ชะแร่
chá-rɛ̂ɛMeaning
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[to] wash ore; sluice
to separate valuable minerals from earth or sand by washing or sluicing
Examples
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderถาดtàatถาดtàat1tray2classifier: traysไม้ไผ่máai-pàiไม้ไผ่máai-pài1bamboo (plant)2bamboo (material)ชะแร่chá-rɛ̂ɛชะแร่chá-rɛ̂ɛ[to] wash ore; sluiceทองtɔɔngทองtɔɔnggold (metal; color)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmทรายsaaiทรายsaaisandริมrimริมrim1edge; rim; border2outermost; at the edgeลำธารlam-taanลำธารlam-taanstream; brookในช่วงnai-chûuangในช่วงnai-chûuangduring; in the period ofหน้าแล้งnâa-lɛ́ɛngหน้าแล้งnâa-lɛ́ɛng1dry season2in the dry season
Villagers use bamboo pans to wash out gold from the streamside sand during the dry season.
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คนงานkon-ngaanชะแร่chá-rɛ̂ɛด้วยdûuaiรางraangน้ำnáamเอียงiiangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaแยกyɛ̂ɛkแร่rɛ̂ɛหนักnàkให้hâiตกค้างdtòk-káangและlɛ́พัดพาpát-paaดินdinทรายsaaiออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpai
Workers sluice with an inclined trough to let heavy ore settle while washing away the soil and sand.
พวกเขาpûuak kăoชะแร่chá-râeตามdtaamห้วยhûuaiโดยdoiคัดkátขนาดkà-nàatเม็ดmétก่อนgònแล้วláeoใช้การchái gaanร่อนrônและláeแรงraengน้ำnáamประคองbprà-kongให้hâiแร่râeมีค่าmee kâaค่อยๆkôi kôiแยกตัวyâek dtuuaออกจากòk jàakมวลmuuanดินdin
They pan along the creek by pre-sizing the grains, then use swirling and water flow to gradually separate valuable minerals from the mass of soil.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàชะแร่chá-rɛ̂ɛด้วยdûuaiวิธีwí-tiiพื้นบ้านpʉ́ʉn-bâanแต่dtɛ̀ɛการควบคุมgaan-kûuap-kumอัตราการไหลàt-dtraa-gaan-lǎiและlɛ́มุมmumรางraangน้ำnáamที่เหมาะสมtîi-mɔ̀-sǒmก็gɔ̂ช่วยchûuaiเพิ่มpə̂əmอัตราàt-dtraaการกักgaan-gàkเก็บgèpแร่rɛ̂ɛมีค่าmii-kâaได้dâaiอย่างมีนัยสำคัญyàang-mii-nai-sǎm-kan
Even with traditional methods, controlling flow rate and the sluice angle appropriately can significantly increase the recovery of valuable minerals.
Tones
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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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ชะแร่chá-rɛ̂ɛชะแร่chá-rɛ̂ɛ[to] wash ore; sluice[to] wash ore; sluiceWord