จะกวด
jà-gùuatMeaning
1NounB2
clouded monitor
An alternative name for ตะกวดตะกวดdtà-gùuat1Bengal monitor lizard2police officer (derogatory), the clouded monitor, a large, mainly land-dwelling monitor lizard.
Examples
ระหว่างrá-wàangระหว่างrá-wàang1between; among2during3interval; in-between timeเดินป่าdəən-bpàaเดินป่าdəən-bpàa1[to] hike; trek (in the forest/jungle)2trekking; forest hikeเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)เห็นจะhěn-jàเห็นจะhěn-jàprobably; it seems thatกวดgùuatกวดgùuat1[to] chase; pursue2[to] tighten3[to] press; urge [sb] to hurryตัวหนึ่งdtuua-nʉ̀ngตัวหนึ่งdtuua-nʉ̀ng1one (of them); a certain one2one (classifier ‘ตัว’)วิ่งwîngวิ่งwîng1[to] run2[to] run (operate; be in service)3[to] flow; courseข้ามkâamข้ามkâam1[to] cross; go over2across; over3[to] skip; omit4beyond; past (time/limit)5cross-; trans-; inter- (prefixal use)ทางtaangทางtaang1way; route; road; path2direction; side3method; means; manner4by; via; through (means or channel)5classifier: roads/routes/ways6in terms of; in the field of7side/party (institutional)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)หายhǎaiหายhǎai1[to] disappear; be gone2be missing; lost3[to] recover; get better4[to] stop; cease (of a symptom/state)เข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-nai[to] go into [sth]; [to] enter [sth]พุ่มไม้pûm-máaiพุ่มไม้pûm-máai1bush; shrub2shrubbery; clump of bushes
While hiking in the forest, we saw a clouded monitor run across the trail and disappear into the bushes.
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จะกวดjà-gùuatตัวนั้นdtuua-nánกำลังgam-langคุ้ยkúiดินdinหาอาหารhǎa-aa-hǎanพอpɔɔเห็นhěnคนkonก็gɔ̂รีบrîipหนีไปnǐi-bpai
That clouded monitor was digging in the soil for food, but it quickly fled when it saw people.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะกวดjà-gùuatจะjàปีนbpiinต้นไม้dtôn-máaiได้dâaiคล่องklɔ̂ɔngแต่dtɛ̀ɛมันmanมักmákออกหาอาหารɔ̀ɔk-hǎa-aa-hǎanตามdtaamพื้นดินpʉ́ʉn-dinในnaiป่าbpàa
Although clouded monitors are skilled tree climbers, they usually forage on the forest floor.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaพื้นที่ป่าpʉ́ʉn-tîi-bpàaถูกtùukเปลี่ยนเป็นbplìian-bpenไร่นาrâi-naaจะกวดjà-gùuatที่tîiเคยkəəiหากินอยู่hǎa-gin-yùuแถวนั้นtɛ̌ɛo-nánก็gɔ̂เริ่มrə̂əmเข้ามาkâo-maaหาอาหารhǎa-aa-hǎanใกล้บ้านglâi-bâanคนkon
When the forest was converted into farmland, the clouded monitors that had foraged there began looking for food near people’s homes.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
jà
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 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
จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)will; shall (future/intention marker)Part 1
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กวดgùuatกวดgùuat1[to] chase; pursue2[to] tighten3[to] press; urge [sb] to hurry[to] chase; pursuePart 2
จะกวดjà-gùuatจะกวดjà-gùuatclouded monitorclouded monitorWord