เชลย
chá-ləəiMeanings
1NounB1
captive; prisoner of war
A person captured and held by an enemy, especially during war; a captive.
Examples
หลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: building; house; structureการสู้รบgaan-sûu-rópการสู้รบgaan-sûu-rópcombat; fighting; hostilitiesทหารtá-hǎanทหารtá-hǎan1soldier; service member2the military; armed forces3military (as modifier)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerควบคุมตัวkûuap-kum-dtuuaควบคุมตัวkûuap-kum-dtuua[to] detain [sb]; [to] take [sb] into custodyเชลยchá-ləəiเชลยchá-ləəi1captive; prisoner of war2captive (figurative)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerค่ายkâaiค่ายkâai1camp; encampment2label; company (entertainment/media)3camp (classifier)ชั่วคราวchûua-kraaoชั่วคราวchûua-kraao1temporary; provisional; interim2temporarily; for the time being
After the battle, the soldiers detained the captives at a temporary camp.
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กองทัพgɔɔng-tápประกาศbprà-gàatว่าwâaจะjàปฏิบัติต่อbpà-dtì-bàt-dtɔ̀ɔเชลยchá-ləəiตามdtaamกฎหมายระหว่างประเทศgòt-mǎai-rá-wàang-bprà-têet
The army announced that it would treat the captives according to international law.
ครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaของkɔ̌ɔngเชลยchá-ləəiเฝ้ารอfâo-rɔɔข่าวkàaoอย่างใจจดใจจ่อyàang-jai-jòt-jai-jɔ̀ɔและlɛ́ขอให้kɔ̌ɔ-hâiมีmiiการเจรจาgaan-jee-rá-jaaปล่อยตัวbplɔ̀i-dtuua
The families of the captives anxiously awaited news and called for negotiations for their release.
องค์กรong-gɔɔnสิทธิมนุษยชนsìt-tí-má-nút-sà-yá-chonเข้าkâoเยี่ยมyîiamค่ายkâaiเชลยchá-ləəiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaประเมินbprà-məənสภาพความเป็นอยู่sà-pâap-kwaam-bpen-yùuและlɛ́ความปลอดภัยkwaam-bplɔ̀ɔt-paiของkɔ̌ɔngผู้pûuถูกtùukควบคุมตัวkûuap-kum-dtuua
A human rights organization visited the prisoners-of-war camp to assess the living conditions and safety of those detained.
2NounB2
captive (figurative)
Someone under another’s control or influence in a non-literal sense; a person who cannot act freely.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillกลายเป็นglaai-bpenกลายเป็นglaai-bpen1[to] become; turn into [sth]2[to] turn out (to be) [sth/that]เชลยchá-ləəiเชลยchá-ləəi1captive; prisoner of war2captive (figurative)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsงานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerถาโถมtǎa-tǒomถาโถมtǎa-tǒom1to surge; pound; crash (waves/rain)2to assail; overwhelm (figurative)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofไม่มีmâi-miiไม่มีmâi-mii1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockเวลาwee-laaเวลาwee-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; dosesให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)ครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuafamily; household
He became a prisoner of overwhelming work and had no time for his family.
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เธอtəəรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanเป็นbpenเชลยchá-ləəiของkɔ̌ɔngความคาดหวังkwaam-kâat-wǎngจากjàakคนkonรอบตัวrɔ̂ɔp-dtuua
She feels like a prisoner of the expectations from people around her.
ถ้าtâaเราraoเป็นbpenเชลยchá-ləəiของkɔ̌ɔngความกลัวkwaam-gluuaเราraoก็gɔ̂จะjàพลาดplâatโอกาสoo-gàatที่สำคัญtîi-sǎm-kanในnaiชีวิตchii-wít
If we are prisoners of fear, we will miss important opportunities in life.
เขาkǎoปฏิเสธbpà-dtì-sèetจะเป็นjà-bpenเชลยchá-ləəiของkɔ̌ɔngกระแสสังคมgrà-sɛ̌ɛ-sǎng-komเลือกlʉ̂ʉakจะjàตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiตามdtaamหลักการlàk-gaanของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eeng
He refuses to be a prisoner of social trends and chooses to decide based on his own principles.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เชลย said ชะ-เลย?
chá-ləəi
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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
chá
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 | — | — |