ผู้ชรา
pûu-chá-raaMeaning
1NounA2
elderly person (formal)
An elderly person; someone of advanced age.
Examples
ผู้ชราpûu-chá-raaผู้ชราpûu-chá-raaelderly person (formal)นั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)เก้าอี้gâo-îiเก้าอี้gâo-îi1chair2post; position (informal)
An elderly person is sitting on a chair.
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Yesterday I helped an elderly person carry their things.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiเราraoจะjàไปเยี่ยมbpai-yîiamผู้ชราpûu-chá-raaที่tîiบ้านพักคนชราbâan-pák-kon-chá-raa
Tomorrow we will visit elderly people at a care home.
บนbonรถเมล์rót-meeมีmiiผู้ชราpûu-chá-raaยืนอยู่yʉʉn-yùuฉันchǎnจึงjʉngลุกlúkให้hâiเขาkǎoนั่งnângแทนtɛɛn
An elderly person was standing on the bus, so I got up and offered him my seat.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ผู้ชรา said ผู้-ชะ-รา?
pûu-chá-raa
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Falling tone
pûu
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
High class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ผู้pûuผู้pûu1person; one who … (agentive prefix)2person; people (as a standalone noun in formal/register-bound uses)person; one who … (agentive prefix)Part 1
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ผู้ชราpûu-chá-raaผู้ชราpûu-chá-raaelderly person (formal)elderly person (formal)Word