จั๊ม

jám

Meanings

1VerbA2

[to] jump

to jump (loanword from English)

Examples

เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillขับรถkàp-rótขับรถkàp-rót[to] drive (a motor vehicle)เร็วreoเร็วreo1fast; quick (speed/time)2quickly; fast3early; soonมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofรถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobileจั๊มjámจั๊มjám1[to] jump2[to] jump-start; [to] connect3[to] gather; [to] elasticizeคอkɔɔคอkɔɔ1neck2throat3collar; neckline4neck (of an object)5enthusiast; fan; loverสะพานsà-paanสะพานsà-paan1bridge2bridge (metaphor)
He drove so fast that the car jumped at the bridge approach.
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กรรมการgam-má-gaanเป่าbpàoนกหวีดnók-wìitเรียกrîiakนักกีฬาnák-gii-laaมาmaaจั๊มjámบอลbɔɔnที่tîiกลางglaangสนามsà-nǎam
The referee blew the whistle calling the athletes to do a jump ball at the center of the court.
เขาkǎoทำคะแนนtam-ká-nɛɛnจากjàakการgaanจั๊มjámชู้ตchúutได้dâaiอย่างสวยงามyàang-sǔuai-ngaam
He scored beautifully from a jump shot.
ท่าออกกำลังกายtâa-ɔ̀ɔk-gam-lang-gaaiนี้níiเรียกว่าrîiak-wâaสควอทsà-kwɔ̂ɔtจั๊มjámซึ่งsʉ̂ngช่วยchûuaiสร้างsâangกล้ามเนื้อglâam-nʉ́ʉaช่วงล่างchûuang-lâangได้dâaiดีมากdii-mâak
This exercise is called the squat jump, which helps build lower body muscles very well.
2VerbB1

[to] jump-start; [to] connect

to jump-start a vehicle's battery; to connect electrical wires

Examples

รถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobileผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)แบตหมดbɛ̀t-mòtแบตหมดbɛ̀t-mòt(battery) is dead/emptyขอkɔ̌ɔขอkɔ̌ɔ1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forจั๊มแบตjám-bɛ̀ɛtจั๊มแบตjám-bɛ̀ɛt[to] jump-startหน่อยnɔ̀iหน่อยnɔ̀i1a little; a bit2polite softener (request)ได้ไหมdâai-mǎiได้ไหมdâai-mǎi1is it possible/allowed?; OK?2could you ... ? (request softener)ครับkrápครับkráppolite particle (male speaker)
My car battery is dead. Can I get a jump-start?
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ช่างchâangกำลังgam-langจั๊มjámสายไฟsǎai-faiอยู่yùuคุณkunอย่าเพิ่งyàa-pə̂ngเปิดbpə̀ətสวิตช์sà-wítนะná
The mechanic is connecting the electrical wires, please don't turn on the switch yet.
ถ้าtâaไม่มีmâi-miiสายsǎaiพ่วงpûuangแบตเตอรี่bɛ̀t-dtəə-rîiเราraoก็gɔ̂ไม่สามารถmâi-sǎa-mâatจั๊มjámรถrótคันkanนี้níiได้dâai
If we don't have jumper cables, we cannot jump-start this car.
การgaanจั๊มjámแบตเตอรี่รถยนต์bɛ̀t-dtəə-rîi-rót-yonผิดpìtวิธีwí-tiiอาจàatทำให้tam-hâiระบบไฟฟ้าrá-bòp-fai-fáaและlɛ́กล่องอีซียูglɔ̀ng-ii-sii-yuuของkɔ̌ɔngรถrótพังเสียหายpang-sǐia-hǎaiได้dâai
Jump-starting a car battery the wrong way can cause the car's electrical system and ECU box to be severely damaged.
3VerbB2

[to] gather; [to] elasticize

to gather, cinch, or elasticize the ends of clothing such as sleeves or waists

Examples

กางเกงgaang-geengกางเกงgaang-geeng1pants; trousers2classifier: ตัว (for pants)ขาkǎaขาkǎa1leg (body part)2leg/foot (of furniture or object)3polite calling or answering particle (female speech)4classifier: legs (of animals/objects)5enthusiast; regular; participantจั๊มjámจั๊มjám1[to] jump2[to] jump-start; [to] connect3[to] gather; [to] elasticizeกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesเป็นที่นิยมbpen-tîi-ní-yomเป็นที่นิยมbpen-tîi-ní-yom1popular; widely liked2[to] be popular; be in demandในหมู่nai-mùuในหมู่nai-mùuamong; amidst; within (a group)วัยรุ่นwai-rûnวัยรุ่นwai-rûn1teenager; youth (person/people)2teenage; for teens; youthful3adolescence; the teenage yearsช่วงนี้chûuang-níiช่วงนี้chûuang-níi1these days; lately; currently2this period (of time); the current period
Jogger pants (cinched-hem pants) are currently popular among teenagers.
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ฉันchǎnอยากได้yàak-dâaiเสื้อกันหนาวsʉ̂ʉa-gan-nǎaoที่tîiมีmiiแขนkɛ̌ɛnจั๊มjámลมlomจะได้jà-dâaiไม่mâiพัดpátเข้าไปkâo-bpai
I want a winter coat with elasticized sleeves so the wind won't blow inside.
ชุดเดรสchút drésคอลเลกชันkon-lék-chanใหม่màiถูกtòokออกแบบมาòk bàep maaให้hâiมีmeeการgaanจั๊มjámที่têeเอวeoเพื่อpêuuaเน้นnénสัดส่วนsàt sùuanของkŏngผู้สวมใส่pôo sŭuam sàiให้ดูhâi dooชัดเจนchát-jenขึ้นkêun
The new dress collection is designed with a cinched waist to emphasize the wearer's proportions more clearly.
ช่างเย็บผ้าchâang-yép-pâaแนะนำให้nɛ́-nam-hâiจั๊มjámปลายขากางเกงbplaai-kǎa-gaang-geengวอร์มwɔɔmเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiดูduuสปอร์ตsà-bpɔ̀ɔtและlɛ́เคลื่อนไหวklʉ̂ʉan-wǎiได้dâaiคล่องตัวklɔ̂ɔng-dtuuaกว่าgwàaเดิมdəəm
The tailor suggested elasticizing the hems of the sweatpants to make them look sporty and allow for more agile movement.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markMai tri
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

High tone

jám

Starts high and keeps climbing.

Mid class + Mai tri → High

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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