เชลีย
chá-liiaMeaning
1VerbC1
[to] flatter; [to] suck up to [sb]
to flatter, bootlick, fawn over, or suck up to someone (slang, derived from a combination of cheering and bootlicking)
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyเชลียchá-liiaเชลียchá-liia[to] flatter; [to] suck up to [sb]เจ้านายjâo-naaiเจ้านายjâo-naai1boss; employer; superior2master; owner (of servant or animal)3royalty; member of a royal familyเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiso that; in order thatได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerเลื่อนขั้นlʉ̂ʉan-kânเลื่อนขั้นlʉ̂ʉan-kân1[to] be promoted; advance to the next step/grade2[to] promote [someone]; move [someone] up a step/grade
He likes to suck up to the boss to get promoted.
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ไม่ต้องmâi-dtɔ̂ngมาmaaเชลียchá-liiaฉันchǎnหรอกrɔ̀kแค่kɛ̂ɛทำงานtam-ngaanของkɔ̌ɔngคุณkunให้ดีhâi-diiก็gɔ̂พอแล้วpɔɔ-lɛ́ɛo
You don't need to bootlick me; just do your job well and that's enough.
ในnaiองค์กรong gonนี้néeคนkonที่รู้จักtêe róo jàkเชลียchay-liiaผู้บริหารpôo bor-rí-hăanมักจะmák jàก้าวหน้าgâao nâaได้dâiเร็วกว่าreo gwàaคนkonที่têeตั้งใจdtâng jaiทำงานtam ngaanจริงๆjing jing
In this organization, people who know how to fawn over the management often advance faster than those who actually work hard.
พอpɔɔผู้อำนวยการpûu-am-nuuai-gaanเดินเข้ามาdəən-kâo-maaทุกคนtúk-konก็gɔ̂รีบเข้าrîip-kâoไปbpaiเชลียchá-liiaกันganยกใหญ่yók-yàiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเอาaoหน้าnâaทันทีtan-tii
As soon as the director walked in, everyone eagerly started flattering him to gain his favor.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เชลีย said ชะ-เลีย?
chá-liia
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 | — | — |