ชอนไช
chɔɔn-chaiMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] burrow; root around; poke about
to dig, poke, or work one's way into something in a wriggling or probing manner, like an animal burrowing or a person nosing around
Examples
รากrâakรากrâak1root (plant part)2root; origin; foundation3root (math)4root (linguistics)5[to] vomit; throw upไม้máaiไม้máai1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementชอนไชchɔɔn-chaiชอนไชchɔɔn-chai1[to] burrow; root around; poke about2[fig.; disapproving] [to] pry into; snoopเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-nai[to] go into [sth]; [to] enter [sth]ดินdinดินdin1soil; earth; dirt2the ground; land (surface)3clay; earthen material4earth (electrical)ลึกlʉ́kลึกlʉ́k1deep2profound; intense3low (pitch); deep (voice)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofยึดyʉ́tยึดyʉ́t1[to] seize; confiscate2[to] hold; grip; fasten; secure3[to] occupy; seize control (of place/vehicle)4[to] adhere to; stick to [sth] (principle/position)5[to] become stiff; seize upลำต้นlam-dtônลำต้นlam-dtônstem; trunk (botany)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerมั่นคงmân-kongมั่นคงmân-kong1stable; steady2secure (finance/job/state)
The tree roots burrowed deep into the soil until they anchored the trunk firmly.
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Worms are burrowing into the fruit, making it full of holes.
สายน้ำsăai náamชอนไชchon chaiตะกอนdtà-gonใต้dtâiตลิ่งdtà-lìngอย่างช้าๆyàang cháa cháaทำให้tam hâiดินdinทรุดตัวsút dtuua
The water slowly worked its way into the sediment beneath the bank, causing the soil to subside.
แมลงmá-lɛɛngตัวเล็กdtuua-lékชอนไชchɔɔn-chaiผ่านpàanรอยแยกrɔɔi-yɛ̂ɛkของkɔ̌ɔngกำแพงgam-pɛɛngเข้าไปkâo-bpaiทำรังtam-rangข้างในkâang-nai
Tiny insects burrowed through the cracks in the wall to build nests inside.
2VerbC1
[fig.; disapproving] [to] pry into; snoop
to intrusively investigate or meddle in someone else's matters in a nosy way
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ชอนไชchɔɔn-chaiชอนไชchɔɔn-chai1[to] burrow; root around; poke about2[fig.; disapproving] [to] pry into; snoopเรื่องส่วนตัวrʉ̂ʉang-sùuan-dtuuaเรื่องส่วนตัวrʉ̂ʉang-sùuan-dtuuapersonal matter; private affairของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉn1other people; others2someone else; another personเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillอาจàatอาจàat1may; might (possibility)2possibly; perhaps3able; capable (literary/formal)ไม่สบายใจmâi-sà-baai-jaiไม่สบายใจmâi-sà-baai-jai1uneasy; worried; troubled2[to] feel uneasy/worried (about [sth])
Don't pry into other people's private matters; they might feel uncomfortable.
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นักข่าวnák-kàaoบางคนbaang-konชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอนไชchɔɔn-chaiชีวิตchii-wítดาราdaa-raaเกินgəənเหตุhèetจนjonเกิดgə̀ətปัญหาbpan-hǎaส่วนตัวsùuan-dtuuaตามมาdtaam-maa
Some reporters like to intrusively pry into celebrities' lives excessively, causing personal problems.
การgaanชอนไชchɔɔn-chaiข้อมูลส่วนตัวkɔ̂ɔ-muun-sùuan-dtuuaของkɔ̌ɔngพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanโดยdooiไม่มีmâi-miiเหตุผลhèet-pǒnอันanควรkuuanถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenการละเมิดgaan-lá-mə̂ətความเป็นส่วนตัวkwaam-bpen-sùuan-dtuuaอย่างชัดเจนyàang-chát-jeen
Intrusively probing employees' personal information without proper reason is a clear violation of privacy.
เธอtəəมักmákชอนไชchɔɔn-chaiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangในnaiครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnด้วยdûuaiความอยากรู้อยากเห็นkwaam-yàak-rúu-yàak-hěnโดยdooiไม่mâiตระหนักถึงdtrà-nàk-tʉ̌ngขอบเขตkɔ̀ɔp-kèetและlɛ́มารยาทmaa-rá-yâatทางสังคมtaang-sǎng-kom
She often meddles in other families' matters out of curiosity, unaware of boundaries and social etiquette.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ไชchaiไชchai1Chai (male nickname; short form of ไชย-/ชัย-)2[to] bore; gnaw through3[to] penetrate; force one’s way in/throughChai (male nickname; short form of ไชย-/ชัย-)Part 2
ชอนไชchɔɔn-chaiชอนไชchɔɔn-chai[to] burrow; root around; poke about[to] burrow; root around; poke aboutWord