Tenses and Aspects
| Present tense | ช่วย |
| Future tense | จะช่วย |
| Past tense | ได้ช่วย |
| Present progressive tense | กำลังช่วย |
| Present progressive alternative tense | ช่วยอยู่ |
Pronunciation of ช่วย
Pronuniciation
Pronuniciation
IPA
Romanization of ช่วย
Translations
help, transitive: provide assistance to (someone or something)
Etymology
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.Verbs referencing "ช่วย"
Khmer, Central ជួយ.
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