จอมงก
jɔɔm-ngókMeaning
1NounB2
miser; cheapskate
a person who is extremely stingy or unwilling to spend or share money
Examples
เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowคนนี้kon-níiคนนี้kon-níithis personเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)จอมงกjɔɔm-ngókจอมงกjɔɔm-ngókmiser; cheapskateไปกินข้าวbpai-gin-kâaoไปกินข้าวbpai-gin-kâao[to] go eatด้วยกันdûuai-ganด้วยกันdûuai-gan1together; jointly2in total; altogether3of the same group; fellowทีไรtii-raiทีไรtii-raiwhenever; every time (that)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerไม่เคยmâi-kəəiไม่เคยmâi-kəəinever; have neverยอมyɔɔmยอมyɔɔm1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)ควักkwákควักkwák[to] scoop out; pull outเงินngənเงินngən1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)จ่ายjàaiจ่ายjàai1[to] pay2[to] disburse; distribute (funds/resources)3[to] spend (money)4[to] pass a ballเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
This friend is a total cheapskate; whenever we go eat together, he never wants to fork out any money.
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อย่าyàaไปbpaiยืมyʉʉmเงินngənจอมงกjɔɔm-ngókอย่างyàangเขาkǎoเลยləəiเขาkǎoไม่มีmâi-miiทางtaangให้hâiเธอtəəยืมyʉʉmหรอกrɔ̀k
Don't bother borrowing money from a miser like him; there's no way he'll let you borrow any.
ถึงแม้ว่าtʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛ-wâaเขาkǎoจะมีjà-miiฐานะtǎa-náร่ำรวยrâm-ruuaiระดับrá-dàpเศรษฐีsèet-tǐiแต่dtɛ̀ɛพฤติกรรมprʉ́t-dtì-gamจอมงกjɔɔm-ngókของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoก็gɔ̂ทำให้tam-hâiไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiอยากyàakคบค้าสมาคมkóp-káa-sà-maa-komด้วยdûuai
Even though he is wealthy enough to be a millionaire, his extremely stingy behavior makes no one want to associate with him.
เจ้านายjâo-naaiจอมงกjɔɔm-ngókคนkonนั้นnánไม่mâiยอมyɔɔmอนุมัติà-nú-mátงบประมาณngóp-bprà-maanซื้อsʉ́ʉอุปกรณ์สำนักงานù-bpà-gɔɔn-sǎm-nák-ngaanใหม่màiทั้งที่táng-tîiของเก่าkɔ̌ɔng-gàoพังpangจนjonใช้งานchái-ngaanไม่ได้mâi-dâaiแล้วlɛ́ɛo
That stingy boss refuses to approve the budget for buying new office equipment, even though the old stuff is so broken it's unusable.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ม, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
jɔɔm
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
จอมjɔɔmจอมjɔɔm1summit; extreme top2chief; leader; supreme commander (contextual)3intensive prefix meaning "arch-/supreme-"summit; extreme topPart 1
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จอมงกjɔɔm-ngókจอมงกjɔɔm-ngókmiser; cheapskatemiser; cheapskateWord