ขาจร
kǎa-jɔɔnMeanings
1NounB1
non-regular person; passerby
a person who is not a regular, such as a walk-in customer, occasional visitor, transient, or passerby
Examples
ร้านกาแฟráan-gaa-fɛɛร้านกาแฟráan-gaa-fɛɛcoffee shop; caféของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoของเราkɔ̌ɔng-rao1our (belonging to us)2oursมีแต่mii-dtɛ̀ɛมีแต่mii-dtɛ̀ɛ1have only; nothing but2there is/are only; nothing else3do nothing but; only ever [do]4only serves to; merely results inลูกค้าประจำlûuk-káa-bprà-jamลูกค้าประจำlûuk-káa-bprà-jamregular customerไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂i1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoขาจรkǎa-jɔɔnขาจรkǎa-jɔɔn1non-regular person; passerby2non-regular; transient
Our coffee shop only has regular customers; we rarely have walk-ins.
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วันนี้wan néeมีmeeขาจรkăa jonแวะwáeมาmaaทานอาหารtaan aa-hăanที่têeร้านráanเยอะมากyér mâakเพราะpráwมีmeeงานเทศกาลngaan tâyt-sà-gaanใกล้ๆglâi glâi
Today there are many walk-in customers dropping by to eat at the restaurant because there is a festival nearby.
แม่ค้าmɛ̂ɛ-káaในnaiตลาดdtà-làatนี้níiชอบchɔ̂ɔpพูดคุยpûut-kuiกับgàpทั้งtángลูกค้าประจำlûuk-káa-bprà-jamและlɛ́ขาจรkǎa-jɔɔnอย่างyàangเป็นกันเองbpen-gan-eeng
The vendors in this market like to chat amicably with both regular customers and passersby.
กลยุทธ์การตลาดgon-lá-yút-gaan-dtà-làatที่ดีtîi-diiควรkuuanสามารถsǎa-mâatดึงดูดdʉng-dùutขาจรkǎa-jɔɔnให้hâiกลับมาglàp-maaซื้อsʉ́ʉสินค้าsǐn-káaจนjonกลายเป็นglaai-bpenลูกค้าประจำlûuk-káa-bprà-jamได้dâai
A good marketing strategy should be able to attract occasional visitors to come back and buy products until they become regular customers.
2AdjectiveB1
non-regular; transient
not regular or permanent; passing by or coming only occasionally
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)แค่kɛ̂ɛแค่kɛ̂ɛ1only; just2up to; as far as; only as much asพ่อค้าpɔ̂ɔ-káaพ่อค้าpɔ̂ɔ-káamale merchant; trader; shopkeeper; vendorขาจรkǎa-jɔɔnขาจรkǎa-jɔɔn1non-regular person; passerby2non-regular; transientไม่ได้mâi-dâaiไม่ได้mâi-dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerตั้งร้านdtâng-ráanตั้งร้านdtâng-ráan[to] set up a shop; [to] open a storeขายkǎaiขายkǎai1[to] sell [sth]2for sale; for purchase3[to] sell oneself; prostitute oneselfทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every day
He is just a transient vendor; he doesn't set up a shop to sell every day.
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ฉันchǎnไม่mâiกล้าglâaซื้อsʉ́ʉโทรศัพท์มือถือtoo-rá-sàp-mʉʉ-tʉ̌ʉจากjàakร้านráanขาจรkǎa-jɔɔnเพราะprɔ́กลัวว่าgluua-wâaจะไม่มีjà-mâi-miiการรับประกันgaan-ráp-bprà-gan
I don't dare buy a mobile phone from a transient shop because I'm afraid there won't be a warranty.
บริเวณbɔɔ-rí-weenหน้าnâaโรงเรียนroong-riianจะมีjà-miiแม่ค้าmɛ̂ɛ-káaขาจรkǎa-jɔɔnนำnamขนมkà-nǒmมาmaaขายkǎaiหลังlǎngเลิกเรียนlə̂ək-riianเสมอsà-mə̌ə
In front of the school, there will always be transient vendors bringing snacks to sell after school.
ทางtaangเทศบาลtêet-sà-baanได้dâaiจัดระเบียบjàt-rá-bìiapพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiใหม่màiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganไม่ให้mâi-hâiผู้ค้าpûu-káaขาจรkǎa-jɔɔnตั้งdtângแผงลอยpɛ̌ɛng-lɔɔiกีดขวางgìit-kwǎangทางเท้าtaang-táao
The municipality has reorganized the area to prevent temporary vendors from setting up stalls that obstruct the footpath.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ขาจร said ขา-จอน?
kǎa-jɔɔn
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 endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
kǎa
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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
ขาkǎaขาkǎa1leg (body part)2leg/foot (of furniture or object)3polite calling or answering particle (female speech)4classifier: legs (of animals/objects)5enthusiast; regular; participantleg (body part)Part 1
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จรjɔɔnจรjɔɔn1[to] go; depart (literary)2[to] travel; roam (literary)3wandering; itinerant; nonregular[to] go; depart (literary)Part 2
ขาจรkǎa-jɔɔnขาจรkǎa-jɔɔnnon-regular person; passerbynon-regular person; passerbyWord