เฌอ
chəəMeaning
1NounC1
tree (literary)
A tree; a literary or poetic word rather than the usual everyday term.
Examples
ใต้dtâiใต้dtâi1under; beneath; below2south (direction)3southern region; the South4south; southern5below; underneath (adverb)6under; subject to (authority/rules)ร่มrômร่มrôm1umbrella; parasol2shady; cool (shaded); protected3shade; shelterเฌอcherเฌอchertree (literary)ใหญ่yàiใหญ่yài1big; large2major; important3elder; seniorเด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)ๆ-นั่งพักnâng pákนั่งพักnâng pák[to] sit and restและláeและláeand (coordinating)ฟังfangฟังfang1listen2heed3[to] sound; seem (to the ear)นิทานní-taanนิทานní-taantale; story (traditional/children’s)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)
In the shade of a large tree, the children sat resting and listening to their grandmother's stories.
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เมื่อmêuuaแสงsăengยามเย็นyaam yenลอดผ่านlôt pàanกิ่งgìngเฌอcherลานวัดlaan wátที่têeเคยkoeiคึกคักkúk kákก็gâwค่อยkôiๆ-สงบลงsà-ngòp long
As the evening light filtered through the tree branches, the once-bustling temple courtyard gradually grew quiet.
เฌอchəəเก่าแก่gào-gɛ̀ɛริมrimธารtaanยังyangแผ่pɛ̀ɛกิ่งก้านgìng-gâanให้ร่มเงาhâi-rôm-ngaoราวกับraao-gàpคอยkɔɔiโอบอุ้มòop-ûmความทรงจำkwaam-song-jamของkɔ̌ɔngหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanไว้wái
The ancient tree beside the stream still spread its branches to offer shade, as though cradling the village's memories.
แม้mɛ́ɛพายุpaa-yúจะjàพรากprâakใบbaiเฌอchəəไปbpaiจนหมดjon-mòtทว่าtá-wâaรากrâakที่tîiหยั่งลึกyàng-lʉ́kยังyangยึดyʉ́tลำต้นlam-dtônไว้wáiรอวันrɔɔ-wanผลิใบplì-baiรับrápฤดูrʉ́-duuใหม่mài
Though the storm had stripped the tree of all its leaves, its deep roots still anchored the trunk, awaiting the day it would leaf out to greet a new season.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เฌอ said เชอ?
chəə
- Same-sounding letterฌ sounds just like ช, so the reading uses ช.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
chəə
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |