จำเขี่ย
jam-kìiaMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
scanty; meager; limited
Small or limited in amount, especially of resources or means of living.
Examples
เงินเดือนngən-dʉʉanเงินเดือนngən-dʉʉansalary; monthly payของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirsจำเขี่ยjam-kìiaจำเขี่ยjam-kìia1scanty; meager; limited2[to] live frugally; [to] economize; [to] make doแค่kɛ̂ɛแค่kɛ̂ɛ1only; just2up to; as far as; only as much asจ่ายjàaiจ่ายjàai1[to] pay2[to] disburse; distribute (funds/resources)3[to] spend (money)4[to] pass a ballค่าเช่าkâa-châoค่าเช่าkâa-châorent; rental charge/feeก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerแทบtɛ̂ɛpแทบtɛ̂ɛp1almost; nearly2virtually; practicallyหมดแล้วmòt-lɛ́ɛoหมดแล้วmòt-lɛ́ɛoall gone; finished; sold out
His salary is meager; paying the rent uses up almost all of it.
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ครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaนี้níiมีmiiรายได้raai-dâaiจำเขี่ยjam-kìiaจึงjʉngไม่มีmâi-miiเงินngənพอจะpɔɔ-jàซ่อมsɔ̂mหลังคาบ้านlǎng-kaa-bâan
This family has a meager income, so they don't have enough money to repair their roof.
โรงเรียนroong-riianมีงบประมาณmii-ngóp-bprà-maanจำเขี่ยjam-kìiaครูkruuจึงjʉngต้องเลือกdtɔ̂ng-lʉ̂ʉakซื้อsʉ́ʉเฉพาะchà-pɔ́หนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉที่tîiจำเป็นjam-bpen
The school has a very limited budget, so the teachers have to buy only essential books.
แม้máeจะjàมีmeeทุนทรัพย์tun-ná-sápจำเขี่ยjam kìiaเธอterก็gâwยังyangมุ่งมั่นmûng mânที่จะtêe jàเรียนriianให้hâiจบjòpโดยdoiไม่mâiเพิ่มpêrmภาระpaa-ráให้hâiครอบครัวkrôp kruua
Despite her limited financial means, she remains determined to complete her education without adding to her family's burden.
2VerbB2
[to] live frugally; [to] economize; [to] make do
To live economically or make do with limited resources, avoiding extravagance.
Examples
ถึงtĕungถึงtĕung1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6only then; then as a result (informal)7about; concerning; regardingเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)รวยruuayรวยruuay1rich; wealthy2gently; faintly (of wafting air or scent)แต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)เรื่องrêuuangเรื่องrêuuang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)ใช้เงินchái ngernใช้เงินchái ngern[to] spend moneyนี่nêeนี่nêe1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)จำเขี่ยjam kìiaจำเขี่ยjam kìia1scanty; meager; limited2[to] live frugally; [to] economize; [to] make doสุดๆsùt sùtสุดๆsùt sùt1extremely; to the max2awesome!; so cool!ไม่เคยmâi koieไม่เคยmâi koienever; have neverเลี้ยงlíiangเลี้ยงlíiang1[to] raise; bring up2[to] keep (as a pet); rear3[to] feed4[to] support; maintain5[to] host; treatใครkraiใครkrai1who2anyone; whoeverเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
Even though he's rich, he's extremely stingy when it comes to spending money; he never treats anyone.
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เขาkǎoเป็นbpenคนkonกินอยู่gin-yùuจำเขี่ยjam-kìiaมากmâakขนาดkà-nàatไปกินข้าวbpai-gin-kâaoกับgàpเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanยังyangต้องdtɔ̂ngหารกันhǎan-ganทุกบาทtúk-bàatทุกtúkสตางค์sà-dtaang
He is very miserly with his food and living expenses; even when eating with friends, he has to split the bill down to the last satang.
การที่gaan-tîiเขาkǎoจำเขี่ยjam-kìiaกับgàpค่าใช้จ่ายkâa-chái-jàaiในบ้านnai-bâanเกินไปgəən-bpaiทำให้tam-hâiครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaไม่mâiมีความสุขmii-kwaam-sùkเท่าที่ควรtâo-tîi-kuuan
The fact that he is overly stingy with household expenses prevents his family from being as happy as they could be.
ถึงแม้tʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtจะมีjà-miiกำไรgam-raiมหาศาลmá-hǎa-sǎanแต่dtɛ̀ɛฝ่ายบริหารfàai-bɔɔ-rí-hǎanก็gɔ̂ยังyangจำเขี่ยjam-kìiaเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangงบประมาณngóp-bprà-maanสวัสดิการsà-wàt-dì-gaanพนักงานpá-nák-ngaan
Even though the company made huge profits, the management is still very miserly with the employee welfare budget.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is จำเขี่ย said จัม-เขี่ย?
jam-kìia
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableThe vowel ำ hides a final -ม, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
jam
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
จำjamจำjam1[to] remember; recall2[to] memorize3[to] recognize4defendant (legal shorthand)[to] remember; recallPart 1
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เขี่ยkìiaเขี่ยkìia1[to] flick aside; scrape aside lightly2[to] pick at (food)3[to] knock out; eliminate; oust (colloq.)4[to] scribble; draw roughly (colloquial)[to] flick aside; scrape aside lightlyPart 2
จำเขี่ยjam-kìiaจำเขี่ยjam-kìiascanty; meager; limitedscanty; meager; limitedWord