ชัชวาล
chát-chá-waanMeaning
1AdjectiveC1
bright; shining
bright, shining, or luminous, often in a formal or literary context.
Examples
ดวงดาวduuang-daaoดวงดาวduuang-daaostar; stars; heavenly bodiesบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáaท้องฟ้าtɔ́ɔng-fáasky; heavensคืนนี้kʉʉn-níiคืนนี้kʉʉn-níi1tonight (the night of today)2tonightสว่างไสวsà-wàang-sà-wǎiสว่างไสวsà-wàang-sà-wǎibrilliantly bright; radiantชัชวาลchát-chá-waanชัชวาลchát-chá-waanbright; shiningกว่าgwàaกว่าgwàa1than (comparative marker)2more than; overทุกคืนtúk-kʉʉnทุกคืนtúk-kʉʉnevery night
The stars in the sky tonight are brighter and more luminous than any other night.
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เปลวเทียนbpleo tiianเล็กๆlék lékส่องแสงsòng săengชัชวาลchát-chá-waanท่ามกลางtâam glaangความมืดมิดkwaam mêut mítของkŏngห้องโถงhông tŏhngโบราณboh-raan
The small candle flame shone luminously amidst the darkness of the ancient hall.
ด้วยdûuaiสติปัญญาsà-dtì-bpan-yaaอันanชัชวาลchát-chá-waanของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoปัญหาbpan-hǎaที่tîiซับซ้อนsáp-sɔ́ɔnจึงjʉngถูกtùukคลี่คลายklîi-klaaiลงlongได้dâaiอย่างง่ายดายyàang-ngâai-daai
With his brilliant intellect, the complex problem was easily resolved.
เกียรติยศgìiat-dtì-yótของkɔ̌ɔngวงศ์ตระกูลwong-rá-guunยังคงyang-kongชัชวาลchát-chá-waanอยู่ในyùu-naiหน้าnâaประวัติศาสตร์bprà-wàt-dtì-sàatแม้mɛ́ɛเวลาwee-laaจะjàผ่านไปpàan-bpaiนานnaanเพียงใดpiiang-dai
The honor of the dynasty remains shining in the pages of history, no matter how much time has passed.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ชัชวาล said ชัด-ชะ-วาล?
chát-chá-waan
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ด, 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 | — | — |