ชายา
chaa-yaaMeaning
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royal consort; wife of a prince
A wife or consort of a prince or other male royal; a royal term, not specifically the title of a king's queen consort.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นิทานní-taanนิทานní-taantale; story (traditional/children’s)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เจ้าชายjâao-chaaiเจ้าชายjâao-chaai1prince2Prince (title; before name)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)พระชายาprá-chaa-yaaพระชายาprá-chaa-yaaprince’s consort; wife of a princeอาศัยอยู่aa-sǎi-yùuอาศัยอยู่aa-sǎi-yùu[to] live; reside; dwell; inhabitในวังnai-wangในวังnai-wangin the palaceริมทะเลrim-tá-leeริมทะเลrim-tá-leeseaside; by the sea; seashore; coast
In this fairy tale, the prince and his consort live in a palace by the sea.
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ภาพpâapนี้níiเป็นbpenภาพpâapพระชายาprá-chaa-yaaของkɔ̌ɔngเจ้าชายjâao-chaaiไม่ใช่mâi-châiพระราชินีprá-raa-chí-nii
This is a portrait of the prince's consort, not the queen.
แม้mɛ́ɛพระชายาprá-chaa-yaaของkɔ̌ɔngเจ้าชายjâao-chaaiจะjàไม่ได้mâi-dâaiทรงมีsong-miiตำแหน่งdtam-nɛ̀ngทางการเมืองtaang-gaan-mʉʉangแต่dtɛ̀ɛพระองค์prá-ongก็gɔ̂ทรงมีsong-miiบทบาทสำคัญbòt-bàat-sǎm-kanในnaiการสนับสนุนgaan-sà-nàp-sà-nǔnการศึกษาgaan-sʉ̀k-sǎaของkɔ̌ɔngเด็กหญิงdèk-yǐng
Although the prince's consort held no political office, she played an important role in supporting girls' education.
นิทรรศการní-tát-sà-gaanนี้níiนำเสนอnam-sà-nə̌əพระประวัติprá-bprà-wàtของkɔ̌ɔngพระชายาprá-chaa-yaaในnaiเจ้าชายjâao-chaaiพระองค์prá-ongหนึ่งnʉ̀ngโดยdooiเน้นnénพระกรณียกิจprá-gɔɔ-rá-nii-yá-gìtด้านdâanสาธารณกุศลsǎa-taa-rá-ná-gù-sǒnมากกว่าmâak-gwàaชีวิตchii-wítในnaiราชสำนักrâat-chá-sǎm-nák
This exhibition presents the life of a prince's consort, focusing on her charitable work rather than her life at court.
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 syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
chaa
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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ชายาchaa-yaaชายาchaa-yaaroyal consort; wife of a princeroyal consort; wife of a princeWord