ชาติ
châatMeanings
nation; country
a people with a common identity and territory; a nation or state
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race; ethnic or national origin
a person's ethnic or national origin; the people or nation to which someone belongs by origin
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life; lifetime; incarnation
a lifetime or incarnation, especially one of successive lives in the Buddhist cycle of rebirth
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birth; lineage (lit.)
origin by birth or lineage; used in literary or formal contexts
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Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ชาติ said ชาด?
châat
- Final soundAt the end of a syllable, ต is said like ด (t).
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ต, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
châat
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
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 | — | — |