ชัฏ
chátMeaning
1AdjectiveC1
dense; thick
dense, thick, or overgrown, used to describe a forest or jungle.
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)เดินหลงdəən-lǒngเดินหลงdəən-lǒng[to] get lost while walkingเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-nai[to] go into [sth]; [to] enter [sth]ป่าชัฏbpàa-chátป่าชัฏbpàa-chátdense scrub; thicketหาhǎaหาhǎa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3huh?; what? (informal)4[to] get; procure5[to] earn (money); make a living6[to] visit; go see7[to] seek out; contactทางออกtaang-ɔ̀ɔkทางออกtaang-ɔ̀ɔk1exit2solution; way outไม่เจอmâi-jəəไม่เจอmâi-jəə[to] not find [sth/sb]
We got lost walking into the dense forest and couldn't find our way out.
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การเดินทางgaan-dəən-taangผ่านpàanดงดิบdong-dìpที่tîiรกชัฏrók-chátแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiเต็มไปด้วยdtem-bpai-dûuaiอันตรายan-dtà-raaiจากjàakสัตว์ป่าsàt-bpàaและlɛ́แมลงmá-lɛɛngมีพิษmii-pít
Traveling through this dense, overgrown jungle is fraught with danger from wild animals and poisonous insects.
เบื้องหน้าbʉ̂ʉang-nâaของkɔ̌ɔngคณะสำรวจká-ná-sǎm-rùuatคือkʉʉแนวป่าnɛɛo-bpàaทึบtʉ́pชัฏchátที่tîiแสงอาทิตย์sɛ̌ɛng-aa-títส่องsɔ̀ɔngลงมาlong-maaแทบtɛ̂ɛpไม่ถึงmâi-tʉ̌ngพื้นดินpʉ́ʉn-din
Before the expedition team lay a line of dense, thick forest where sunlight barely reached the ground.
ในnaiวรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-deeเก่าแก่gào gàeมักmákบรรยายถึงban-yaai tĕungป่าหิมพานต์bpàa hĭm-má-paanว่าwâaเป็นbpenดินแดนdin daenที่têeรกชัฏrók chátและláeลี้ลับlée lápเกินกว่าgern gwàaมนุษย์má-nútจะjàเข้าถึงkâo tĕungได้dâi
In ancient literature, the Himmapan forest is often described as a land so overgrown and mysterious that it is inaccessible to humans.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ฏ, 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 | — | — |