ชอร์ต
chɔ́ɔtMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] short-circuit [sth]; [to] short (electrical)
[to] short-circuit [sth]; to cause or suffer an electrical short, leading to device malfunction.
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อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)เอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8auxiliary marking emphasis or resultน้ำราดnáam-râatน้ำราดnáam-râatsauce; gravy; toppingคอมพิวเตอร์kɔm-piu-dtə̂əคอมพิวเตอร์kɔm-piu-dtə̂ə1computer2computer [attrib.]นะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particleเดี๋ยวdǐiaoเดี๋ยวdǐiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …เครื่องkrʉ̂ʉangเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉang1machine; engine; device2appliance; electrical device3classifier: machines/devices4equipment; gear5aircraft; plane (colloq.)6assortment/set (pref.)7attire; ornaments; regaliaมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ชอร์ตchɔ́ɔtชอร์ตchɔ́ɔt1[to] short-circuit [sth]; [to] short (electrical)2short circuit3[to] short [sth]; sell short
Don't pour water on the computer, or it will short circuit.
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เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkจนjonหม้อแปลงไฟฟ้าmɔ̂ɔ-bplɛɛng-fai-fáaริมถนนrim-tà-nǒnชอร์ตchɔ́ɔtทำให้tam-hâiไฟดับfai-dàpทั้งtángซอยsɔɔi
Last night it rained so hard that the transformer on the street shorted, causing a blackout on the whole lane.
ช่างchângบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaแอร์ɛɛไม่ทำงานmâi-tam-ngaanเพราะprɔ́หนูnǔuกัดgàtสายไฟsǎai-faiจนjonมันmanชอร์ตchɔ́ɔtอยู่yùuข้างในkâang-nai
The technician said the A/C wasn't working because a mouse chewed the wires, causing it to short circuit inside.
ความชื้นkwaam-chʉ́ʉnที่tîiสะสมsà-sǒmในnaiแผงวงจรpɛ̌ɛng-wong-jɔɔnอาจàatทำให้เกิดtam-hâi-gə̀ətการนำไฟฟ้าgaan-nam-fai-fáaผิดปกติpìt-bpòk-gà-dtìและlɛ́ชอร์ตchɔ́ɔtในที่สุดnai-tîi-sùt
Moisture accumulating on the circuit board can cause abnormal conductivity and eventually short it out.
2NounB2
short circuit
A short circuit: an electrical fault where current bypasses the intended path, causing abnormally high current and possible damage.
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ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerกลิ่นไหม้glìn-mâiกลิ่นไหม้glìn-mâismell of burning; burnt smellเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedรีบrîipรีบrîip1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; pressed for time3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)ไปดูbpai-duuไปดูbpai-duu[to] go (and) see; [to] go take a look; [to] go watchปรากฏว่าbpraa-gòt-wâaปรากฏว่าbpraa-gòt-wâait turns out (that); it appears (that)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ไฟชอร์ตfai-chɔ́ɔtไฟชอร์ตfai-chɔ́ɔt1short circuit; electrical short2[to] short-circuit; short outที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerปลั๊กพ่วงbplák-pûuangปลั๊กพ่วงbplák-pûuangpower strip; multi-outlet extension
I smelled something burning and rushed to check; it turned out to be a short circuit at the power strip.
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สาเหตุsǎa-hèetของkɔ̌ɔngไฟไหม้fai-mâiครั้งนี้kráng-níiเกิดจากgə̀ət-jàakไฟชอร์ตfai-chɔ́ɔtในnaiห้องครัวhɔ̂ng-kruua
The cause of this fire was a short circuit in the kitchen.
การเลือกใช้gaan-lʉ̂ʉak-cháiสายไฟsǎai-faiที่tîiไม่ได้มาตรฐานmâi-dâai-mâat-dtrà-tǎanเป็นbpenปัจจัยเสี่ยงbpàt-jai-sìiangสำคัญsǎm-kanที่tîiนำไปสู่nam-bpai-sùuการเกิดgaan-gə̀ətไฟชอร์ตfai-chɔ́ɔt
Using non-standard electrical wires is a major risk factor that leads to short circuits.
