or through something like a small animal; to poke or root around
Examples
หนอนnɔ̌ɔnหนอนnɔ̌ɔn1worm; maggot; larva2worm (computing, malware)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesชอนchɔɔnชอนchɔɔn[to] burrow; root aroundเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-nai[to] go into [sth]; [to] enter [sth]ผลpǒnผลpǒn1classifier: fruits2result; outcome3benefit; advantageแอปเปิลɛ́p-bpə̂nแอปเปิลɛ́p-bpə̂n1apple (fruit)2Apple (company)
The worm is burrowing into the apple.
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ตัวตุ่นdtuua-dtùnใช้cháiขาหน้าkǎa-nâaอันanแข็งแรงkɛ̌ng-rɛɛngชอนchɔɔnดินdinเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสร้างsâangโพรงproong
The mole uses its strong front legs to dig through the soil to create a burrow.
เจ้าหน้าที่กู้ภัยjâo-nâa-têe gôo-paiต้องdtôngค่อยๆkôi kôiชอนไชchon chaiเข้าไปในkâo bpai naiซากปรักหักพังsâak bpràk hàk pangเพื่อpêuuaค้นหาkón hăaผู้รอดชีวิตpûu rôt chee-wít
The rescue workers had to carefully work their way through the rubble to search for survivors.
รากrâakของkɔ̌ɔngต้นไม้ใหญ่dtôn-máai-yàiสามารถsǎa-mâatชอนchɔɔnลึกlʉ́kลงไปlong-bpaiใต้ดินdtâai-dinได้dâaiหลายlǎaiเมตรméetเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหาhǎaแหล่งน้ำlɛ̀ng-náam
The roots of a large tree can root their way many meters deep underground to find a water source.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
chɔɔn
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 | — | — |