จนลอย
jon-lɔɔiMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
flat broke; penniless
extremely poor; completely without money or resources; broke (colloquial)
Examples
สิ้นเดือนsîn-dʉʉanสิ้นเดือนsîn-dʉʉan1end of the month; month-end2at the end of the monthนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)จนลอยjon-lɔɔiจนลอยjon-lɔɔiflat broke; pennilessต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toประหยัดbprà-yàtประหยัดbprà-yàt1economical; cost‑saving2[to] save; be thriftyทุกบาทtúk-bàatทุกบาทtúk-bàat1every baht; every single baht2every baht (amount of money)
I'm totally broke at the end of this month and have to save every baht.
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หลังจากlǎng-jàakจ่ายjàaiค่าเช่าkâa-châoกับgàpค่าไฟkâa-faiเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂จนลอยjon-lɔɔiจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngยืมyʉʉmเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan
After paying the rent and electricity bill, he was completely broke and had to borrow from a friend.
ช่วงนี้chûuang-níiงานngaanน้อยnɔ́ɔiฉันchǎnเลยləəiจนลอยjon-lɔɔiแบบbɛ̀ɛpไม่มีmâi-miiเงินngənเหลือlʉ̌ʉaแม้แต่mɛ́ɛ-dtɛ̀ɛค่ารถkâa-rót
Work is scarce lately, so I'm flat broke with not even enough for bus fare.
โปรเจกต์bproo-jèekถูกtùukยกเลิกyók-lə̂əkกะทันหันgà-tan-hǎnทำให้tam-hâiทีมtiimจนลอยjon-lɔɔiต้องdtɔ̂ngตัดค่าใช้จ่ายdtàt-kâa-chái-jàaiแทบtɛ̂ɛpทุกอย่างtúk-yàangเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเอาตัวรอดao-dtuua-rɔ̂ɔt
The project was suddenly canceled, leaving the team completely broke and forcing them to cut almost all expenses to survive.
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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ลอยlɔɔiลอยlɔɔi1[to] float; drift2[to] hover; be suspended3floating; adrift4[to] float (price/exchange rate)[to] float; driftPart 2
จนลอยjon-lɔɔiจนลอยjon-lɔɔiflat broke; pennilessflat broke; pennilessWord