วิศวกรwít-sà-wá-gɔɔnกำลังgam-langวิเคราะห์wí-krɔ́ข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหาสาเหตุhǎa-sǎa-hèetที่แท้จริงtîi-tɛ́ɛ-jingของkɔ̌ɔngการเกิดgaan-gə̀ətไฟชอร์ตfai-chɔ́ɔtในnaiระบบจ่ายไฟrá-bòp-jàai-faiของkɔ̌ɔngอาคารaa-kaan
The engineers are analyzing data to find the true cause of the short circuit in the building's power supply system.
3VerbC1
[to] short [sth]; sell short
[to] short [sth] (finance): to sell a borrowed stock or asset expecting the price to fall, then buy it back later.
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นักลงทุนnák-long-tunนักลงทุนnák-long-tuninvestorบางคนbaang-konบางคนbaang-konsome people; some personsชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ชอร์ตchɔ́ɔtชอร์ตchɔ́ɔt1[to] short-circuit [sth]; [to] short (electrical)2short circuit3[to] short [sth]; sell shortหุ้นhûnหุ้นhûn1classifier: shares/units of stock2share; stock (finance)3equity stake; ownership portion4[to] partner; co-invest; hold shares togetherเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingทำกำไรtam-gam-raiทำกำไรtam-gam-rai[to] make a profitได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)ขาลงkǎa-longขาลงkǎa-long1downturn; decline; downtrend2declining; bearish3downbound leg/direction4downbound; downstream; southbound
Some investors like to short stocks because they can profit in a bear market.
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การชอร์ตหุ้นgaan-chɔ́ɔt-hûnมีmiiความเสี่ยงkwaam-sìiangสูงsǔungเพราะprɔ́ถ้าtâaคาดการณ์kâat-gaanผิดpìtและlɛ́หุ้นhûnขึ้นราคาkʉ̂n-raa-kaaอาจàatขาดทุนkàat-tunได้dâaiไม่จำกัดmâi-jam-gàt
Shorting stocks is highly risky because if the forecast is wrong and the stock price rises, the potential loss is unlimited.
กองทุนเฮดจ์ฟันด์gɔɔng-tun-hêet-fanขนาดใหญ่kà-nàat-yàiได้dâaiทำtamการชอร์ตหุ้นgaan-chɔ́ɔt-hûnของkɔ̌ɔngบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtที่tîiคาดว่าkâat-wâaผลประกอบการpǒn-bprà-gɔ̀ɔp-gaanจะjàออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaน่าผิดหวังnâa-pìt-wǎng
The large hedge fund shorted the stock of the company whose earnings were expected to be disappointing.
ปรากฏการณ์bpraa-gòt-gaanShortSqueezeเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂nเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaนักลงทุนnák-long-tunที่tîiชอร์ตchɔ́ɔtหุ้นhûnไว้wáiถูกtùukบีบให้bìip-hâiต้องdtɔ̂ngซื้อคืนsʉ́ʉ-kʉʉnในnaiราคาraa-kaaที่tîiพุ่งสูงขึ้นpûng-sǔung-kʉ̂nอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reo
A 'short squeeze' phenomenon occurs when investors who have shorted a stock are forced to buy it back at a rapidly soaring price.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ชอร์ต said ช้อด?
chɔ́ɔt
- Final soundAt the end of a syllable, ต is said like ด (t).Silent letterร์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.Spoken toneSaid with a High tone in everyday Thai, as if written ช้อด (chɔ́ɔt). The spelling rule would give a Falling tone.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ต, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
ResultSpoken tone
High tone
chɔ́ɔt
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Spelling rule: Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
Spoken tone Said with a High tone in everyday Thai. The spelling rule would give a Falling tone, but this loanword follows how it's actually pronounced. Say it as if written ช้อด (chɔ́ɔt).
ร์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |
The chart shows the spelling rule. In everyday Thai, this syllable is said with a High tone instead.