จอบ

jɔ̀ɔp

Meaning

1NounA2

hoe (garden tool)

a hand tool with a flat blade set at a right angle to the handle, used for digging, breaking up soil, and weeding

Examples

ลุงlungลุงlung1uncle (older brother of either parent)2older man (form of address)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderจอบjɔ̀ɔpจอบjɔ̀ɔphoe (garden tool)ขุดkùtขุดkùt1[to] dig2[to] excavate; unearth3[to] mine; extract4[to] pry into; dredge up (information)ดินdinดินdin1soil; earth; dirt2the ground; land (surface)3clay; earthen material4earth (electrical)หลังบ้านlǎng-bâanหลังบ้านlǎng-bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3wife (figurative)
Uncle uses a hoe to dig soil behind the house.
3 more examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanผมpǒmเอาaoจอบjɔ̀ɔpไปbpaiพรวนดินpruuan-dinในnaiสวนผักsǔuan-pàk
Yesterday I took a hoe to loosen the soil in the vegetable garden.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiแม่mɛ̂ɛจะjàหยิบyìpจอบjɔ̀ɔpไปbpaiถากtàakหญ้าyâaที่tîiริมrimรั้วrúua
Tomorrow Mom will take a hoe to weed along the fence.
ชาวนาchaao-naaใช้cháiจอบjɔ̀ɔpทั้งtángขุดkùtร่องน้ำrɔ̂ng-náamและlɛ́ย่อยyɔ̂ɔiดินdinให้hâiร่วนrûuanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเตรียมdtriiamปลูกbplùuk
The farmer uses a hoe to dig irrigation furrows and break up the soil to prepare for planting.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Low tone

jɔ̀ɔp

Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.

Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——