จับ
jàpMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] hold; grasp
to take and keep something in the hand; to grip
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herจับjàpจับjàp1[to] hold; grasp2[to] touch; feel3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] arrest5[to] detect; pick up; sense6[to] attack; come on (of fever)แก้วน้ำgɛ̂ɛo-náamแก้วน้ำgɛ̂ɛo-náamdrinking glass; tumblerแน่นnɛ̂nแน่นnɛ̂n1tight; secure; firm2crowded; packed3uncomfortably full; bloated; tight4solid; reliable; certain (figurative)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
She is holding the glass very tightly.
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Yesterday I held my grandmother’s hand and walked her across the street.
Before the vehicle departs, please hold the handrail firmly for safety.
ขณะkà-nàปีนเขาbpiin-kǎoเราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngจับjàpหินhǐnให้hâiแน่นnɛ̂nและlɛ́ก้าวgâaoอย่างระมัดระวังyàang-rá-mát-rá-wang
While climbing, we must grip the rocks tightly and step carefully.
2VerbA2
[to] touch; feel
to place a hand on something to make contact or sense it
Examples
หนูnǔuหนูnǔu1mouse; rat2I; me (polite, childlike/feminine in Thai)3you (addressing a child/younger person)จับjàpจับjàp1[to] hold; grasp2[to] touch; feel3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] arrest5[to] detect; pick up; sense6[to] attack; come on (of fever)น้ำแข็งnáam-kɛ̌ngน้ำแข็งnáam-kɛ̌ngiceแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)มือเย็นmʉʉ-yenมือเย็นmʉʉ-yen1cold-handed; having cold hands2green thumb; green fingersมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
I touch the ice and my hand is very cold.
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คุณยายkun-yaaiยื่นมือyʉ̂ʉn-mʉʉให้hâiฉันchǎnจับjàpหน้าผากnâa-pàakดูว่าduu-wâaไข้kâiลดlótหรือยังrʉ̌ʉ-yang
Grandma held out her hand for me to feel her forehead to see if the fever had gone down.
เมื่อเช้าmʉ̂ʉa-cháoเขาkǎoจับjàpผนังpà-nǎngแล้วlɛ́ɛoบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaชื้นchʉ́ʉnเพราะprɔ́ฝนfǒnเพิ่งpə̂ngหยุดyùt
This morning he touched the wall and said it was damp because the rain had just stopped.
หมอmɔ̌ɔให้hâiผู้ป่วยpûu-bpùuaiหลับตาlàp-dtaaแล้วlɛ́ɛoจับปลายjàp-bplaaiนิ้วníuตนเองdton-eengเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaประเมินbprà-məənความรู้สึกkwaam-rúu-sʉ̀kสัมผัสsǎm-pàt
The doctor had the patient close their eyes and touch their own fingertips to assess tactile sensation.
3VerbA2
[to] catch; seize; capture
to take hold of or secure a person, animal, or moving thing; to apprehend
Examples
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerวิ่งwîngวิ่งwîng1[to] run2[to] run (operate; be in service)3[to] flow; courseไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastจับjàpจับjàp1[to] hold; grasp2[to] touch; feel3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] arrest5[to] detect; pick up; sense6[to] attack; come on (of fever)ชายchaaiชายchaai1man; male person2male sex3male; masculine4edge; brim; hem; shoreที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerหนีnǐiหนีnǐi1[to] flee; run away; escape2[to] avoid; evade; dodge; shirk3[to] elopeออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàak1[to] leave; exit; depart from2from; out of (after a verb)ที่เกิดเหตุtîi-gə̀ət-hèetที่เกิดเหตุtîi-gə̀ət-hèet1scene of the incident2incident scene; site of the incident
The police ran to apprehend the man who fled the scene.
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Officials caught the stray dog to take it for neutering.
Fishermen use nets to catch fish in the canal in the morning.
ผู้จัดงานpûu-jàt-ngaanโดรนdroonช่วยchûuaiจับjàpลูกโป่งlûuk-bpòongที่tîiลอยlɔɔiหนีไปnǐi-bpaiก่อนgɔ̀ɔnมันmanจะjàติดdtìtสายไฟsǎai-fai
The event staff used a drone to catch the balloon that drifted away before it got tangled in power lines.
4VerbB1
[to] arrest
for authorities to take someone into legal custody
Examples
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerจับjàpจับjàp1[to] hold; grasp2[to] touch; feel3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] arrest5[to] detect; pick up; sense6[to] attack; come on (of fever)ผู้ต้องสงสัยpûu-dtɔ̂ng-sǒng-sǎiผู้ต้องสงสัยpûu-dtɔ̂ng-sǒng-sǎisuspect; person under suspicionเมื่อคืนนี้mʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn-níiเมื่อคืนนี้mʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn-níi1last night (time reference)2last night (time noun)
The police arrested the suspect last night.
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หลังlǎngสืบสวนsʉ̀ʉp-sǔuanอยู่yùuหลายlǎaiวันwanเจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiก็gɔ̂จับตัวjàp-dtuuaคนร้ายkon-ráaiได้ที่dâi-tîiชายแดนchaai-dɛɛn
After several days of investigation, the authorities apprehended the perpetrator at the border.
