ชะลอม
chá-lɔɔmMeaning
1NounB1
woven bamboo basket
a traditional hand‑woven bamboo basket, often used for carrying, packaging, or presenting goods (e.g., fruit).
Examples
คุณยายkun-yaaiคุณยายkun-yaaimaternal grandmother; respectful term for an elderly womanเอาaoเอาao1[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 resultผลไม้pǒn-lá-máaiผลไม้pǒn-lá-máaifruitใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)ชะลอมchá-lɔɔmชะลอมchá-lɔɔmwoven bamboo basketไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyฝากfàakฝากfàak1[to] deposit [money]2[to] leave/entrust [sth] with [sb]3[to] send via [sb]; send alongเพื่อนบ้านpʉ̂ʉan-bâanเพื่อนบ้านpʉ̂ʉan-bâan1neighbor (person)2neighboring (of a country or community)
Grandma put fruit in a bamboo basket to give to the neighbors.
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ของขวัญkɔ̌ɔng-kwǎnที่tîiเขาkǎoให้hâiมาเป็นmaa-bpenส้มโอsôm-ooในnaiชะลอมchá-lɔɔmสานsǎanอย่างสวยงามyàang-sǔuai-ngaam
The gift he gave was a pomelo in a beautifully woven bamboo basket.
ในnaiตลาดน้ำdtà-làat náamนักท่องเที่ยวnák tông tîaoสามารถsăa-mâatหาซื้อhăa séuชะลอมchá-lomขนาดkà-nàatต่างๆdtàang-dtàangเป็นbpenของที่ระลึกkŏng têe rá-léukได้dâi
At the floating market, tourists can buy bamboo baskets of various sizes as souvenirs.
การใช้gaan-cháiชะลอมchá-lɔɔmเป็นbpenบรรจุภัณฑ์ban-jù-panสะท้อนถึงsà-tɔ́ɔn-tʉ̌ngภูมิปัญญาท้องถิ่นpuum-bpan-yaa-tɔ́ɔng-tìnที่tîiยั่งยืนyâng-yʉʉnและlɛ́เป็นมิตรต่อสิ่งแวดล้อมbpen-mít-dtɔ̀ɔ-sìng-wɛ̂ɛt-lɔ́ɔm
Using bamboo baskets as packaging reflects sustainable and eco-friendly local wisdom.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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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ลอมlɔɔmลอมlɔɔm1straw stack; stack of rice bundles2[to] stack straw/rice sheaves3classifier: stacks (of straw/rice sheaves)straw stack; stack of rice bundlesPart 2
ชะลอมchá-lɔɔmชะลอมchá-lɔɔmwoven bamboo basketwoven bamboo basketWord