แฉล้ม
chà-lɛ̂ɛmMeaning
1AdjectiveC2
bright and fresh-looking; lovely (literary)
Bright, fresh, or lovely in appearance, especially when describing a person's face. Used mainly in literary or poetic language.
Examples
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herหันมาhǎn-maaหันมาhǎn-maa1[to] turn toward here; face this way2[to] switch to; turn to; begin doingรับrápรับráp1[to] receive; get2[to] accept3[to] pick up; collect4[to] admit; confess5[to] take (a call/order/job)6[to] host; welcome7[to] defend; resist an attack8[to] withstand; bear9bottom; receptive sexual partner (slang)แสงsɛ̌ɛngแสงsɛ̌ɛng1light2ray; beamยามเช้าyaam-cháaoยามเช้าyaam-cháao1morning2in the morningใบหน้าbai-nâaใบหน้าbai-nâafaceแฉล้มchà-lɛ̂ɛmแฉล้มchà-lɛ̂ɛmbright and fresh-looking; lovely (literary)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerยิ่งyîngยิ่งyîng1even; increasingly; more2the more … (the more …)3very; exceedingly (formal/emphatic)ดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortune6[to] look after; watch; mindสดใสsòt-sǎiสดใสsòt-sǎi1bright; vivid2cheerful; lively3clear (weather)4clear (sound/voice)5bright; promisingจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเผลอplə̌əเผลอplə̌ə1careless; inadvertent; off-guard2[to] do unintentionally; be off-guard and [to] let slip3by accident; inadvertently; without noticingมองmɔɔngมองmɔɔng1[to] look at2[to] watch; observe3[to] view; regard; considerอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainนานnaanนานnaan1for a long time2long (in duration)
When she turned toward the morning light, her lovely face looked even more radiant, and he found himself gazing at her for a long while.
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รอยยิ้มroy yímอ่อนโยนòn yohnที่têeแต่งแต้มdtàeng dtâemดวงหน้าduuang nâaแฉล้มchà-lâemของkŏngนางnaangทำให้tam hâiบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatอันanเคร่งขรึมkrêng krĕumในnaiเรือนreuuanค่อยkôiๆ-ผ่อนคลายpòn klaaiลงlong
The gentle smile gracing her lovely face gradually eased the solemn atmosphere in the house.
แม้mɛ́ɛกาลเวลาgaan-wee-laaจะjàฝากfàakริ้วรอยríu-rɔɔiไว้wáiบนbonดวงหน้าduuang-nâaนางnaangก็gɔ̂ยังyangดูduuแฉล้มchà-lɛ̂ɛmด้วยdûuaiแววตาwɛɛo-dtaaแจ่มใสjɛ̀m-sǎiและlɛ́รอยยิ้มrɔɔi-yímเปี่ยมbpìiamเมตตาmêet-dtaa
Though time had left lines upon her face, she still looked radiant, with bright eyes and a smile full of kindness.
ใต้dtâaiแสงsɛ̌ɛngตะเกียงdtà-giiangที่tîiไหวระริกwǎi-rá-ríkดวงหน้าduuang-nâaแฉล้มchà-lɛ̂ɛmของkɔ̌ɔngนางงามnaang-ngaamละมุนlá-munประหนึ่งbprà-nʉ̀ngภาพpâapฝันfǎnทว่าtá-wâaนัยน์ตาnai-dtaaคู่kûuนั้นnánกลับglàpซ่อนsɔ̂ɔnความอาลัยkwaam-aa-laiที่tîiไม่มีmâi-miiผู้ใดpûu-daiหยั่งถึงyàng-tʉ̌ng
Beneath the flickering lamplight, her lovely face had the soft beauty of a dream, yet her eyes concealed a sorrow that no one could fathom.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is แฉล้ม said ฉะ-แล่ม?
chà-lɛ̂ɛm
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
chà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
แฉchɛ̌ɛแฉchɛ̌ɛ[to] expose; reveal [sth hidden or scandalous] publicly[to] expose; reveal [sth hidden or scandalous] publiclyPart 1
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ล้มlómล้มlóm1to fall; topple2to collapse; fail3[to] knock down; fell4[to] cancel; scrap; scuttle5[to] overthrow; toppleto fall; topplePart 2
แฉล้มchà-lɛ̂ɛmแฉล้มchà-lɛ̂ɛmbright and fresh-looking; lovely (literary)bright and fresh-looking; lovely (literary)Word