ชัช
chátMeaning
1NounC2
warrior
a warrior or soldier (literary usage)
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)วรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-diiวรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-diiliterature (classical or esteemed works)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ตัวเอกdtuua-èekตัวเอกdtuua-èek1main character; protagonist; leading role2central figure; key person3key element; star ingredient (figurative)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ชัชchátชัชchátwarriorผู้pûuผู้pûu1person; one who … (agentive prefix)2person; people (as a standalone noun in formal/register-bound uses)กล้าหาญglâa-hǎanกล้าหาญglâa-hǎanbrave; courageousที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerยอมyɔɔmยอมyɔɔm1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)สละชีพsà-là-chîipสละชีพsà-là-chîip[to] sacrifice one's lifeเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofปกป้องบ้านเมืองbpòk-bpɔ̂ng-bâan-mʉʉangปกป้องบ้านเมืองbpòk-bpɔ̂ng-bâan-mʉʉang[to] protect the country
In this literary work, the protagonist is a brave warrior who sacrifices his life to protect the country.
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กองทัพgɔɔng-tápของkɔ̌ɔngพระราชาprá-raa-chaaเต็มไปด้วยdtem-bpai-dûuaiชัชchátฝีมือฉกาจfǐi-mʉʉ-chà-gàatที่tîiผ่านpàanการทำgaan-tamศึกสงครามsʉ̀k-sǒng-kraamมาmaaอย่างyàangโชกโชนchôok-choon
The king's army was filled with formidable warriors who had been through extensive warfare.
เหล่าlàoชัชchátทั้งหลายtáng-lǎaiต่างdtàangตั้งdtângสัตย์ปฏิญาณsàt-bpà-dtì-yaanว่าwâaจะjàจงรักภักดีjong-rák-pák-diiต่อdtɔ̀ɔองค์เหนือหัวong-nʉ̌ʉa-hǔuaตราบจนdtràap-jonลมหายใจสุดท้ายlom-hǎai-jai-sùt-táai
All the warriors took an oath of allegiance to be loyal to their sovereign until their last breath.
กวีgà-weeโบราณboh-raanมักmákพรรณนาถึงpan-ná-naa tĕungความสง่างามkwaam sà-ngàa ngaamและláeความเด็ดเดี่ยวkwaam dèt dìieowของkŏngชัชchátยามyaamควบkûuapม้าmáaฝ่าวงfàa wongล้อlóมอmorรินrinทtราชrâat
Ancient poets often depicted the elegance and resoluteness of a warrior as he rode his horse breaking through the enemy's encirclement.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ชัช said ชัด?
chát
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ช, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
chát
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 | — | — |