ศาลsǎanออกɔ̀ɔkหมายmǎaiจับjàpและlɛ́ตำรวจdtam-rùuatดำเนินการdam-nəən-gaanจับกุมjàp-gumทันทีที่tan-tii-tîiพบpópตัวdtuua
The court issued an arrest warrant, and the police carried out the arrest as soon as they found him.
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatบุกbùkเข้าkâoตรึงdtrʉngพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเข้าจับkâo-jàpผู้ต้องหาpûu-dtɔ̂ng-hǎaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaความปลอดภัยkwaam-bplɔ̀ɔt-paiของkɔ̌ɔngประชาชนbprà-chaa-chon
The police secured the area before taking the suspect into custody to ensure public safety.
5VerbB2
[to] detect; pick up; sense
to notice or pick up (a signal, smell, pattern, or wrongdoing); to perceive or register something
Examples
เครื่องรับสัญญาณkrʉ̂ʉang-ráp-sǎn-yaanเครื่องรับสัญญาณkrʉ̂ʉang-ráp-sǎn-yaanreceiver (device)วิทยุwít-tá-yúวิทยุwít-tá-yú1radio (device)2radio (broadcasting; the medium)3two-way radio; walkie-talkieเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉangเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉang1machine; engine; device2appliance; electrical device3classifier: machines/devices4equipment; gear5aircraft; plane (colloq.)6assortment/set (pref.)7attire; ornaments; regaliaนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)จับjàpจับjàp1[to] hold; grasp2[to] touch; feel3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] arrest5[to] detect; pick up; sense6[to] attack; come on (of fever)คลื่นklʉ̂ʉnคลื่นklʉ̂ʉn1wave (water/sea)2wave (physics; signal/EM)3surge; influx4broadcast frequency; radio bandได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerไม่ชัดmâi-chátไม่ชัดmâi-chát1unclear; indistinct2unclearly; indistinctlyในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)อุโมงค์ù-moongอุโมงค์ù-moong1tunnel2tunnel-like passage
This radio receiver picks up signals poorly in tunnels.
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I began to detect the smell of smoke from downstairs.
นักวิเคราะห์nák-wí-krɔ́จับjàpรูปแบบrûup-bɛ̀ɛpการทุจริตgaan-tút-jà-rìtจากjàakข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunการโอนเงินgaan-oon-ngənที่tîiผิดปกติpìt-bpòk-gà-dtì
The analyst detected a pattern of fraud from irregular transfer data.
เธอterจับjàpสัญญาณsăn-yaanบางอย่างbaang yàangจากjàakท่าทีtâa-teeเงียบๆngîiap ngîiapของเขาkŏng kăoว่าwâaไม่เห็นด้วยmâi hĕn dûuai
She picked up a signal from his quiet demeanor that he disagreed.
6VerbB2
[to] attack; come on (of fever)
of a fever or febrile illness, to attack someone or occur in a bout, as in ไข้จับ
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenตกเย็นdtòk-yenตกเย็นdtòk-yentoward evening; at dusk; in the eveningไข้kâiไข้kâifever; febrile illnessก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerจับjàpจับjàp1[to] hold; grasp2[to] touch; feel3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] arrest5[to] detect; pick up; sense6[to] attack; come on (of fever)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillจึงjʉngจึงjʉng1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)เข้านอนkâo-nɔɔnเข้านอนkâo-nɔɔn[to] go to bedเร็วกว่าreo-gwàaเร็วกว่าreo-gwàafaster; quickerปกติbpòk-gà-dtìปกติbpòk-gà-dtì1normal; usual; ordinary2normally; usually3normal state; norm
A fever came on in the evening, so he went to bed earlier than usual.
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เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnไข้kâiจับjàpจนjonฉันchǎnหนาวสั่นnǎao-sànต้องdtɔ̂ngห่มผ้าhòm-pâaเพิ่มpə̂əmอีกìikผืนpʉ̌ʉn
Last night I had a bout of fever that made me shiver, so I needed another blanket.
แม้mɛ́ɛตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháoเขาkǎoจะjàดูduuแข็งแรงkɛ̌ng-rɛɛngดีdiiแต่dtɛ̀ɛพอpɔɔไข้kâiจับjàpขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaอีกครั้งìik-krángก็gɔ̂อ่อนเพลียɔ̀ɔn-pliiaจนjonลุกจากเตียงlúk-jàak-dtiiangไม่ไหวmâi-wǎi
Although he seemed well in the morning, another bout of fever left him too weak to get out of bed.
หมอmɔ̌ɔให้hâiญาติyâatจดjòtเวลาที่wee-laa-tîiไข้kâiจับjàpและlɛ́อาการaa-gaanร่วมrûuamในnaiแต่ละdtɛ̀ɛ-láครั้งkrángเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaใช้cháiประกอบการbprà-gɔ̀ɔp-gaanวินิจฉัยwí-nít-chǎi
The doctor asked the patient's family to record when each bout of fever occurred and its accompanying symptoms to help with the diagnosis.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
jàp
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 | — | — |