ท้าชิง
táa-chingMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] challenge [sb] for [sth] (title/position); contest a championship
to challenge an opponent for a title, position, or championship, usually by competing against the current holder or champion
Examples
นักมวยnák-muuaiนักมวยnák-muuaiboxer; prizefighterชาวไทยchaao-taiชาวไทยchaao-tai1a Thai person2the Thai peopleมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคิวkiuคิวkiu1queue; line2turn in order3appointment slot; booking; schedule4cue (signal)5billiard cueขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)ท้าชิงtáa-chingท้าชิงtáa-ching[to] challenge [sb] for [sth] (title/position); contest a championshipแชมป์โลกchɛ́m-lôokแชมป์โลกchɛ́m-lôokworld championในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)เดือนหน้าdʉʉan-nâaเดือนหน้าdʉʉan-nâa1next month2next month (time adverbial)
The Thai boxer is scheduled to challenge for the world championship next month.
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พรรคฝ่ายค้านpák-fàai-káanประกาศbprà-gàatว่าwâaจะjàส่งsòngตัวแทนdtuua-tɛɛnลงlongท้าชิงtáa-chingตำแหน่งdtam-nɛ̀ngผู้ว่าราชการจังหวัดpûu-wâa-râat-chá-gaan-jang-wàt
The opposition party announced it will field a representative to challenge for the provincial governor position.
ถึงแม้จะtʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛ-jàเป็นรองbpen-rɔɔngแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂มุ่งมั่นmûng-mânฝึกซ้อมfʉ̀k-sɔ́ɔmอย่างหนักyàang-nàkเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเตรียมตัวdtriiam-dtuuaท้าชิงtáa-chingตำแหน่งdtam-nɛ̀ngแชมป์chɛ́mให้ได้hâi-dâai
Even though he is the underdog, he is determined to train hard to prepare to challenge for the championship title.
สมาคมsà-maa-komหมากรุกmàak-rúkกำลังgam-langพิจารณาpí-jaa-rá-naaคุณสมบัติkun-ná-sǒm-bàtของkɔ̌ɔngผู้เล่นpûu-lênหลายคนlǎai-konที่tîiจะjàได้dâaiรับสิทธิ์ráp-sìtเป็นbpenผู้pûuท้าชิงtáa-chingตำแหน่งdtam-nɛ̀ngปรมาจารย์bpɔɔ-rá-maa-jaanคนkonปัจจุบันbpàt-jù-ban
The chess association is considering the qualifications of several players who will be granted the right to challenge the current grandmaster.
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
táa
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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ชิงchingชิงching1[to] seize; snatch (before others)2[to] compete for; vie for3[to] preempt; do first4[to] usurp; appropriate; seize[to] seize; snatch (before others)Part 2
ท้าชิงtáa-chingท้าชิงtáa-ching[to] challenge [sb] for [sth] (title/position); contest a championship[to] challenge [sb] for [sth] (title/position); contest a championshipWord