จอม(jom)

Meanings

1NounB2

summit; extreme top

literary: the highest point, summit, or topmost part of something; also used in compounds for a peak or crown

Examples

วัดwátวัดwát1to gauge; assess2Buddhist temple3to measureนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ตั้งอยู่dtâng yòoตั้งอยู่dtâng yòo1[to] be located; be situated; stand2[to] be based on; rest upon (figurative)บนbonบนbon1on; upon2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)จอมjomจอมjom1chief; leader; supreme commander (contextual)2intensive prefix meaning "arch-/supreme-"3summit; extreme topเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotสูงที่สุดsŏong têe sùtสูงที่สุดsŏong têe sùt1tallest2highest; maximumในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)จังหวัดjang-wàtจังหวัดjang-wàt1provincial; upcountry (attrib., often before nouns)2provinceทำให้tam hâiทำให้tam hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]มองเห็นmong hĕnมองเห็นmong hĕn1[to] see; make out; spot2[to] be visible; be in view3[to] perceive; realize; recognize4[to] foresee; anticipate; envisionวิวwiuวิวwiu1view; scenery2view (online count)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedรอบทิศทางrôp tít taangรอบทิศทางrôp tít taang1in all directions; all around2omnidirectional; 360-degree
This temple is located on the highest mountain peak in the province, offering a panoramic view in all directions.
2NounB2

chief; leader; supreme commander (contextual)

A person with supreme authority or leadership; used in honorific titles or epithets (e.g., จอมพลจอมพลjom ponfield marshal (army top rank) “field marshal”).

Examples

กษัตริย์gà-sàtกษัตริย์gà-sàt1sovereign; monarch (formal/lit.)2king; monarch (male)องค์ongองค์ong1honorific title (royalty, deities, high monks)2classifier: monks; royalty; deities; sacred statues3entity; body (formal)4element; component (formal/technical)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ได้รับdâi rápได้รับdâi ráp1[to] receive; get; obtain; be given/granted/awarded2[to] experience; be subjected to; suffer; sustain; be affected by3[to] be ...-ed (passive with ได้รับ/ได้รับการ)การยกย่องgaan yók yôngการยกย่องgaan yók yông1praise; commendation2honor; high esteem3bestowal of honorsว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsจอมทัพjom tápจอมทัพjom táp1commander-in-chief; supreme commander (Thailand)2king as military leader (historical/literary)3playmaker (sports)ผู้รวบรวมpôo rûuap ruuamผู้รวบรวมpôo rûuap ruuamcompiler; collectorแผ่นดินpàen dinแผ่นดินpàen din1land; ground; earth2country; realm3mainland4earth (soil)สำเร็จsăm-rètสำเร็จsăm-rèt1[to] succeed2success; accomplishment3finished; completed
This king is honored as the supreme commander who unified the kingdom.
3AdjectiveB2

intensive prefix meaning "arch-/supreme-"

Used before nouns or adjectives to intensify the sense of “the ultimate/best/worst,” either laudatory or sarcastic (e.g., จอมโกง “arch-cheat”, จอมยุทธ์จอมยุทธ์jom yút1master martial artist; top fighter (often in martial-arts fiction)2(figurative) a top expert; a master in a field “grand master”).

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsจอมjomจอมjom1chief; leader; supreme commander (contextual)2intensive prefix meaning "arch-/supreme-"3summit; extreme topบ่นbònบ่นbòn1to nag2complaint; grumbling (speech)3to complain; grumbleเรื่องเล็กน้อยrêuuang lék nóiเรื่องเล็กน้อยrêuuang lék nói1trivial matter; minor issue2no big deal; don’t mention itก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerจับjàpจับjàp1[to] hold; grasp2[to] touch; feel3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] arrest5[to] detect; pick up; sense6[to] assign; pair up; match7[to be] chilled; feel cold (body part)8[to] set; fix (price, time, etc.)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerพูดpôotพูดpôot1[to] speak; talk2[to] say; speak3[to] tell; talk aboutไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)จบjòpจบjòp1[to] end; be over2[to] complete; finish (an activity/task)3[to] graduate4finished; over; done5[to] drop it; end (discussion/argument)
He’s a master grumbler; even small things become endless talk.

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