จนมุม
jon-mumMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
cornered; trapped; at a dead end
In a position with no escape or solution; cornered or trapped with no way out.
Examples
โจรjoonโจรjoonthief; robberหนีnǐiหนีnǐi1[to] flee; run away; escape2[to] avoid; evade; dodge; shirk3[to] elopeตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofสุดsùtสุดsùt1most; extremely (superlative/intensifier)2end; limit; extremity3ultra-; most; extreme- (prefixal use)4[to] end; reach the limitซอยsɔɔiซอยsɔɔi1lane; small street2[to] finely slice; shred3classifier for lanes/alleysแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)จนมุมjon-mumจนมุมjon-mum1cornered; trapped; at a dead end2to be cornered; driven into a cornerไม่มีmâi-miiไม่มีmâi-mii1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockทางtaangทางtaang1way; route; road; path2direction; side3method; means; manner4by; via; through (means or channel)5classifier: roads/routes/ways6in terms of; in the field of7side/party (institutional)หนีnǐiหนีnǐi1[to] flee; run away; escape2[to] avoid; evade; dodge; shirk3[to] elopeต่อdtɔ̀ɔต่อdtɔ̀ɔ1[to] continue; go on2per; each (rate/unit)3[to] connect; attach; join4[to] bargain; haggle5to; toward (target of an action or attitude)6[to] renew; extend
The thief ran from the police to the end of the alley and was cornered, with no way to escape.
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แมวmɛɛoวิ่งหนีwîng-nǐiหมาmǎaไปที่bpai-tîiมุมmumห้องhɔ̂ngจนมุมjon-mumขยับkà-yàpไปไหนbpai-nǎiไม่ได้mâi-dâai
The cat ran away from the dog to the corner of the room, cornered and unable to move.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaหลักฐานlàk-tǎanถูกtùukเปิดเผยbpə̀ət-pə̌əiเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂จนมุมjon-mumต่อหน้าdtɔ̀ɔ-nâaทุกคนtúk-konไม่mâiเหลือlʉ̌ʉaช่องทางchɔ̂ng-taangแก้ตัวgɛ̂ɛ-dtuua
When the evidence was revealed, he was cornered in front of everyone, with no way to explain himself.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtถูกtùukฟ้องfɔ́ɔngหลายlǎaiคดีká-diiพร้อมกันprɔ́ɔm-ganจนมุมjon-mumทางกฎหมายtaang-gòt-mǎaiและlɛ́การเงินgaan-ngənไม่สามารถmâi-sǎa-mâatหาhǎaทางออกtaang-ɔ̀ɔkได้dâai
The company was sued in multiple cases at once, cornered legally and financially with no way out.
2VerbB2
to be cornered; driven into a corner
To be forced into a situation with no escape or options left, often by opponents or problems.
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenหลักฐานlàk-tǎanหลักฐานlàk-tǎan1evidence; proof2documentary evidence; supporting document3basis; grounds (abstract)4stable footing; settled, secure position in lifeครบkrópครบkróp1complete; full; all present2in full; completely3[time] to be complete; to reach the full termเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerจนมุมjon-mumจนมุมjon-mum1cornered; trapped; at a dead end2to be cornered; driven into a cornerและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toยอมรับyɔɔm-rápยอมรับyɔɔm-ráp1[to] accept; consent to2[to] admit; acknowledge3[to] recognize; concede (merit/validity)ความจริงkwaam-jingความจริงkwaam-jing1truth; fact2actually; in fact; to tell the truth
Once the evidence was complete, he was forced into a situation with no options and had to admit the truth.
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ทีมเราtiim-raoโดนdoonบีบbìipเกมgeemจนมุมjon-mumเลยləəiไม่มีmâi-miiทางเลือกtaang-lʉ̂ʉakนอกจากnɔ̂ɔk-jàakเล่นlênรับrápอย่างเดียวyàang-diiao
Our team was pressured into a corner with no options left, so we had no choice but to play defensively.
เขาkǎoถูกtùukปัญหาหนี้สินbpan-hǎa-nîi-sǐnรุมเร้าrum-ráoจนมุมjon-mumเขาkǎoจึงjʉngต้องdtɔ̂ngขายkǎaiกิจการgìt-jà-gaanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเอาตัวรอดao-dtuua-rɔ̂ɔt
He was beset by debt until cornered, so he had to sell the business to survive.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaข่าวฉาวkàao-chǎaoแพร่กระจายprɛ̂ɛ-grà-jaaiอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reoนักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangคนkonนั้นnánก็gɔ̂จนมุมjon-mumและlɛ́จำใจjam-jaiลาออกlaa-ɔ̀ɔk
When the scandal spread rapidly, that politician was cornered with no options and reluctantly resigned.
Tones
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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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จนมุมjon-mumจนมุมjon-mumcornered; trapped; at a dead endcornered; trapped; at a dead endWord