ไชน่า
chai-nâaMeaning
1Proper nounA1
China (country) [informal]
informal Thai transliteration of the English word 'China' referring to the country; less formal than จีนจีนjiin1China2Chinese; relating to China3Chinese person4Chinese (language) or ประเทศจีนประเทศจีนbprà-têet-jiinChina
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyไชน่าchai-nâaไชน่าchai-nâaChina (country) [informal]
I want to go to China.
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My friend is from China.
Next month, I will travel to China with my family.
This toy was made in China.
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
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ไ hides a final -ย, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
chai
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ไชchaiไชchai1Chai (male nickname; short form of ไชย-/ชัย-)2[to] bore; gnaw through3[to] penetrate; force one’s way in/throughChai (male nickname; short form of ไชย-/ชัย-)Part 1
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ไชน่าchai-nâaไชน่าchai-nâaChina (country) [informal]China (country) [informal]Word