ชู้
chúuMeaning
1NounB2
adulterer/adulteress; illicit lover
a person who has a romantic or sexual relationship with someone who is married to another person
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3to be correct/right4proper; morally right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6passive marker (often adverse)ซุบซิบนินทาsúp síp nin taaซุบซิบนินทาsúp síp nin taa1[to] gossip; [to] talk behind someone’s back2gossip; backbitingว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeมีชู้mee choóมีชู้mee choó[to] have an affairกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ภรรยาpan-rá-yaaภรรยาpan-rá-yaawife (formal/neutral)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsคนอื่นkon èunคนอื่นkon èun1other people; others2someone else; another person
He was gossiped about for being a lover to another man's wife.
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She was very upset when she found out her husband had a lover.
ในnaiละครlá-kɔɔnเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiตัวละครเอกdtuua-lá-kɔɔn-èekถูกtùukกล่าวหาglàao-hǎaว่าwâaเป็นbpenชู้chúuกับgàpคนkonที่tîiแต่งงานdtɛ̀ng-ngaanแล้วlɛ́ɛo
In this drama, the protagonist is accused of being a lover of someone who is married.
ข่าวฉาวkàao chăaoเปิดเผยbpèrt pŏeiชื่อchêuชู้chúuของkŏngนักการเมืองnák gaan-meuuangซึ่งsêungยิ่งyîngทำให้tam hâiภาพลักษณ์pâap-pá-lákของเขาkŏng kăoเสียหายsĭia hăai
The scandal revealed the name of the politician's lover, further damaging his image.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
chúu
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |