ชาวนา
chaao-naaMeaning
1NounA2
rice farmer
a person whose occupation is growing and harvesting rice
Examples
ตาdtaaตาdtaa1eye2grandfather (maternal)3elderly man; grandpa (informal)4grid square; mesh5turn (in a game)6eye (classifier for small holes/mesh openings)ของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ชาวนาchaao-naaชาวนาchaao-naarice farmerปลูกbplùukปลูกbplùuk1[to] plant; grow (plants)2[to] build (a house); erect; set up (structure)3[to] instill; cultivate (values/habits)ข้าวkâaoข้าวkâao1rice (cooked)2rice (grain/uncooked)3meal; food (general)4rice plant; paddyทุกปีtúk-bpiiทุกปีtúk-bpiievery year; annually
My grandfather is a farmer who grows rice every year.
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Yesterday the rice farmer started transplanting seedlings in the field.
Tomorrow the rice farmers will harvest if it's sunny.
ช่วงchûuangฤดูทำนาrʉ́-duu-tam-naaชาวนาchaao-naaต้องdtɔ̂ngดูduuน้ำnáamในnaiคลองklɔɔngและlɛ́วางแผนwaang-pɛ̌ɛnเก็บเกี่ยวgèp-gìiaoให้hâiทันตลาดtan-dtà-làat
During the rice-growing season, farmers must monitor canal water levels and plan the harvest in time for the market.
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 -ว, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
chaao
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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ชาวนาchaao-naaชาวนาchaao-naarice farmerrice farmerWord