เชียบ
chîiapMeaning
1AdjectiveC2
quiet; silent (archaic)
Quiet or without sound; an archaic term meaning silent.
Examples
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)แขกkɛ̀ɛkแขกkɛ̀ɛk1guest; visitor2patron (hotel/venue/restaurant)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringสุดท้ายsùt-táaiสุดท้ายsùt-táai1last; final2finally; in the end; ultimatelyกลับไปglàp-bpaiกลับไปglàp-bpai1[to] go back; return (there)2back (directional, after verbs)3[to] revert; return to a previous state/activityเรือนrʉʉanเรือนrʉʉan1house; dwelling (traditional/wooden); hull/body (of sth)2classifier: houses; clocks; watches3body; figure (formal/lit.)ใหญ่yàiใหญ่yài1big; large2major; important3elder; seniorก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเชียบchîiapเชียบchîiapquiet; silent (archaic)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofชวนให้chuuan-hâiชวนให้chuuan-hâi[to] prompt; cause; lead/make [sb] do/feel; be conducive toรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀k1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)วังเวงwang-weengวังเวงwang-weeng1desolate; lonely; eerie; forlorn2desolately; eerily; forlornly
When the last guest left, the large house became so quiet that it felt eerie.
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นางnaangมิได้mí-dâaiเอื้อนเอ่ยʉ̂ʉan-yèeสิ่งใดsìng-daiปล่อยให้bplɔ̀i-hâiห้องhɔ̂ngเชียบchîiapราวกับraao-gàpถ้อยคำtɔ̂ɔi-kamทั้งปวงtáng-bpuuangถูกtùukกลืนหายไปglʉʉn-hǎai-bpai
She uttered nothing, leaving the room silent as though every word had been swallowed up.
ท้องพระโรงtɔ́ɔng-prá-roongเชียบchîiapลงlongทันทีที่tan-tii-tîiเสนาบดีsěe-naa-bɔɔ-diiเอ่ยถึงyèe-tʉ̌ngข่าวร้ายkàao-ráaiจากjàakชายแดนchaai-dɛɛn
The throne hall fell silent the moment the minister mentioned the bad news from the border.
ครั้นkránเสียงระฆังsǐiang-rá-kangสุดท้ายsùt-táaiจางหายjaang-hǎaiทั้งtángคุ้งน้ำkúng-náamก็gɔ̂เชียบchîiapสงัดsà-ngàtประหนึ่งbprà-nʉ̀ngโลกlôokกลั้นglânลมหายใจlom-hǎai-jaiไว้wáiในnaiห้วงhûuangราตรีraa-dtrii
When the final toll of the bell faded, the entire bend of the river lay hushed, as though the world were holding its breath in the depths of night.
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 endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
chîiap
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → 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 | — | — |