เชือก
chʉ̂ʉakMeanings
1NounA1
rope; cord; line
strong strand(s) of fiber, plastic, or similar material used for tying, pulling, or securing things
Examples
ช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]ผูกpùukผูกpùuk1[to] tie [sth]; fasten [sth]2[to] bind; connect; associate3[to] obligate; bind; commit4[to] compose; deviseกล่องglɔ̀ngกล่องglɔ̀ng1box; case; container2classifier: boxes; box-shaped containersด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooเชือกchʉ̂ʉakเชือกchʉ̂ʉak1rope; cord; line2classifier for domesticated elephantsเส้นsênเส้นsên1line; stripe; thread-like length2noodle (food strand)3CL: strand-like things4tendon; nerve; sinew5route; line (service/path)6connections; pull (informal)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)หน่อยnɔ̀iหน่อยnɔ̀i1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)
Please tie the box with this cord.
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Mom used a cord to tie the eggplant plant upright.
I used a cord to fasten the bag to the back of the bicycle.
ช่างchângสวนsǔuanแนะนำให้nɛ́-nam-hâiใช้cháiเชือกไนลอนchʉ̂ʉak-nai-lɔɔnรัดrátกิ่งgìngอ่อนɔ̀ɔnไว้wáiกับgàpไม้máaiค้ำkámเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiหักhàk
The gardener recommended using a nylon cord to tie young branches to stakes so they don't break.
A thick rope hangs a water bucket in front of the barn.
Yesterday we used a rope to pull a heavy branch off the path.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiช่างchângจะjàนำnamเชือกchʉ̂ʉakแข็งแรงkɛ̌ng-rɛɛngมาmaaมัดmátของขึ้นkɔ̌ɔng-kʉ̂nเครนkreen
Tomorrow the workers will bring strong ropes to secure items onto the crane.
นักมวยnák-muuaiพยายามpá-yaa-yaamพิงpingเชือกchʉ̂ʉakเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaพักpákหายใจhǎai-jaiระหว่างrá-wàangยกyók
The boxer tries to lean on the ropes to catch his breath between rounds.
The referee warned the boxer to stop grabbing the ropes during the fight.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaโดนdoonถล่มtà-lòmหนักnàkเขาkǎoจึงjʉngถอยtɔ̌ɔiไปbpaiติดdtìtเชือกchʉ̂ʉakและlɛ́ใช้cháiฟุตเวิร์กfút-wə̂əkหลบlòpมุมmumเวทีwee-tii
When under heavy attack, he retreated to the ropes and used footwork to slip into the corner.
ผู้จัดงานpûu-jàt-ngaanตรวจสอบdtrùuat-sɔ̀ɔpความตึงkwaam-dtʉngของkɔ̌ɔngเชือกchʉ̂ʉakรอบrɔ̂ɔpเวทีwee-tiiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความปลอดภัยkwaam-bplɔ̀ɔt-paiของkɔ̌ɔngนักกีฬาnák-gii-laaและlɛ́ผู้ตัดสินpûu-dtàt-sǐn
The organizers checked the tension of the ropes around the ring for the safety of the athletes and the referee.
2ClassifierB1
classifier for domesticated elephants
A classifier used to count domesticated elephants.
Examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asช้างcháangช้างcháangelephantสองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondเชือกchʉ̂ʉakเชือกchʉ̂ʉak1rope; cord; line2classifier for domesticated elephantsที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerปางช้างbpaang-cháangปางช้างbpaang-cháangelephant camp
Yesterday we saw two elephants at the elephant camp.
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ควาญkwaanพาช้างpaa-cháangสามsǎamเชือกchʉ̂ʉakไปbpaiอาบน้ำàap-náamที่tîiแม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamทุกเช้าtúk-cháao
The mahouts take three elephants to bathe in the river every morning.
ช้างcháangเชือกchʉ̂ʉakนี้níiอยู่yùuกับgàpควาญkwaanคนเดิมkon-dəəmมาmaaหลายlǎaiปีbpiiแล้วlɛ́ɛoทั้งคู่táng-kûuจึงjʉngคุ้นเคยkún-kəəiกันganดีdii
This elephant has been with the same mahout for many years, so the two know each other well.
ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnรับrápช้างcháangเชือกchʉ̂ʉakใหม่màiเข้ามาkâo-maaดูแลduu-lɛɛศูนย์sǔunต้องdtɔ̂ngประเมินbprà-məənว่าwâaมีmiiพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiและlɛ́เจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiเพียงพอpiiang-pɔɔหรือไม่rʉ̌ʉ-mâi
Before taking another elephant into its care, the center must assess whether it has enough space and staff.
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 -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
chʉ̂ʉak
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 | — | — |