จอมโหด
jɔɔm-hòotMeaning
1NounB2
extremely cruel or ruthless person
A person known for extreme cruelty, brutality, or ruthlessness, often used as an epithet or nickname.
Examples
คนในkon-naiคนในkon-naiinsider; member of a groupหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanหมู่บ้านmùu-bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated communityเรียกrîiakเรียกrîiak1[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); name2[to] call out; summon; hail3[to] ask for; charge; demand4[to] draw attention; bring out a reactionเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeจอมโหดjɔɔm-hòotจอมโหดjɔɔm-hòotextremely cruel or ruthless personเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ทำร้ายtam-ráaiทำร้ายtam-ráai1[to] harm; hurt [sb/sth]2[to] assault; attackคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerอ่อนแอɔ̀ɔn-ɛɛอ่อนแอɔ̀ɔn-ɛɛweak; not strongกว่าgwàaกว่าgwàa1than (comparative marker)2more than; over
The villagers call him a brute because he likes to hurt people who are weaker than him.
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จอมโหดjɔɔm-hòotในnaiหนังnǎngเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiสั่งsàngฆ่าkâaทุกคนtúk-konที่tîiขัดคำสั่งkàt-kam-sàngของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎo
The ruthless villain in this film orders the killing of anyone who disobeys him.
แม้mɛ́ɛเขาkǎoจะjàอ้างว่าâang-wâaทำtamเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความมั่นคงkwaam-mân-kongแต่dtɛ̀ɛการทรมานgaan-tɔɔ-rá-maanผู้pûuเห็นต่างhěn-dtàangก็gɔ̂ทำให้tam-hâiเขาkǎoได้รับdâi-rápฉายาchǎa-yaaว่าwâaจอมโหดjɔɔm-hòot
Although he claimed to be acting for the sake of security, his torture of dissenters earned him the nickname “the Brute.”
ชาวเมืองchaao-mʉʉangยังyangจำjamผู้ปกครองpûu-bpòk-krɔɔngจอมโหดjɔɔm-hòotคนkonนั้นnánได้ดีdâai-diiเพราะprɔ́เขาkǎoใช้cháiความหวาดกลัวkwaam-wàat-gluuaและlɛ́การลงโทษgaan-long-tôotอย่างyàangทารุณtaa-runเป็นbpenเครื่องมือkrʉ̂ʉang-mʉʉรักษาrák-sǎaอำนาจam-nâat
The townspeople still vividly remember that brutal ruler because he used fear and cruel punishment to maintain his power.
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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โหดhòotโหดhòot1cruel; brutal; savage2harsh; severe; intense3awesome; badass (slang)cruel; brutal; savagePart 2
จอมโหดjɔɔm-hòotจอมโหดjɔɔm-hòotextremely cruel or ruthless personextremely cruel or ruthless personWord