ชะทราย
chá-saaiMeaning
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[to] wash/erode away sand
to carry or wear away sand by the action of water, such as waves or runoff
Examples
ช่วงchûuangช่วงchûuang1period; span (of time)2section; segment (part of something)3range; interval (between limits)4span; distance between two pointsมรสุมmɔɔ-rá-sǔmมรสุมmɔɔ-rá-sǔm1monsoon (seasonal wind/rain)2stormy period; turmoil; crisis (figurative)คลื่นklʉ̂ʉnคลื่นklʉ̂ʉn1wave (water/sea)2wave (physics; signal/EM)3surge; influx4broadcast frequency; radio bandแรงrɛɛngแรงrɛɛng1strong; intense; severe2force; strength; power3hard; strongly (adverbial use)4very; extremely (Southern Thai)5expensive; steep (informal)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofชะทรายchá-saaiชะทรายchá-saai[to] wash/erode away sandหน้าหาดnâa-hàatหน้าหาดnâa-hàatbeachfrontหายไปhǎai-bpaiหายไปhǎai-bpai1[to] disappear; go missing2[to] subside; wear off3[to] go silent; drop out of contact (informal)หลายlǎaiหลายlǎai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)เมตรméetเมตรméetmetre; meter (unit of length)
During monsoon season, the strong waves wear away the sand at the beach by several meters.
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Rainwater running down from the mountain carried away the sand into the canal, causing the bank to collapse.
กระแสน้ำgrà-sɛ̌ɛ-náamเปลี่ยนbplìianทิศtítทำให้tam-hâiชะทรายchá-saaiจากjàakปลายแหลมbplaai-lɛ̌ɛmย้ายไปyáai-bpaiกองgɔɔngที่tîiอ่าวàaoด้านในdâan-nai
The change in current direction eroded sand from the cape and deposited it in the inner bay.
หากhàakไม่มีmâi meeแนวป้องกันnaew bpông-ganคลื่นklêunฤดูหนาวrú-doo năaoจะjàค่อยkôiๆ-ชะทรายchá-saaiใต้dtâiสะพานsà-paanจนjonเสาตอม่อsăo dtor-môrเสี่ยงsìiangโผล่plòh
Without protective structures, winter waves will gradually wear away the sand under the bridge until the piers are at risk of being exposed.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ชะทราย said ชะ-ซาย?
chá-saai
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ชะทรายchá-saaiชะทรายchá-saai[to] wash/erode away sand[to] wash/erode away sandWord