ช้อง
chɔ́ɔngMeaning
1NounC1
false hair; hairpiece; chignon
false hair, a hairpiece, or a chignon, typically used to make hair appear thicker or longer, especially in traditional Thai hairstyles
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offช้องchɔ́ɔngช้องchɔ́ɔngfalse hair; hairpiece; chignonผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)คู่กับkûu-gàpคู่กับkûu-gàp[to] go with; [to] be paired with; [to] matchชุดไทยchút-taiชุดไทยchút-taitraditional Thai outfit
She went to buy a hairpiece to wear with her traditional Thai dress.
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ในสมัยก่อนnai-sà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnผู้หญิงไทยpûu-yǐng-taiนิยมní-yomใช้cháiช้องchɔ́ɔngเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaทำให้tam-hâiผมpǒmดูduuหนาnǎaและlɛ́สวยงามsǔuai-ngaamขึ้นkʉ̂n
In the past, Thai women liked to use a chignon to make their hair look thicker and more beautiful.
นางรำnaang-ramทุกคนtúk-konต้องdtɔ̂ngเกล้าglâaoผมpǒmและlɛ́ใส่sàiช้องchɔ́ɔngอย่างประณีตyàang-bprà-nîitเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiการแสดงออกgaan-sà-dɛɛng-ɔ̀ɔkมาmaaสมบูรณ์แบบsǒm-buun-bɛ̀ɛp
Every traditional dancer must put their hair up and wear a hairpiece meticulously to make the performance perfect.
การทำgaan-tamช้องchɔ́ɔngผมpǒmแบบโบราณbɛ̀ɛp-boo-raanต้องdtɔ̂ngอาศัยaa-sǎiความชำนาญkwaam-cham-naanสูงsǔungในnaiการgaanถักทอtàk-tɔɔเส้นผมsên-pǒmให้hâiเรียงตัวriiang-dtuuaสวยงามsǔuai-ngaamและlɛ́ดูduuเป็นธรรมชาติbpen-tam-má-châat
Making a traditional hairpiece requires high expertise in weaving the hair strands so they align beautifully and look natural.
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
chɔ́ɔng
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 | — | — |