เชาว์
chaoMeaning
1NounC1
speed; swiftness
Speed or swiftness, especially of movement; a literary term.
Examples
ม้าmáaม้าmáa1horse2sawhorse; trestle3chess knight4treadle; foot-operated lever5gymnastics vaulting horse; pommel horse6stimulant drug (slang)7martial arts ‘horse stance’8mum; mom (informal, Sino-Thai)ศึกsʉ̀kศึกsʉ̀k1war; battle2contest; rivalry (figurative)วิ่งwîngวิ่งwîng1[to] run2[to] run (operate; be in service)3[to] flow; courseเชาว์chaoเชาว์chaospeed; swiftnessผ่านpàanผ่านpàan1[to] pass (by/through)2[to] pass (succeed/clear)3[to] experience; go through4past; via; throughประตูbprà-dtuuประตูbprà-dtuu1door; gate; portal2goal (structure or score)3classifier: doors; gates; goals4gateway; means of access (figurative)เมืองmʉʉangเมืองmʉʉang1city; town; urban area2country; state; nation3region; realm (historical)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyในพริบตาnai-príp-dtaaในพริบตาnai-príp-dtaain an instant
The warhorse raced swiftly through the city gate in the blink of an eye.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaกระแสน้ำgrà-sɛ̌ɛ-náamไหลแรงlǎi-rɛɛngขึ้นkʉ̂nเรือrʉʉaก็gɔ̂แล่นlɛ̂ɛnเชาว์chaoจนjonฝีพายfǐi-paaiแทบtɛ̂ɛpควบkûuapคุมทิศทางkum-tít-taangไม่ได้mâi-dâai
As the current grew stronger, the boat moved so swiftly that the rowers could barely steer it.
อาชาaa-chaaฝีเท้าfǐi-táaoเชาว์chaoพาpaaผู้ส่งสารpûu-sòng-sǎanฝ่าfàaความมืดkwaam-mʉ̂ʉtไปยังbpai-yangป้อมbpɔ̂mชายแดนchaai-dɛɛnเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiคำเตือนkam-dtʉʉanถึงtʉ̌ngมือmʉʉแม่ทัพmɛ̂ɛ-tápก่อนgɔ̀ɔnข้าศึกkâa-sʉ̀kเข้าkâoประชิดbprà-chít
The fleet-footed steed carried the messenger through the darkness to the border fortress so that the warning would reach the commander before the enemy closed in.
กวางป่าgwaang-bpàaเผ่นpèenเชาว์chaoหนีnǐiคมkomศรsɔ̌ɔnของkɔ̌ɔngพรานpraanก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàลับหายláp-hǎaiไปbpaiในnaiดงdongทึบtʉ́pราวกับraao-gàpเงาngaoที่tîiไม่อาจmâi-àatไขว่คว้าkwài-kwáa
The wild deer bounded swiftly away from the hunter’s arrow before vanishing into the dense forest like a shadow beyond reach.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel เ-า hides a final -ว, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
chao
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
ว์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |