เชื่อง
chʉ̂ʉangMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
tame (of animals)
not wild; easy to handle or control (used chiefly of animals)
Examples
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Yesterday I petted a horse; it was tame and not afraid of people.
ปีหน้าbpii-nâaฉันchǎnอยากyàakเลี้ยงlíiangกระต่ายgrà-dtàaiเพราะprɔ́มันmanเชื่องchʉ̂ʉangและlɛ́ดูแลduu-lɛɛง่ายngâai
Next year I want to keep rabbits because they are tame and easy to care for.
เสือsʉ̌ʉaในnaiสวนสัตว์sǔuan-sàtตัวdtuuaนี้níiถูกtùukฝึกfʉ̀kมาmaaดีdiiจึงjʉngเชื่องchʉ̂ʉangพอpɔɔให้hâiผู้ดูแลpûu-duu-lɛɛเข้าใกล้kâo-glâiได้dâaiอย่างyàangปลอดภัยbplɔ̀ɔt-pai
This tiger in the zoo has been well trained, so it's tame enough for the keeper to approach safely.
2AdjectiveB1
docile; compliant
quiet and easily controlled; accepting orders or control without resistance (of people or behavior)
Examples
สุนัขsù-nákสุนัขsù-nákdog (formal)ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ดุdùดุdù1strict; stern; scolding2fierce; aggressive; ferocious3[to] scold; rebukeและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)เชื่องchʉ̂ʉangเชื่องchʉ̂ʉang1tame (of animals)2docile; compliantทำตามtam-dtaamทำตามtam-dtaam1follow; comply; obey2[to] imitate [sb]; copy; do likewise3conform to; follow a modelที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเจ้าของjâao-kɔ̌ɔngเจ้าของjâao-kɔ̌ɔngowner; proprietorสั่งsàngสั่งsàng1[to] order [sth]; place an order (food/goods)2[to] command; instruct; direct3[to] prescribe; order (medical/legal/official)ทุกอย่างtúk-yàangทุกอย่างtúk-yàangeverything; all things
This dog is not fierce and is tame; it follows everything the owner orders.
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ม้าmáaตัวdtuuaนี้níiเชื่องchʉ̂ʉangเกินไปgəən-bpaiยอมให้yɔɔm-hâiใครkraiขี่kìiก็ได้gɔ̂-dâaiโดยdooiไม่mâiขัดขืนkàt-kʉ̌ʉn
This horse is too tame; it lets anyone ride it without resisting.
เธอtəəทำตัวtam-dtuuaเชื่องchʉ̂ʉangและlɛ́ว่านอนสอนง่ายwâa-nɔɔn-sɔ̌ɔn-ngâaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหลีกเลี่ยงlìik-lîiangความขัดแย้งkwaam-kàt-yɛ́ɛngในnaiทีมtiim
She acts tame and obedient to avoid conflict in the team.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
chʉ̂ʉang
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |