ชะล้าง
chá-láangMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] wash away; rinse off
to remove and carry off by washing or rinsing (e.g., dirt, stains, chemicals)
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderน้ำอุ่นnáam-ùnน้ำอุ่นnáam-ùnwarm water; lukewarm waterกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)สบู่sà-bùuสบู่sà-bùu1soap2classifier: ก้อนชะล้างchá-láangชะล้างchá-láang1[to] wash away; rinse off2[to] erode; wash away (by water)คราบน้ำมันkrâap-nám-manคราบน้ำมันkrâap-nám-manoil stain; oil slickออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàak1[to] leave; exit; depart from2from; out of (after a verb)มือmʉʉมือmʉʉ1hand2skill; level; expertise3classifier: players in certain gambling games4doer; agent5round; turn (card games)
I use warm water and soap to wash off the grease from my hands.
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ฝนตกfǒn-dtòkเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnช่วยchûuaiชะล้างchá-láangสารเคมีsǎan-kee-miiที่tîiหกhòkในnaiสวนsǔuanให้hâiหายไปhǎai-bpaiมากmâak
The rain last night helped rinse away much of the spilled chemicals in the garden.
แม่บ้านmɛ̂ɛ-bâanใช้cháiผงซักฟอกpǒng-sák-fɔ̂ɔkชะล้างchá-láangคราบkrâapไวน์waaiบนbonผ้าpâaปูbpuuโต๊ะdtóจนเกลี้ยงjon-glîiang
The housekeeper used detergent to wash away the wine stain on the tablecloth completely.
ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเข้าkâoห้องแล็บhɔ̂ng-lɛ́pเราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngชะล้างchá-láangสารปนเปื้อนsǎan-bpon-bpʉ̂ʉanบนbonอุปกรณ์ù-bpà-gɔɔnด้วยdûuaiน้ำกลั่นnáam-glànและlɛ́สารละลายsǎan-lá-laaiพิเศษpí-sèetเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganการปนเปื้อนgaan-bpon-bpʉ̂ʉanข้ามkâam
Before entering the lab, we must rinse off contaminants on the equipment with distilled water and a special solution to prevent cross-contamination.
2VerbB2
[to] erode; wash away (by water)
to wear down or remove soil or material by the action of water; to wash something away
Examples
ฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàk[to] rain heavily; pourทั้งคืนtáng-kʉʉnทั้งคืนtáng-kʉʉn1all night; the whole night2the entire nightทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ดินdinดินdin1soil; earth; dirt2the ground; land (surface)3clay; earthen material4earth (electrical)ริมตลิ่งrim-dtà-lìngริมตลิ่งrim-dtà-lìngriverbank; riversideถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)ชะล้างchá-láangชะล้างchá-láang1[to] wash away; rinse off2[to] erode; wash away (by water)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofพังทลายpang-tá-laaiพังทลายpang-tá-laai1[to] collapse; crumble; cave in2[to] be ruined; disintegrate (figurative)บางส่วนbaang-sùuanบางส่วนbaang-sùuan1some (of); certain (members/parts)2a part; some portion (not all)3partly; in part; partially
Heavy rain all night washed away the soil along the riverbank, causing partial collapse.
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กระแสน้ำแรงgrà-sɛ̌ɛ-náam-rɛɛngชะล้างchá-láangหน้าดินnâa-dinบนbonทางลาดtaang-lâatทำให้tam-hâiถนนtà-nǒnเกิดgə̀ətหลุมlǔmบ่อbɔ̀ɔ
The strong current washed away the topsoil on the slope, causing potholes in the road.
นักnákธรณีtɔɔ-rá-niiเตือนdtʉʉanว่าwâaหากhàakไม่มีmâi-miiการปลูกพืชgaan-bplùuk-pʉ̂ʉtยึดyʉ́tหน้าดินnâa-dinน้ำฝนnáam-fǒnจะjàชะล้างchá-láangชั้นดินchán-dinอุดมสมบูรณ์ù-dom-sǒm-buunหายไปhǎai-bpai
Geologists warn that without plants to hold the soil, rainwater will wash away the fertile top layer.
น้ำท่วมnáam-tûuamซ้ำซากsám-sâakชะล้างchá-láangตะกอนdtà-gɔɔnจากjàakภูเขาpuu-kǎoลงสู่long-sùuลุ่มน้ำlûm-náamทำให้tam-hâiระบบนิเวศrá-bòp-ní-wêetเปลี่ยนแปลงbplìian-bplɛɛng
Recurring floods wash sediments from the mountains into the basin, altering the ecosystem.
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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ล้างláangล้างláang1[to] wash; rinse; clean with water2[to] develop (film/photos)3[to] clear; wipe out (debt/record/accusation)4[to] cleanse; absolve (figurative)[to] wash; rinse; clean with waterPart 2
ชะล้างchá-láangชะล้างchá-láang[to] wash away; rinse off[to] wash away; rinse offWord