ช่อน
chɔ̂ɔnMeaning
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snakehead fish
a type of freshwater fish known as the snakehead fish or striped snakehead, commonly consumed in Thailand
Examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1market; marketplace2market (economic demand/sector)3popular; mainstream (colloq.)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offปลาช่อนbplaa-chɔ̂ɔnปลาช่อนbplaa-chɔ̂ɔnsnakehead fish; striped snakeheadมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerทำกับข้าวtam-gàp-kâaoทำกับข้าวtam-gàp-kâao[to] cook; prepare food
Yesterday, mom went to the market and bought a snakehead fish to cook.
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เมนูโปรดmee-nuu-bpròotของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnคือkʉʉปลาช่อนbplaa-chɔ̂ɔnเผาpǎoเกลือglʉʉaที่tîiกินคู่กับgin-kûu-gàpน้ำจิ้มซีฟู้ดnáam-jîm-sii-fúut
My favorite dish is salt-crusted grilled snakehead fish eaten with seafood dipping sauce.
ถ้าtâaล้างláangปลาช่อนbplaa-chɔ̂ɔnไม่mâiสะอาดsà-àatแกงส้มgɛɛng-sômหม้อmɔ̂ɔนี้níiอาจจะàat-jàมีmiiกลิ่นคาวglìn-kaaoได้dâai
If the snakehead fish is not washed cleanly, this pot of sour soup might smell fishy.
ปลาช่อนbplaa-chɔ̂ɔnเป็นbpenปลาน้ำจืดbplaa-náam-jʉ̀ʉtที่tîiปรับตัวbpràp-dtuuaเก่งมากgèng-mâakจนjonสามารถsǎa-mâatเอาชีวิตรอดao-chii-wít-rɔ̂ɔtในnaiโคลนkloonช่วงchûuangหน้าแล้งnâa-lɛ́ɛngได้dâai
The striped snakehead is a highly adaptable freshwater fish that can survive in the mud during the dry season.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
chɔ̂ɔn
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |