ช้างรบ
cháang-rópMeaning
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war elephant
an elephant trained and used for combat in historical warfare
Examples
ในสมัยก่อนnai-sà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnในสมัยก่อนnai-sà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnin the past; formerlyทหารtá-hǎanทหารtá-hǎan1soldier; service member2the military; armed forces3military (as modifier)ไทยtaiไทยtai1Thai (language)2Thai; of Thailand3Thai personใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderช้างรบcháang-rópช้างรบcháang-rópwar elephantในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)การต่อสู้gaan-dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuการต่อสู้gaan-dtɔ̀ɔ-sûu1fight; battle; combat2struggle; resistanceกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)ศัตรูsàt-dtruuศัตรูsàt-dtruuenemy; foe; adversary
In the old days, Thai soldiers used war elephants to fight against enemies.
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พระนเรศวรprá-ná-ree-sǔuanทรงมีsong-miiช้างรบcháang-rópที่tîiเก่งกาจgèeng-gàatและlɛ́กล้าหาญglâa-hǎanมากmâak
King Naresuan had a very fierce, skilled, and brave war elephant.
การคัดเลือกgaan-kát-lʉ̂ʉakช้างรบcháang-rópในnaiสมัยอยุธยาsà-mǎi-à-yút-tá-yaaต้องdtɔ̂ngดูduuลักษณะlák-sà-nàที่tîiแข็งแรงkɛ̌ng-rɛɛngและlɛ́มีmiiความดุร้ายkwaam-dù-ráaiพอpɔɔที่จะtîi-jàข่มขวัญkòm-kwǎnข้าศึกkâa-sʉ̀kได้dâai
The selection of war elephants in the Ayutthaya period required looking for strong physical traits and enough ferocity to intimidate the enemy.
พิพิธภัณฑ์pí-pít-tá-panแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiจัดแสดงjàt-sà-dɛɛngชุดเกราะchút-grɔ̀และlɛ́อาวุธaa-wútที่tîiเคยkəəiใช้cháiกับgàpช้างรบcháang-rópในอดีตnai-à-dìit
This museum exhibits armor and weapons that were used with war elephants in the past.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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
cháang
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ช้างรบcháang-rópช้างรบcháang-rópwar elephantwar elephantWord