ชุลี
chú-liiMeanings
1VerbC1
[to] pay respect with joined palms
to pay respect, salute, or revere by pressing the palms of the hands together (typically used in poetry and classical literature)
Examples
ข้าพเจ้าkâa-pá-jâaoข้าพเจ้าkâa-pá-jâaoI; me (formal/written)ขอkɔ̌ɔขอkɔ̌ɔ1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forก้มgômก้มgôm[to] bend down; bow one’s headชุลีchú-liiชุลีchú-lii1[to] pay respect with joined palms2salutation with joined palmsเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofแสดงsà-dɛɛngแสดงsà-dɛɛng1[to] show; demonstrate2[to] perform; act; put on (a show)3[to] express4[to] present; exhibitความเคารพkwaam-kao-rópความเคารพkwaam-kao-róp1respect; esteem; regard2deference; observance3reverence; venerationต่อdtɔ̀ɔต่อdtɔ̀ɔ1[to] continue; go on2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] connect; attach; join4[to] bargain; haggle5to; toward (target of an action or attitude)6[to] renew; extendสิ่งศักดิ์สิทธิ์sìng-sàk-sìtสิ่งศักดิ์สิทธิ์sìng-sàk-sìtsacred/holy object or being
I bow and pay respect to the sacred entities.
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ศิษย์sìtน้อมnɔ́ɔmชุลีchú-liiประนมbprà-nomกรgɔɔnรับrápพรpɔɔnจากjàakพระอาจารย์prá-aa-jaanด้วยdûuaiความศรัทธาkwaam-sàt-taa
The disciple respectfully pressed their hands together to revere and receive blessings from the master with faith.
นางnaangก้มลงgôm longชุลีchú-leeแทบtâepเบื้องbêuuangบาทbàatของkŏngพระบิดาprá bì-daaเพื่อpêuuaขอประทานkŏr bprà-taanอภัยโทษà-pai-tôhtในnaiความผิดkwaam pìtที่têeได้dâiก่อขึ้นgòr kêun
She bowed down and paid reverence at her father's feet to beg for forgiveness for the misdeeds she had committed.
ขุนศึกkǔn-sʉ̀kยกมือyók-mʉʉขึ้นkʉ̂nชุลีchú-liiต่อdtɔ̀ɔองค์เหนือหัวong-nʉ̌ʉa-hǔuaก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàเคลื่อนทัพklʉ̂ʉan-tápออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiทำtamศึกสงครามsʉ̀k-sǒng-kraam
The warlord raised his hands to salute and revere the king before marching the army out to war.
2NounC1
salutation with joined palms
the act of paying respect with the hands pressed together; a literary term for a traditional greeting or wai
Examples
ตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔnตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔn1character (in a story, play, film, game)2player; person involved (in an event)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)วรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-diiวรรณคดีwan-ná-ká-diiliterature (classical or esteemed works)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeชุลีchú-liiชุลีchú-lii1[to] pay respect with joined palms2salutation with joined palmsฝากตัวfàak-dtuuaฝากตัวfàak-dtuua1[to] present oneself respectfully2[to] place oneself under someone’s patronageเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ศิษย์sìtศิษย์sìtdisciple; pupil; studentของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsฤๅษีrʉʉ-sǐiฤๅษีrʉʉ-sǐihermit; ascetic sage
The character in the literature performed a traditional greeting to become a disciple of the hermit.
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การกระทำgaan-grà-tamชุลีchú-liiเป็นbpenสัญลักษณ์sǎn-yá-lákของkɔ̌ɔngการแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛngความเคารพkwaam-kao-rópอย่างสูงสุดyàang-sǔung-sùtในnaiวัฒนธรรมwát-tá-ná-tamและlɛ́วรรณกรรมwan-ná-gamไทยtai
The act of performing the respectful greeting with pressed hands is a symbol of the utmost respect in Thai culture and literature.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaคณะká-náราชทูตrâat-chá-tûutเข้าเฝ้าkâo-fâoต่างdtàangพากันpaa-ganกระทำgrà-tamชุลีchú-liiตามdtaamราชประเพณีrâat-chá-bprà-pee-niiอันanเก่าแก่gào-gɛ̀ɛของkɔ̌ɔngราชสำนักrâat-chá-sǎm-nák
When the envoys had an audience with the monarch, they all performed the traditional greeting according to the ancient royal customs of the court.
กิริยาgì-rí-yaaอาaaการกระทำgaan grà-tamชุลีchú-leeของkŏngนางnaangนั้นnánช่างchângอ่อนช้อยงดงามòn chói ngót ngaamสมกับที่sŏm gàp têeได้รับdâi rápการอบรมgaan òp-romมาmaaอย่างyàangกุลสตรีgun sà-dtreeชาววังchaao wang
The manner in which she performed the respectful greeting was exquisitely graceful, befitting someone groomed as a lady of the inner court.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
chú
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |