ทุชาติ
tú-châatMeanings
1AdjectiveC2
lowborn; of ignoble birth (literary, derogatory)
Born into a family or lineage regarded as low or ignoble; a derogatory literary description of a person's origins.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นิยายní-yaaiนิยายní-yaainovel; work of fictionเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this2this oneลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuffชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)ขุนนางkǔn-naangขุนนางkǔn-naangnoble; aristocrat; court officialเรียกว่าrîiak-wâaเรียกว่าrîiak-wâa1[to] call [sb/sth]; be called2you could say; that is to say; effectivelyเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringทุชาติtú-châatทุชาติtú-châat1lowborn; of ignoble birth (literary, derogatory)2wicked by nature; innately vile (literary, derogatory)เพียงpiiangเพียงpiiang1only; merely; just2only; merely (preposed to nouns/phrases)3if merely; as soon as4equal to; as much as (literary)5enough; sufficient (literary/formal)เพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเกิดgə̀ətเกิดgə̀ət1to be born2to happen; occur; arise3born (indicating birthplace/time)4(colloq.) if it happens that; unexpectedlyในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ตระกูลdtrà-guunตระกูลdtrà-guun1lineage; family; clan2family (classification group)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerพวกเขาpûuak-kǎoพวกเขาpûuak-kǎothey; them (people)ดูถูกduu-tùukดูถูกduu-tùuk[to] disdain; look down on [sb/sth]
In this novel, the villagers' children are called people of ignoble birth by the nobles simply because they were born into families the nobles look down on.
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ในnaiบทละครbòt-lá-kɔɔnขุนนางkǔn-naangตราหน้าdtraa-nâaนางnaangว่าwâaเป็นbpenหญิงyǐngทุชาติtú-châatด้วยdûuaiเห็นว่าhěn-wâaตระกูลdtrà-guunของkɔ̌ɔngนางnaangต่ำต้อยdtàm-dtɔ̂ɔiเกินกว่าgəən-gwàaจะjàสมรสsǒm-rótกับgàpบุตรbùtของkɔ̌ɔngตนdton
In the play, the nobleman brands her a woman of ignoble birth, considering her family too lowly for her to marry his son.
คำว่าkam-wâaทุชาติtú-châatในnaiตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiใช้cháiเหยียดyìiatชาติกำเนิดchâat-gam-nə̀ətของkɔ̌ɔngตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔnโดยdooiผูกpùukคุณค่าkun-ná-kâaของkɔ̌ɔngคนkonไว้wáiกับgàpฐานะtǎa-náและlɛ́วงศ์ตระกูลwong-rá-guun
The word thuchat in this passage disparages the character's origins, tying a person's worth to social status and lineage.
ในnaiโลกlôokของkɔ̌ɔngเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangต่อให้dtɔ̀ɔ-hâiเขาkǎoสร้างsâangคุณูปการkú-nuu-bpà-gaanแก่gɛ̀ɛบ้านเมืองbâan-mʉʉangเพียงใดpiiang-daiก็gɔ̂ไม่อาจmâi-àatลบlópคำครหาkam-kɔɔ-rá-hǎaว่าwâaเป็นbpenผู้pûuทุชาติtú-châatได้dâaiตราบใดที่dtràap-dai-tîiผู้คนpûu-konยังyangถือtʉ̌ʉเอาaoวงศ์ตระกูลwong-rá-guunอันanต่ำต้อยdtàm-dtɔ̂ɔiเป็นbpenเครื่องตัดkrʉ̂ʉang-dtàtสินsǐnคุณค่าkun-ná-kâaของkɔ̌ɔngมนุษย์má-nút
In the world of the story, however much he contributes to his country, he cannot escape the stigma of ignoble birth as long as people judge human worth by lowly ancestry.
2AdjectiveC2
wicked by nature; innately vile (literary, derogatory)
Having an inherently wicked or base disposition; a derogatory literary description of a person's character.
Examples
ผู้เล่าเรื่องpûu-lâo-rʉ̂ʉangผู้เล่าเรื่องpûu-lâo-rʉ̂ʉangnarrator; storytellerเรียกrîiakเรียกrîiak1[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); name2[to] call out; summon; hail3[to] ask for; charge; demand4[to] draw attention; bring out a reactionชายchaaiชายchaai1man; male person2male sex3male; masculine4edge; brim; hem; shoreที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerทรยศtɔɔ-rá-yótทรยศtɔɔ-rá-yót1[to] betray [sb/sth]; be disloyal2traitorous; treacherousต่อdtɔ̀ɔต่อdtɔ̀ɔ1[to] continue; go on2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] connect; attach; join4[to] bargain; haggle5to; toward (target of an action or attitude)6[to] renew; extendเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2companion; peer (classmate, colleague)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเงินngənเงินngən1money2silver (metal)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringทุชาติtú-châatทุชาติtú-châat1lowborn; of ignoble birth (literary, derogatory)2wicked by nature; innately vile (literary, derogatory)เพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillคิดร้ายkít-ráaiคิดร้ายkít-ráai[to] have ill intentions [towards sb]และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)รู้สึกผิดrúu-sʉ̀k-pìtรู้สึกผิดrúu-sʉ̀k-pìt[to] feel guilty
The narrator calls the man who betrays his friend for money a vile person because he is malicious and feels no guilt.
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ผู้ประพันธ์pûu-bprà-panวาดภาพwâat-pâapตัวร้ายdtuua-ráaiให้hâiเป็นbpenคนkonทุชาติtú-châatผู้pûuยอมyɔɔmทำลายtam-laaiชีวิตchii-wítผู้อื่นpûu-ʉ̀ʉnโดยdooiไม่สะทกสะท้านmâi-sà-tók-sà-táanขอเพียงkɔ̌ɔ-piiangตนdtonได้dâaiอำนาจam-nâatตามที่dtaam-tîiปรารถนาbpràat-tà-nǎa
The author portrays the villain as a vile person who will destroy others' lives without qualms, as long as he gains the power he desires.
คำkamด่าว่าdàa-wâaทุชาติtú-châatในnaiฉากchàakนี้níiมุ่งmûngประณามbprà-naamจิตใจjìt-jaiอันanต่ำทรามdtàm-saamของkɔ̌ɔngผู้ที่pûu-tîiแสร้งทำsɛ̂ɛng-tamดีdiiแต่dtɛ̀ɛกลับglàpวางแผนwaang-pɛ̌ɛnทำร้ายtam-ráaiคนkonที่tîiไว้ใจwái-jaiตนdton
The insult thuchat in this scene condemns the depraved nature of someone who pretends to be good while plotting to harm those who trust them.
คนkonทุชาติtú-châatผู้นี้pûu-níiหาได้hǎa-dâaiสำนึกผิดsǎm-nʉ́k-pìtที่tîiตนdtonก่อgɔ̀ɔความเสียหายkwaam-sǐia-hǎaiไว้wáiไม่mâiกลับglàpเสพสุขsèep-sùkจากjàakความพินาศkwaam-pí-nâatของkɔ̌ɔngผู้อื่นpûu-ʉ̀ʉnราวกับraao-gàpความทุกข์kwaam-túkของkɔ̌ɔngคนkonเหล่านั้นlào-nánเป็นbpenเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉangหล่อเลี้ยงlɔ̀ɔ-líiangจิตใจjìt-jaiอันanชั่วร้ายchûua-ráaiของkɔ̌ɔngตนdton
This vile man feels no remorse for the harm he has caused; instead, he takes pleasure in others' ruin, as though their suffering nourished his wicked soul.
Tones
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Why is ทุชาติ said ทุ-ชาด?
tú-châat
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
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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
tú
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ทุtúทุtú1bad; wrong; difficult (prefix)2[to] pierce; break through (rare)bad; wrong; difficult (prefix)Part 1
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ชาติchâatชาติchâat1nation; country2race; ethnic or national origin3life; lifetime; incarnation4birth; lineage (lit.)nation; countryPart 2
ทุชาติtú-châatทุชาติtú-châatlowborn; of ignoble birth (literary, derogatory)lowborn; of ignoble birth (literary, derogatory)Word