ชอนไชหา
chɔɔn-chai-hǎaMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] burrow for; rummage for
To burrow, dig, or worm one's way through something in search of an object, similar to an animal foraging for food.
Examples
ไส้เดือนsâi-dʉʉanไส้เดือนsâi-dʉʉan1earthworm (annelid)2intestinal roundworm; Ascarisกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesชอนไชหาchɔɔn-chai-hǎaชอนไชหาchɔɔn-chai-hǎa1[to] burrow for; rummage for2[to] delve into; probe forอาหารaa-hǎanอาหารaa-hǎan1food; nourishment2dish; meal3diet; what one eatsอยู่ในyùu-naiอยู่ในyùu-nai[to] be in [somewhere]ดินdinดินdin1soil; earth; dirt2the ground; land (surface)3clay; earthen material4earth (electrical)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerร่วนซุยrûuan-suiร่วนซุยrûuan-suicrumbly; loose; friable
The earthworm is burrowing through the loose soil to find food.
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หนูnǔuตัวเล็กdtuua-lékวิ่งwîngเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiกองขยะgɔɔng-kà-yàเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaชอนไชหาchɔɔn-chai-hǎaเศษอาหารsèet-aa-hǎan
The little mouse ran into the pile of trash to burrow and search for food scraps.
สุนัขsù-nákของฉันkŏng chănชอบchôpไปที่bpai têeชายหาดchaai hàatแล้วláeoใช้cháiจมูกjà-mòokชอนไชหาchon-chai hăaปูbpooตัวdtuuaเล็กๆlék lékในnaiทรายsaai
My dog loves to go to the beach and use its nose to burrow through the sand searching for little crabs.
หลังจากlăng jàakทำtamแหวนwăenตกdtòkในnaiพุ่มไม้pûm máaiเขาkăoก็gâwต้องdtôngใช้มือchái meuค่อยๆkôi kôiชอนไชหาchon-chai hăaอยู่yòoนานnaanกว่าจะgwàa jàเจอjer
After dropping his ring in the bushes, he had to use his hands to carefully worm his way through and search for a long time before finding it.
2VerbC1
[to] delve into; probe for
(Figurative) To investigate or probe deeply and persistently in order to find information or uncover the truth.
Examples
นักข่าวnák-kàaoนักข่าวnák-kàaojournalist; reporterพยายามpá-yaa-yaamพยายามpá-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptชอนไชหาchɔɔn-chai-hǎaชอนไชหาchɔɔn-chai-hǎa1[to] burrow for; rummage for2[to] delve into; probe forความจริงkwaam-jingความจริงkwaam-jing1truth; fact2actually; in fact; to tell the truthเกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàpเกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàp1about; regarding; concerning2[to] relate to; concern; be aboutเรื่องอื้อฉาวrʉ̂ʉang-ʉ̂ʉ-chǎaoเรื่องอื้อฉาวrʉ̂ʉang-ʉ̂ʉ-chǎaoscandalของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsนักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangนักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangpoliticianคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)
The journalist is trying to dig for the truth about that politician's scandal.
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ตำรวจdtam-rùuatต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้เวลาchái-wee-laaหลายlǎaiเดือนdʉʉanในnaiการgaanชอนไชหาchɔɔn-chai-hǎaหลักฐานlàk-tǎanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaมัดตัวmát-dtuuaผู้กระทำผิดpûu-grà-tam-pìtในnaiคดีká-diiที่tîiซับซ้อนsáp-sɔ́ɔnนี้níi
The police had to spend months persistently probing for evidence to convict the perpetrator in this complex case.
นักประวัติศาสตร์nák bprà-wàt-sàatต้องdtôngชอนไชหาchon-chai hăaข้อมูลkôr moonจากjàakเอกสารโบราณèk-gà-săan boh-raanมากมายmâak maaiเพื่อpêuuaปะติดปะต่อbpà-dtìt-bpà-dtòrเรื่องราวrêuuang raaoในอดีตnai à-dèetที่têeถูกtòokลืมเลือนleum leuuan
The historian had to meticulously delve into numerous ancient documents to piece together a forgotten story from the past.
กว่าจะgwàa jàเปิดโปงbpèrt bpongขบวนการkà-buan gaanทุจริตtút-jà-rìtในnaiองค์กรong gonได้dâiเขาkăoต้องdtôngชอนไชหาchon-chai hăaข้อมูลkôr moonอย่างลับๆyàang láp-lápและláeเสี่ยงอันตรายsìiang an-dtà-raaiอยู่yòoหลายlăaiปีbpee
Before he could expose the corruption ring within the organization, he had to secretly and perilously probe for information for many years.
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 -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
ชอนไชchɔɔn-chaiชอนไชchɔɔn-chai1[to] burrow; root around; poke about2[fig.; disapproving] [to] pry into; snoop[to] burrow; root around; poke aboutPart 1
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หาhǎaหาhǎa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3huh?; what? (informal)4[to] get; procure5[to] earn (money); make a living6[to] visit; go see7[to] seek out; contact[to] look for; search forPart 2
ชอนไชหาchɔɔn-chai-hǎaชอนไชหาchɔɔn-chai-hǎa[to] burrow for; rummage for[to] burrow for; rummage forWord