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chum-sǎai

Meanings

1NounC1

telephone exchange; central office

A public telecommunications switching center that connects and routes subscriber lines or calls in the network (e.g., an exchange/central office).

Examples

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2NounC1

manual switchboard (telephony)

A (historical) board operated by an attendant to manually connect telephone calls.

Examples

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In old movies, we see operators manually connecting calls at the telephone switchboard.
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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

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Mid tone

chum

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——