ชะ
cháMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] rinse; wash away
to splash or pour water so as to wash or rinse something off; to be carried off by water
Examples
ฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàk[to] rain heavily; pourน้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)6served with broth7empty words; fillerชะcháชะchá1[to] rinse; wash away2hey!; tsk!; hey there! [interjection]ฝุ่นfùnฝุ่นfùn1dust; fine dry particles2particulate matter (air pollution)บนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ใบไม้bai-máaiใบไม้bai-máaileaf; leaves; foliageออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpai1[to] go out; leave; exit2Get out!3[to] lead out to; extend toหมดmòtหมดmòt1all gone; none left2[to] run out; be used up3completely; entirely4in total; altogether
Heavy rain washed the dust off the leaves.
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เขาkǎoเอาaoน้ำสะอาดnáam-sà-àatชะcháคราบkrâapโคลนkloonจากjàakรองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàเข้าบ้านkâo-bâan
He rinsed the mud off his shoes with clean water before entering the house.
The strong waves washed the sand along the walkway away in a line.
น้ำป่าnáam-bpàaไหลหลากlǎi-làakชะดินchá-dinบนbonไหล่เขาlài-kǎoจนjonตะกอนdtà-gɔɔnพัดpátลงสู่long-sùuลำธารlam-taan
Flash floods carried soil off the hillside, sweeping sediment into the stream.
2InterjectionB2
hey!; tsk!; hey there! [interjection]
an interjection used to call attention, tease, or chide in a sharp or playful way; also appears in playful or elongated forms in songs or banter
Examples
ชะcháชะchá1[to] rinse; wash away2hey!; tsk!; hey there! [interjection]พูดเล่นpûut-lênพูดเล่นpûut-lên[to] joke; [to] kidเก่งgèngเก่งgèng1skilled; good at2smart; quick-witted3[to] be good at; excelนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particleเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ล้อlɔ́ɔล้อlɔ́ɔ1wheel2[to] tease; mock; kidเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไปทั่วbpai-tûuaไปทั่วbpai-tûua1[to] go everywhere; travel all over2all over; everywhere (extent marker)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
Hey, you’re quite the jokester, teasing everyone all around.
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Hey, don’t rush off yet—listen to me first.
ชะเอิงเอยchá-əəng-yeeเสียงsǐiangยาyaaนั้นnánที่tîiเธอtəəร้องrɔ́ɔngเป็นbpenแค่หยอกkɛ̂ɛ-yɔ̀ɔkล้อlɔ́ɔกันganใช่ไหมchâi-mǎi
Sha-eung-oei—was that drawn-out call you sang just playful teasing?
ชะcháชะแว้บchá-wâepหายไปhăai bpaiดื้อๆdêuu dêuuแบบนี้bàep néeจะjàไม่mâiบอกลาbòk laaกันganสักsàkคำkamหรือrĕu
Tsk, just whoosh—disappearing like that; won’t you even say goodbye?
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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 | — | — |