ชอุ่ม
chá-ùmMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
lush; verdant
full of thick, healthy, green growth
Examples
หลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: building; house; structureหน้าฝนnâa-fǒnหน้าฝนnâa-fǒn1rainy season; monsoon season2during the rainy seasonสวนหลังบ้านsǔuan-lǎng-bâanสวนหลังบ้านsǔuan-lǎng-bâanbackyard; back gardenก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเขียวชอุ่มkǐiao-chá-ùmเขียวชอุ่มkǐiao-chá-ùmlush green; verdantจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneมีชีวิตชีวาmii-chii-wít-chii-waaมีชีวิตชีวาmii-chii-wít-chii-waalively; animated
After the rainy season, the backyard garden is lush and vibrant.
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ภูเขาpuu-kǎoทั้งtángลูกlûukปกคลุมbpòk-klumด้วยdûuaiป่าไม้bpàa-máaiที่tîiชอุ่มร่มรื่นchá-ùm-rôm-rʉ̂ʉn
The entire mountain is covered with dense, verdant forest.
โครงkroongการปลูกป่าgaan-bplùuk-bpàaทำให้tam-hâiพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiเสื่อมโทรมsʉ̀ʉam-soomกลับมาglàp-maaชอุ่มchá-ùmภายในpaai-naiไม่กี่mâi-gìiปีbpii
The reforestation project made the degraded area become lush again within a few years.
ทุ่งtûngชานเมืองchaan-mʉʉangที่tîiเคยkəəiแห้งแล้งhɛ̂ɛng-lɛ́ɛngบัดนี้bàt-níiชอุ่มchá-ùmไปด้วยbpai-dûuaiต้นไม้dtôn-máaiและlɛ́พุ่มไม้pûm-máaiพื้นถิ่นpʉ́ʉn-tìn
The suburban fields that were once arid are now lush with native trees and shrubs.
2AdjectiveB2
moist; slightly damp; dewy
slightly wet in a fresh way, as with dew or light moisture
Examples
เช้าcháaoเช้าcháao1morning2morning; early-morning3in the morningๆ-ใบหญ้าbai yâaใบหญ้าbai yâablade of grassยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)ชอุ่มchà-ùmชอุ่มchà-ùm1lush; verdant2moist; slightly damp; dewy3(literary) dim; gloomy; overcastด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooน้ำค้างnám káangน้ำค้างnám káangdew
In the morning, the grass blades are still slightly moist with dew.
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The breeze carries the scent of rain-soaked earth, leaving the skin lightly moist as if just washed.
หลังlăngฝนfŏnซาsaaอากาศเย็นaa-gàat yenและláeใบไม้bai máaiชอุ่มchà-ùmด้วยdûuayหยาดน้ำyàat náamเล็กlékๆ-
After the rain subsides, the air is cool and the leaves are fresh with tiny droplets.
หมอกmòkเช้าcháaoคลอkloระráเรื่อยrêuuaiทำให้tam hâiผมpŏmชอุ่มchà-ùmจนjonจับตัวjàp dtuuaเป็นbpenปอยbpoyเล็กlékๆ-
The morning mist lingers, making my hair slightly damp until it clumps into small wisps.
3AdjectiveC1
(literary) dim; gloomy; overcast
Dark, dim, or overcast, especially of the sky.
Examples
บ่ายbàaiบ่ายbàai1afternoon2in the afternoon3[to] slant; lean; turn asideวันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáaท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáasky; heavensชอุ่มchá-ùmชอุ่มchá-ùm1lush; verdant2moist; slightly damp; dewy3(literary) dim; gloomy; overcastจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanเหมือนmʉ̌ʉan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughฝนfǒnฝนfǒn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ตกdtòkตกdtòk1[to] fall; drop2(rain/snow) fall3[to] fail (an exam/test)4[to] drop; decline; decrease5[to] cost; come to6[to] fall to; devolve upon; be allotted to7[to] be left out; miss one’s turn
This afternoon the sky was so dim and heavy it looked like rain was coming.
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A warm breeze blew softly amid the heavy, overcast air before the storm arrived.
เมืองmeuuangทั้งtángเมืองmeuuangคลุมklumด้วยdûuayฟ้าfáaชอุ่มchà-ùmอึนeunๆ-ราวกับraao gàpแบกรับbàek rápไอฝนai fŏnที่têeยังyangไม่mâiตกลงมาdtòk long maa
The entire city was draped in a heavy, humid overcast, as if bearing the weight of rain yet to fall.
รุ่งเช้าrûng-cháoที่tîiชอุ่มchá-ùmจนjonหมอกmɔ̀ɔkแนบnɛ̂ɛpพื้นpʉ́ʉnทำให้tam-hâiเสียงนกsǐiang-nókแผ่วลงpɛ̀ɛo-longและlɛ́เวลาwee-laaคล้ายkláaiเดินช้าdəən-cháaกว่าปกติgwàa-bpòk-gà-dtì
On a morning so dimly overcast that the fog hugged the ground, the birds grew quieter and time seemed to pass more slowly.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ชอุ่ม said ชะ-อุ่ม?
chá-ùm
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
chá
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |