ชำกิ่ง
cham-gìngMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] propagate by stem cuttings; [to] plant a cutting
to propagate a plant by taking a stem cutting and planting it in soil or water to grow roots
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseสอนsɔ̌ɔnสอนsɔ̌ɔn1[to] teach [sb] [sth]2[to] admonish; give moral guidanceวิธีwí-tiiวิธีwí-tiimethod; wayชำchamชำcham1dry groceries; sundries2[to] root cuttings; [to] raise plants for transplantingกิ่งกุหลาบgìng-gù-làapกิ่งกุหลาบgìng-gù-làaprose branch; rose twigเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiso that; in order thatได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)ใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2again; anew3new; inexperienced (novice)4hibiscus (Northern Thai)
Mom taught me how to propagate rose cuttings to get new plants.
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ถ้าtâaอยากได้yàak-dâaiต้นไม้dtôn-máaiนี้níiเพิ่มpə̂əmก็gɔ̂สามารถsǎa-mâatขยายพันธุ์kà-yǎai-panด้วยdûuaiการgaanชำกิ่งcham-gìngได้dâai
If you want more of this plant, you can propagate it by stem cutting.
การgaanชำกิ่งcham-gìngในnaiน้ำnáamเป็นbpenวิธีwí-tiiที่tîiเหมาะmɔ̀สำหรับsǎm-ràpพืชpʉ̂ʉtบางชนิดbaang-chá-nítเท่านั้นtâo-nánเพราะprɔ́บางชนิดbaang-chá-nítอาจจะàat-jàเน่าได้nâo-dâai
Propagating cuttings in water is a method suitable only for certain types of plants, because some might rot.
ก่อนที่gɔ̀ɔn-tîiจะjàเริ่มrə̂əmชำกิ่งcham-gìngควรkuuanทายาtaa-yaaเร่งรากrêng-râakที่tîiรอยตัดrɔɔi-dtàtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพิ่มpə̂əmอัตราàt-dtraaการรอดชีวิตgaan-rɔ̂ɔt-chii-wítของkɔ̌ɔngต้นไม้dtôn-máai
Before starting the stem cutting propagation, rooting hormone should be applied to the cut to increase the plant's survival rate.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ชำกิ่ง said ชัม-กิ่ง?
cham-gìng
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ำ hides a final -ม, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
cham
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
ชำchamชำcham1dry groceries; sundries2[to] root cuttings; [to] raise plants for transplantingdry groceries; sundriesPart 1
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กิ่งgìngกิ่งgìng1branch; twig (small)2branch; offshoot (figurative)3classifier: branches, twigsbranch; twig (small)Part 2
ชำกิ่งcham-gìngชำกิ่งcham-gìng[to] propagate by stem cuttings; [to] plant a cutting[to] propagate by stem cuttings; [to] plant a cuttingWord