Dictionary entry
ช่วย
chûaiverb
help
Meanings
every sense kept, sourced — never invented1v.
to help; aid; assist; cooperatecurated
In the readings
real sentences, spoken by real voicesทุกคนในครอบครัวช่วยกันทำ
Everyone in the family helps.
ตอนเด็กๆ ฉันช่วยเก็บเกี่ยว
As a child, I helped with the harvest.
Built from
Inherited from Proto-Southwestern Tai *ɟuəjᴮ⁴ (“to help”), from Middle Chinese 助 (MC dzrjoH). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨩ᩠ᩅ᩠᩵ᨿ or ᨩᩬ᩠᩵ᨿ, Isan ซอย, Lao ຊ່ວຍ (suāi) or ຊ່ອຍ (sǭi), Lü ᦋᦾᧈ (tsoay¹), Tai Dam ꪋ꪿ꪮꪥ, Shan ၸွႆႈ (tsāui), Tai Nüa ᥓᥩᥭ (tsoay), Phake ꩡ︀ွႝ (coy), Ahom 𑜋𑜨𑜩 (choy) or 𑜋𑜢𑜤𑜐𑜫 (chüñ), Southern Thai ฉวย.