ชโลม
chá-loomMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] anoint; moisten; spread liquid over
To wet or coat a surface or body by spreading or sprinkling liquid over it.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseชโลมchá-loomชโลมchá-loom[to] anoint; moisten; spread liquid overเบบี้ออยล์bee-bîi-ɔɔiเบบี้ออยล์bee-bîi-ɔɔibaby oilลงบนlong-bonลงบนlong-bononto; upon (onto a surface)ผิวpǐuผิวpǐu1skin2surface3complexion; skin toneของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4in the manner of; -lyอ่อนโยนɔ̀ɔn-yoonอ่อนโยนɔ̀ɔn-yoon1gentle; kind (manner)2tender; delicate (treatment/handling)หลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: building; house; structureอาบน้ำàap-náamอาบน้ำàap-náam1[to] bathe; [to] take a bath/shower2[to] bathe [sb/sth]
Mom gently slathered baby oil onto her child's skin after the bath.
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หญิงสาวyǐng-sǎaoชโลมchá-loomน้ำมันมะพร้าวnám-man-má-práaoบนbonเส้นผมsên-pǒmเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaบำรุงbam-rungให้hâiเงางามngao-ngaam
The young woman slathered coconut oil on her hair to nourish it and make it shiny.
พยาบาลpá-yaa-baanชโลมchá-loomน้ำมันnám-manนวดnûuatลงบนlong-bonผิวpǐuคนไข้kon-kâiอย่างระมัดระวังyàang-rá-mát-rá-wangเพื่อบรรเทาpʉ̂ʉa-ban-taoอาการปวดเมื่อยaa-gaan-bpùuat-mʉ̂ʉai
The nurse carefully slathered massage oil onto the patient's skin to relieve muscle pain.
เขาkǎoชโลมchá-loomน้ำอบnáam-òpลงบนlong-bonมือmʉʉผู้ใหญ่pûu-yàiด้วยdûuaiความนอบน้อมkwaam-nɔ̂ɔp-nɔ́ɔmในnaiวันสงกรานต์wan-sǒng-graan
He respectfully applied scented water to the elders' hands during Songkran.
หมอกmɔ̀ɔkยามเช้าyaam-cháaoชโลมchá-loomกระจกgrà-jòkหน้าต่างnâa-dtàangจนjonเป็นbpenฝ้าfâaเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔi
The morning mist slightly dampened the windowpane into a light fog.
ฝนfǒnที่tîiตกลงมาdtòk-long-maaอย่างหนักyàang-nàkชโลมchá-loomเสื้อsʉ̂ʉaของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnจนjonเปียกปอนbpìiak-bpɔɔnขณะkà-nàเดินdəənกลับบ้านglàp-bâan
The heavy rain soaked my shirt until it was drenched while walking home.
นักท่องเที่ยวnák-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiaoชโลมchá-loomครีมกันแดดkriim-gan-dɛ̀ɛtทั่วtûuaร่างกายrâang-gaaiก่อนgɔ̀ɔnลงเล่นlong-lênน้ำทะเลnáam-tá-lee
The tourist slathered sunscreen all over their body before swimming in the sea.
ไอควันai-kwanจากjàakหม้อmɔ̂ɔซุปsúpชโลมchá-loomผมpǒmของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəให้hâiชื้นchʉ́ʉnติดกันdtìt-ganเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔiระหว่างrá-wàangยืนyʉʉnคนkonอาหารaa-hǎan
Steam from the soup pot lightly dampened her hair, making it stick together a bit while she stirred the food.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ชโลม said ชะ-โลม?
chá-loom
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
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 endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
chá
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 | — | — |