ชีพ
chîipMeaning
1NounB2
life; vital force
life or the state of being alive; often used in formal or literary contexts
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillต่อสู้dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuต่อสู้dtɔ̀ɔ-sûu1[to] fight; struggle2[to] compete; contendเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofรักษาชีพrák-sǎa-chîipรักษาชีพrák-sǎa-chîip[to] preserve life; stay aliveของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsตนdtonตนdton1self; oneself2self (as a concept)3classifier: supernatural beings; asceticsและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuafamily; householdในช่วงnai-chûuangในช่วงnai-chûuangduring; in the period ofวิกฤตเศรษฐกิจwí-grìt-sèet-tà-gìtวิกฤตเศรษฐกิจwí-grìt-sèet-tà-gìteconomic crisis
He fought to preserve his life and his family's during the economic crisis.
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หมอmɔ̌ɔพยายามpá-yaa-yaamยื้อชีพyʉ́ʉ-chîipผู้บาดเจ็บpûu-bàat-jèpจนถึงjon-tʉ̌ngวินาทีสุดท้ายwí-naa-tii-sùt-táai
The doctor tried to sustain the injured person's life until the very last moment.
เสียงหัวเราะsĭiang hŭua-rórของkŏngเด็กๆdèk dèkเติมdtermความหมายkwaam măaiให้hâiชีพchêepของkŏngเธอterอย่างลึกซึ้งyàang lúk súeng
The children's laughter profoundly gave meaning to her life.
ท่ามกลางtâam glaangความมืดมนkwaam mêut monเขาkăoยังคงyang kongยึดมั่นyéut mànในnaiคุณค่าkun-ná-kâaของkŏngชีพchêepและláeศักดิ์ศรีsàk-sĕeมนุษย์má-nút
Amid the gloom, he still held fast to the value of life and human dignity.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -พ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
chîip
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 | — | — |