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jon-grɔ̀ɔpMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
broke; penniless
informal: completely out of money; flat broke.
Examples
ตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níi1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)จนกรอบjon-grɔ̀ɔpจนกรอบjon-grɔ̀ɔpbroke; pennilessไม่มีmâi-miiไม่มีmâi-mii1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockเงินngənเงินngən1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)ซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offข้าวkâaoข้าวkâao1rice (cooked)2rice (grain/uncooked)3meal; food (general)4rice plant; paddyกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocketแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
Right now I'm flat broke, I don't have money to buy food anymore.
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เขาkǎoช็อปปิ้งออนไลน์chɔ́p-bpîng-ɔɔn-laaiเพลินpləənไปหน่อยbpai-nɔ̀iตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiเลยləəiจนกรอบjon-grɔ̀ɔpตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛกลางglaangเดือนdʉʉan
He got a bit carried away with online shopping, so now he's flat broke from the middle of the month.
เพิ่งpə̂ngจ่ายjàaiค่าเทอมkâa-təəmลูกlûukไปbpaiตอนนี้dtɔɔn-níiที่บ้านtîi-bâanก็เลยgɔ̂-ləəiจนกรอบjon-grɔ̀ɔpกันganทั้งtángบ้านbâan
I just paid for the child's tuition, so now the whole family is flat broke.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakเอาaoเงินngənไปbpaiลงทุนlong-tunผิดพลาดpìt-plâatเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ตกอยู่dtòk-yùuในnaiสภาพsà-pâapจนกรอบjon-grɔ̀ɔpและlɛ́มีหนี้สินล้นพ้นตัวmii-nîi-sǐn-lón-pón-dtuua
After making a bad investment, he fell into a state of being flat broke and overwhelmed with debt.
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 classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
jon
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid 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
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กรอบgrɔ̀ɔpกรอบgrɔ̀ɔp1frame; border2crispy; crunchy3framework; scope; limits4crunch!5emaciated; gaunt (slang/figurative)frame; borderPart 2
จนกรอบjon-grɔ̀ɔpจนกรอบjon-grɔ̀ɔpbroke; pennilessbroke; pennilessWord