เพาะชำ

pɔ́-cham

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] propagate; raise (plants) in a nursery

to grow young plants (from seeds, seedlings, or cuttings) in a controlled area until ready for transplanting

Examples

พ่อpôrพ่อpôr1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureเพาะชำpór chamเพาะชำpór cham1[to] propagate; raise (plants) in a nursery2plant propagation; nursery raisingต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)มะเขือmá-kĕuuaมะเขือmá-kĕuuaeggplant; aubergine (general)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ถาดtàatถาดtàat1tray2classifier: traysจนมีjon meeรากrâakรากrâak1root (plant part)2root; origin; foundation3root (math)4root (linguistics)5[to] vomit; throw upแข็งแรงkăeng raengแข็งแรงkăeng raeng1strong; robust2healthy; fitแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ค่อยkôiค่อยkôi1gradually; little by little2gently; softly3not very; hardly (with negation)4then; later; only afterย้ายyáaiย้ายyáai1[to] move; relocate2[to] move house3[to] transfer (jobs; schools; departments)ลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alight7southward; down-country8[to] publish; post [sth] onlineแปลงbplaengแปลงbplaeng1[to] transform; convert; modify; adapt2plot; parcel (of land); garden bed3classifier: plots/sections (of land, garden beds)
Dad grows eggplant seedlings in trays until the roots are strong, then transplants them to the bed.
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2NounB2

plant propagation; nursery raising

the activity or process of propagating and nursing young plants in a nursery

Examples

ศูนย์เพาะชำsǔun-pɔ́-chamศูนย์เพาะชำsǔun-pɔ́-champlant nursery center; propagation centerของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsชุมชนchum-chonชุมชนchum-choncommunityดูแลduu-lɛɛดูแลduu-lɛɛ1[to] take care of; look after2[to] supervise; be in charge of3[to] maintain; keep in good conditionกล้าglâaกล้าglâa1brave; courageous2to dare3seedling; young plant4bravely; boldlyพันธุ์panพันธุ์pan1breed/variety/strain2seed (for planting)3lineage; stock; ancestry4kind/type (colloquial)ผักpàkผักpàkvegetable(s)ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerส่งต่อsòng-dtɔ̀ɔส่งต่อsòng-dtɔ̀ɔ1[to] forward; pass on2[to] refer; transfer [a case/patient/task]3[to] pass down; hand onให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)เกษตรกรgà-sèet-dtà-gɔɔnเกษตรกรgà-sèet-dtà-gɔɔnfarmer; agriculturistปลูกbplùukปลูกbplùuk1[to] plant; grow (plants)2[to] build (a house); erect; set up (structure)3[to] instill; cultivate (values/habits)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)แปลงbplɛɛngแปลงbplɛɛng1[to] transform; convert; modify; adapt2plot; parcel (of land); garden bed3classifier: plots/sections (of land, garden beds)
The community nursery propagates and nurses vegetable seedlings before handing them over to farmers to plant in the fields.
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Tones

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Why is เพาะชำ said เพาะ-ชัม?

pɔ́-cham

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

High tone

pɔ́

Starts high and keeps climbing.

Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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Word Breakdown

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เพาะชำpɔ́-chamเพาะชำpɔ́-cham[to] propagate; raise (plants) in a nursery[to] propagate; raise (plants) in a nurseryWord