จอมโม้
jɔɔm-móoMeaning
1NounB1
boaster; braggart; big talker
someone who boasts or exaggerates a lot; a braggart.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนขี้โม้kon-kîi-móoคนขี้โม้kon-kîi-móobraggart; boasterทุกคนtúk-konทุกคนtúk-koneveryone; everybodyเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedเรียกrîiakเรียกrîiak1[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); name2[to] call out; summon; hail3[to] ask for; charge; demand4[to] draw attention; bring out a reactionเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeจอมโม้jɔɔm-móoจอมโม้jɔɔm-móoboaster; braggart; big talker
He is a boastful person, so everyone calls him a braggart.
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เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangที่tîiเขาkǎoเล่าlâoอย่าyàaไปbpaiเชื่อchʉ̂ʉaมากmâakเขาkǎoเป็นbpenจอมโม้jɔɔm-móoประจำbprà-jamกลุ่มglùmเลยləəi
Don't believe his stories too much; he's the designated braggart of the group.
เพื่อนร่วมงานpêuuan rûuam ngaanคนใหม่kon màiดูเหมือนdoo mĕuuanจะเป็นjà bpenจอมโม้jom móhเขาkăoคุยkuiว่าwâaเคยkoeiทำงานtam ngaanกับgàpบริษัทbò-rí-sàtใหญ่ๆyài yàiมาmaaทั่วโลกtûua lôhk
The new colleague seems to be a braggart; he boasts about having worked with major companies all over the world.
การgaanถูกtùukมองว่าmɔɔng-wâaเป็นbpenจอมโม้jɔɔm-móoอาจàatทำลายtam-laaiความน่าเชื่อถือkwaam-nâa-chʉ̂ʉa-tʉ̌ʉในnaiระยะยาวrá-yá-yaaoแม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaบางbaangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangที่tîiพูดpûutจะเป็นjà-bpenความจริงkwaam-jingก็ตามgɔ̂-dtaam
Being seen as a braggart can destroy one's credibility in the long run, even if some of the things said are true.
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 -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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จอมโม้jɔɔm-móoจอมโม้jɔɔm-móoboaster; braggart; big talkerboaster; braggart; big talkerWord