ชั้นชน
chán-chonMeaning
1NounB2
social class; social stratum
A group or level within society distinguished by wealth, occupation, social status, or similar characteristics.
Examples
โรงเรียนroong-riianโรงเรียนroong-riianschoolนี้níiนี้níi1this2this oneมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmหลายlǎaiหลายlǎai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)ชั้นชนchán-chonชั้นชนchán-chonsocial class; social stratumแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybodyเรียนriianเรียนriian1[to] study; learn2[to] respectfully inform; address (formal)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)เล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] play (audio or video)7[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)ด้วยกันdûuai-ganด้วยกันdûuai-gan1together; jointly2in total; altogether3of the same group; fellow
This school has children from various social classes, but they all study and play together.
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เขาkǎoกับgàpเธอtəəมาจากmaa-jàakคนละชั้นkon-lá-chánชนchonแต่dtɛ̀ɛทั้งสองtáng-sɔ̌ɔngครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaก็gɔ̂ยอมรับyɔɔm-rápการแต่งงานgaan-dtɛ̀ng-ngaanของkɔ̌ɔngพวกเขาpûuak-kǎo
He and she come from different social classes, but both families accept their marriage.
นโยบายná-yoo-baaiนี้níiอาจàatลดlótช่องว่างchɔ̂ng-wâangระหว่างrá-wàangชั้นชนchán-chonได้dâaiหากhàakคนkonที่tîiมีmiiรายได้raai-dâaiน้อยnɔ́ɔiเข้าถึงkâo-tʉ̌ngการศึกษาgaan-sʉ̀k-sǎaและlɛ́บริการสุขภาพbɔɔ-rí-gaan-sùk-kà-pâapได้dâaiมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
This policy could narrow the gap between social classes if low-income people gain better access to education and healthcare.
แม้mɛ́ɛสังคมsǎng-komจะjàเปิดกว้างbpə̀ət-gwâangขึ้นkʉ̂nแต่dtɛ̀ɛคนkonจากjàakชั้นชนchán-chonที่tîiมั่งคั่งmâng-kângยังyangมีโอกาสmii-oo-gàatเข้าถึงkâo-tʉ̌ngอำนาจam-nâatมากกว่าmâak-gwàaคนทั่วไปkon-tûua-bpai
Although society has become more open, people from wealthy social classes still have greater access to power than ordinary people.
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 markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
chán
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ชั้นchánชั้นchán1floor; storey2shelf3grade; year (in school)4layer; tier5classifier for floors/layers/shelves/classes6class; rank; statusfloor; storeyPart 1
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ชนchonชนchon1[to] crash; collide2[to] clink (glasses); toast3people; tribe; class[to] crash; collidePart 2
ชั้นชนchán-chonชั้นชนchán-chonsocial class; social stratumsocial class; social stratumWord