จัญไร
jan-raiMeaning
1AdjectiveC1
accursed; wicked; despicable
wicked, vile, or despicable; often used as a strong insult or curse word to describe someone or something morally corrupt, base, or bringing bad luck
Examples
ผู้ชายpûu-chaaiผู้ชายpûu-chaai1man; male (person)2boyfriend; male romantic partner (informal)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoนิสัยní-sǎiนิสัยní-sǎi1habit2character; dispositionจัญไรjan-raiจัญไรjan-raiaccursed; wicked; despicableชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)รังแกrang-gɛɛรังแกrang-gɛɛ[to] bully; mistreat; pick onคนkonคนkon1person; 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
That man has a despicable character; he likes to bully those who are weaker.
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พวกpûuakคนkonจัญไรjan-raiเหล่านี้lào-níiคอยkɔɔiกอบโกยgɔ̀ɔp-gooiผลประโยชน์pǒn-bprà-yòotและlɛ́บ่อนทำลายbɔ̀ɔn-tam-laaiความเจริญkwaam-jà-rəənของkɔ̌ɔngประเทศชาติbprà-têet-châat
These despicable people keep reaping benefits and undermining the progress of the nation.
เขาkǎoถูกtùukสังคมsǎng-komประณามbprà-naamว่าwâaเป็นbpenคนkonจัญไรjan-raiเพราะprɔ́ไปbpaiหลอกlɔ̀ɔkเอาaoเงินngənจากjàakคนแก่kon-gɛ̀ɛที่tîiไม่มีmâi-miiทางสู้taang-sûu
He was condemned by society as a despicable person for scamming money from defenseless elderly people.
สังคมsǎng-komมักmákประณามbprà-naamผู้ที่pûu-tîiกระทำgrà-tamมิmíดีdiiมิmíร้ายráaiต่อdtɔ̀ɔเด็กdèkว่าwâaเป็นbpenพวกpûuakจัญไรjan-raiที่tîiไม่อาจmâi-àatให้อภัยhâi-à-paiได้dâai
Society often condemns those who abuse children as unforgivable, wicked individuals.
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 -ญ, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
jan
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 | — | — |