อาชา
aa-chaaMeaning
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horse (formal)
a horse, used in formal or poetic contexts.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นิทานní-taanนิทานní-taantale; story (traditional/children’s)เจ้าชายjâao-chaaiเจ้าชายjâao-chaai1prince2Prince (title; before name)ขี่kìiขี่kìi1[to] ride2[to] bully; lord overอาชาaa-chaaอาชาaa-chaahorse (formal)ขาวkǎaoขาวkǎao1white (color)2fair-skinned; light-complexioned3[to] be white; be fair-skinnedไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]เจ้าหญิงjâao-yǐngเจ้าหญิงjâao-yǐngprincess (female royal)
In the fairy tale, the prince rode a white horse to rescue the princess.
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The statue of the general on his horse looks very majestic.
กวีนิพนธ์gà-wii-ní-ponบทbòtนั้นnánพรรณนาถึงpan-ná-naa-tʉ̌ngความงามkwaam-ngaamของkɔ̌ɔngอาชาaa-chaaที่tîiวิ่งwîngอย่างอิสระyàang-ìt-sà-ràในnaiทุ่งหญ้าtûng-yâa
That poem describes the beauty of a horse running freely in a meadow.
เหล่าlàoทหารหาญtá-hǎan-hǎanควบkûuapอาชาaa-chaaศึกsʉ̀kเข้าสู่kâo-sùuสมรภูมิรบsà-mɔ̌ɔ-rá-puum-rópอย่างองอาจyàang-ong-àat
The valiant soldiers galloped their warhorses into the battlefield with great courage.
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 classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
aa
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
อาaaอาaa1paternal uncle/aunt (younger than one’s father)2uncle; aunt (familiar address)3prefix (Pali/Skt.): toward; near; throughoutpaternal uncle/aunt (younger than one’s father)Part 1
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อาชาaa-chaaอาชาaa-chaahorse (formal)horse (formal)Word