ชันคอ
chan-kɔɔMeaning
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[to] raise the head; [to] hold the head erect
to raise the head or hold the neck erect, often used to describe infants learning to support their heads or animals lifting their heads
Examples
ลูกชายlûuk-chaaiลูกชายlûuk-chaaison; male childของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineอายุaa-yúอายุaa-yú1age2[to] be X years old3lifespan; service lifeสามเดือนsǎam-dʉʉanสามเดือนsǎam-dʉʉanthree monthsแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níi1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)เริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toชันคอchan-kɔɔชันคอchan-kɔɔ[to] raise the head; [to] hold the head erectได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerเก่งgèngเก่งgèng1skilled; good at2smart; quick-witted3[to] be good at; excelขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
My son is three months old now, and he is getting much better at holding his neck erect.
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ลูกสุนัขlûuk-sù-nákพยายามpá-yaa-yaamชันคอchan-kɔɔขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaมองหาmɔɔng-hǎaแม่mɛ̂ɛของมันkɔ̌ɔng-man
The puppy tried to raise its head to look for its mother.
พัฒนาการpát-tá-naa-gaanของkɔ̌ɔngเด็กทารกdèk-taa-rókในnaiวัยwaiนี้níiคือkʉʉการรู้จักgaan-rúu-jàkชันคอchan-kɔɔและlɛ́พลิกตัวplík-dtuuaด้วยตัวเองdûuai-dtuua-eeng
The development of infants at this age includes knowing how to hold their heads up and roll over by themselves.
แพทย์pɛ̂ɛtจะjàตรวจดูdtrùuat-duuว่าwâaทารกtaa-rókสามารถsǎa-mâatชันคอchan-kɔɔได้dâaiมั่นคงmân-kongหรือไม่rʉ̌ʉ-mâiเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaอายุaa-yúครบkrópสี่sìiเดือนdʉʉan
The doctor will check whether the infant can hold its neck steadily erect when it reaches four months of age.
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
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
chan
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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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ชันคอchan-kɔɔชันคอchan-kɔɔ[to] raise the head; [to] hold the head erect[to] raise the head; [to] hold the head erectWord