ชอล์ก
chɔ̂ɔkMeanings
1NounA2
chalk (writing/drawing stick)
a soft white or colored stick used for writing or drawing, especially on a blackboard
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ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)เขียนkǐianเขียนkǐian1[to] write2[to] draw; sketch3[to] fill out; write in4[to] compose; author5[to] write (data); burn (a disc)คำkamคำkam1word; term2classifier for words/utterances3speech; saying; utteranceบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)กระดานgrà-daanกระดานgrà-daan1board; plank2board (blackboard/whiteboard)3game boardด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooชอล์กchɔ̂ɔkชอล์กchɔ̂ɔk1chalk (writing/drawing stick)2chalk (material)สีขาวsǐi-kǎaoสีขาวsǐi-kǎao1the color white2white (in color)3figurative: pure/innocent/harmless
The teacher writes words on the board with white chalk.
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เมื่อวานmêuua waanฉันchănลืมleuumชอล์กchókเลยloieยืมyeumของkŏngห้องhôngข้างๆkâang kâangเพื่อpêuuaเขียนkĭianบนbonกระดานgrà-daan
Yesterday I forgot my chalk, so I borrowed some from the next room to write on the board.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiเราraoจะjàใช้cháiชอล์กchɔ̂ɔkสีsǐiวาดแผนที่wâat-pɛ̌ɛn-tîiบนbonกระดานgrà-daanก่อนgɔ̀ɔnสอบsɔ̀ɔp
Tomorrow we will use colored chalk to draw a map on the board before the test.
เด็กๆdèk dèkวาดรูปwâat rôopท้องฟ้าtóng fáaด้วยdûuayชอล์กchókบนbonกระดานดำgrà-daan damแล้วláeoลบออกlóp òkง่ายngâaiด้วยdûuayผ้าpâaเปียกbpìiak
The children drew the sky with chalk on the blackboard, then erased it easily with a wet cloth.
2NounB2
chalk (material)
a soft, white, porous form of limestone (calcium carbonate)
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หน้าผาnâa-pǎaหน้าผาnâa-pǎacliffนี้níiนี้níi1this2this oneประกอบด้วยbprà-gɔ̀ɔp-dûuaiประกอบด้วยbprà-gɔ̀ɔp-dûuai[to] consist of; [to] be composed ofชอล์กchɔ̂ɔkชอล์กchɔ̂ɔk1chalk (writing/drawing stick)2chalk (material)สีขาวsǐi-kǎaoสีขาวsǐi-kǎao1the color white2white (in color)3figurative: pure/innocent/harmlessที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเกิดจากgə̀ət-jàakเกิดจากgə̀ət-jàak[to] result from [sth]; be caused by [sth]; arise from [sth]ซากsâakซากsâak1remains; ruins2carcass; animal corpseสิ่งมีชีวิตsìng-mii-chii-wítสิ่งมีชีวิตsìng-mii-chii-wítorganism; living thingทะเลtá-leeทะเลtá-lee1sea2seaside; the beachโบราณboo-raanโบราณboo-raan1ancient; antique2traditional; old-fashioned3ancient times; the old days
This cliff is composed of white chalk formed from ancient marine organisms.
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นักธรณีวิทยาnák-tɔɔ-rá-nii-wít-tá-yaaอธิบายà-tí-baaiว่าwâaชั้นดินchán-dinสีsǐiอ่อนɔ̀ɔnที่tîiเราraoเห็นhěnคือkʉʉชอล์กchɔ̂ɔkซึ่งsʉ̂ngเป็นbpenหินปูนhǐn-bpuunเนื้อnʉ́ʉaนุ่มnûm
The geologist explained that the pale layer we see is chalk, which is a soft form of limestone.
ในnaiบางbaangพื้นที่púen têeชอล์กchókสะสมsà-sŏmเป็นbpenชั้นchánหนาnăaทำให้เกิดtam hâi gèrtภูมิประเทศpoom-bprà-têetที่têeน้ำใต้ดินnáam dtâi dinซึมผ่านseum pàanได้dâiง่ายngâai
In some areas, chalk accumulates in thick layers, creating landscapes where groundwater can permeate easily.
ฟันปลอมfan-bplɔɔmแบบโบราณbɛ̀ɛp-boo-raanเคยkəəiทำจากtam-jàakชอล์กchɔ̂ɔkอัดàtเพราะprɔ́มีmiiองค์ประกอบong-bprà-gɔ̀ɔpเป็นbpenแคลเซียมคาร์บอเนตklɛɛ-siiam-kaa-bɔɔ-nèetแม้mɛ́ɛจะjàเปราะbprɔ̀ก็ตามgɔ̂-dtaam
Ancient dentures were once made from compressed chalk because it is composed of calcium carbonate, though it is brittle.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ชอล์ก said ชอก?
chɔ̂ɔk
- Silent letterล์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
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 -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
chɔ̂ɔk
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
ล์ 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 | — | — |