โครมา

kroo-maa

Meanings

1NounB2

chroma (colorfulness)

The intensity or purity of a color; how vivid a color appears compared to a gray of the same lightness.

Examples

The designer adjusted the chroma of the red color to make it look more vivid and stand out.
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2NounC1

chroma (pitch-class quality)

In music theory, a property of pitch that groups notes into the same pitch class regardless of octave.

Examples

โน้ตnóotโน้ตnóot1musical note; notation2note; memo; annotation3[to] note; jot down4diplomatic noteตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureโดdooโดdoodo (solfège syllable for C)ทุกtúkทุกtúk1every; each2every (interval/frequency)ตัวบนdtuua-bonตัวบนdtuua-bon1the upper one (of a pair/set)2top lottery numbersเปียโนbpiia-nooเปียโนbpiia-noopiano (musical instrument)ไม่ว่าจะmâi-wâa-jàไม่ว่าจะmâi-wâa-jàno matter whether; regardless ofอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)อ็อกเทฟɔ̀k-têepอ็อกเทฟɔ̀k-têepoctave (music)ไหนnǎiไหนnǎi1which (asking to choose)2which one; which person/thing3where (question)4any; whichever (in indefinite constructions)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerถือว่าtʉ̌ʉ-wâaถือว่าtʉ̌ʉ-wâa1[to] consider; regard; deem2it can be considered that; it's fair to sayมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoโครมาkroo-maaโครมาkroo-maa1chroma (colorfulness)2chroma (pitch-class quality)เดียวกันdiiao-ganเดียวกันdiiao-ganthe same; identical
All the C notes on a piano, regardless of which octave they are in, are considered to have the same chroma.
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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow classConsonant clusterIn the cluster คร, the first consonant ค sets the class.
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Mid tone

kroo

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