จองจำ
jɔɔng-jamMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] imprison [sb]; [to] confine [sb]
to imprison or confine someone, taking away their freedom
Examples
ผู้ร้ายpûu-ráaiผู้ร้ายpûu-ráai1criminal; offender; perpetrator2villain (in stories)3culprit (figurative)ถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3to be correct/right4proper; morally right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6passive marker (often adverse)ศาลsǎanศาลsǎan1court (of law)2shrine; spirit houseตัดสินdtàt-sǐnตัดสินdtàt-sǐn1[to] decide; make a decision2[to] judge; adjudicateให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)จองจำjɔɔng-jamจองจำjɔɔng-jam[to] imprison [sb]; [to] confine [sb]ตลอดชีวิตdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-chii-wítตลอดชีวิตdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-chii-wít1lifelong2throughout one's life; for lifeในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)เรือนจำrʉʉan-jamเรือนจำrʉʉan-jamprison; jailความมั่นคงkwaam-mân-kongความมั่นคงkwaam-mân-kong1stability; steadiness2security (esp. national)สูงsǔungสูงsǔung1tall; high (physical height)2high (degree/level/price/rank)3up; to a high position4advanced; elevated (abstract)
The criminal was sentenced by the court to be imprisoned for life in a maximum-security prison.
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เขาkǎoรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanถูกtùukจองจำjɔɔng-jamอยู่yùuในบ้านnai-bâanของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengเพราะprɔ́พ่อแม่pɔ̂ɔ-mɛ̂ɛไม่ยอมให้mâi-yɔɔm-hâiออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiไหนnǎiเลยləəi
He felt as if he was confined in his own home because his parents wouldn't let him go anywhere.
ในอดีตnai-à-dìitเชลยศึกchá-ləəi-sʉ̀kมักจะmák-jàถูกtùukจองจำjɔɔng-jamไว้wáiในnaiคุกkúkใต้ดินdtâai-dinที่มืดtîi-mʉ̂ʉtและlɛ́หนาวเย็นnǎao-yen
In the past, prisoners of war were often imprisoned in dark and cold dungeons.
นักเขียนnák-kǐianบรรยายban-yaaiว่าwâaตัวเอกdtuua-èekถูกtùukจองจำjɔɔng-jamด้วยdûuaiความทรงจำkwaam-song-jamอันanเลวร้ายleeo-ráaiในอดีตnai-à-dìitทำให้tam-hâiไม่สามารถmâi-sǎa-mâatเริ่มต้นrə̂əm-dtônชีวิตใหม่chii-wít-màiได้dâai
The author described how the protagonist was imprisoned by terrible past memories, making it impossible to start a new life.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is จองจำ said จอง-จัม?
jɔɔng-jam
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
jɔɔng
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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จองจำjɔɔng-jamจองจำjɔɔng-jam[to] imprison [sb]; [to] confine [sb][to] imprison [sb]; [to] confine [sb]Word