ชะโด

chá-doo

Meaning

1NounC2

giant snakehead (fish)

A large predatory freshwater fish of Southeast Asia, the giant snakehead (Channa micropeltes).

Examples

ปลาชะโดbplaa-chá-dooปลาชะโดbplaa-chá-doogiant snakehead fishเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ปลาbplaaปลาbplaa1fish (animal)2fish (as food)3classifier: ตัวนักล่าnák-lâaนักล่าnák-lâa1hunter2predatorชั้นบนchán-bonชั้นบนchán-bonupper floor; upstairsสุดsùtสุดsùt1most; extremely (superlative/intensifier)2end; limit; extremity3ultra-; most; extreme- (prefixal use)4[to] end; reach the limitของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsห่วงโซ่อาหารhùuang-sôo-aa-hǎanห่วงโซ่อาหารhùuang-sôo-aa-hǎanfood chainในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)แหล่งน้ำจืดlɛ̀ng-náam-jʉ̀ʉtแหล่งน้ำจืดlɛ̀ng-náam-jʉ̀ʉtfreshwater source/bodyหลายแห่งlǎai-hɛ̀ngหลายแห่งlǎai-hɛ̀ngin many placesของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsไทยtaiไทยtai1Thai (language)2Thai; of Thailand3Thai personซึ่งsʉ̂ngซึ่งsʉ̂ng1which; that (relative pronoun)2which/and this; introducing explanationส่งผลกระทบต่อsòng-pǒn-grà-tóp-dtɔ̀ɔส่งผลกระทบต่อsòng-pǒn-grà-tóp-dtɔ̀ɔ[to] affect [sb/sth]; [to] have an impact on [sb/sth]สมดุลsǒm-dunสมดุลsǒm-dun1balance; equilibrium2balanced; in equilibrium3[to] be balanced; be in equilibriumของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsระบบนิเวศrá-bòp-ní-wêetระบบนิเวศrá-bòp-ní-wêet1ecosystem2ecosystem (figurative)อย่างมีนัยสำคัญyàang-mii-nai-sǎm-kanอย่างมีนัยสำคัญyàang-mii-nai-sǎm-kan1significantly; materially2with statistical significance
The giant snakehead is an apex predator in many of Thailand's freshwater food chains, which significantly impacts the ecosystem's balance.
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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

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. 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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Word Breakdown

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โดdooโดdoodo (solfège syllable for C)do (solfège syllable for C)Part 2
ชะโดchá-dooชะโดchá-doogiant snakehead (fish)giant snakehead (fish)Word