ชาวไร่
chaao-râiMeaning
1NounB1
field farmer; dry-field farmer
a farmer who cultivates field crops (non‑paddy), as opposed to a rice farmer (ชาวนาชาวนาchaao-naarice farmer)
Examples
ชาวไร่chaao-râiชาวไร่chaao-râifield farmer; dry-field farmerปลูกbplùukปลูกbplùuk1[to] plant; grow (plants)2[to] build (a house); erect; set up (structure)3[to] instill; cultivate (values/habits)ข้าวโพดkâao-pôotข้าวโพดkâao-pôot1corn; maize (plant)2corn; maize (food)3classifier: ears/cobs of corn (ฝัก)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)มันสำปะหลังman-sǎm-bpà-lǎngมันสำปะหลังman-sǎm-bpà-lǎng1cassava; manioc2classifier note
The crop farmer grows corn and cassava.
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ปีนี้bpii-níiชาวไร่chaao-râiอ้อยɔ̂ɔiกำลังgam-langกังวลgang-wonเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangราคาraa-kaaผลผลิตpǒn-pà-lìtที่tîiอาจจะàat-jàตกต่ำdtòk-dtàm
This year, sugarcane farmers are worried about the potentially low price of their produce.
ชาวไร่chaao-râiแถบtɛ̀ɛpภาคเหนือpâak-nʉ̌ʉaมักจะmák-jàปลูกผักbplùuk-pàkเมืองหนาวmʉʉang-nǎaoเช่นchênกะหล่ำปลีgà-làm-bpliiและlɛ́สตรอว์เบอร์รีsà-dtrɔɔ-bəə-rii
Crop farmers in the northern region often grow temperate vegetables like cabbage and strawberries.
ปัญหาbpan-hǎaภัยแล้งpai-lɛ́ɛngส่งผลกระทบsòng-pǒn-grà-tópโดยตรงdooi-dtrongต่อdtɔ̀ɔรายได้raai-dâaiของkɔ̌ɔngชาวไร่chaao-râiที่tîiต้องdtɔ̂ngพึ่งพาpʉ̂ng-paaน้ำฝนnáam-fǒnในnaiการเพาะปลูกgaan-pɔ́-bplùukพืชไร่pʉ̂ʉt-râi
The drought problem directly affects the income of crop farmers who depend on rainwater to cultivate their field crops.
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
ชาวchaaoชาวchaaopeople (of); inhabitants; natives; folkpeople (of); inhabitants; natives; folkPart 1
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ชาวไร่chaao-râiชาวไร่chaao-râifield farmer; dry-field farmerfield farmer; dry-field farmerWord