จำเพาะ

jam-pɔ́

Meanings

1AdjectiveB2

specific; particular

Having a unique or exclusive relation to a certain thing; exact and not general.

Examples

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2AdjectiveC1

specific; selective (biology)

Acting on or responding to a particular biological target, such as an enzyme's substrate or an antibody's antigen.

Examples

เอนไซม์en-saiเอนไซม์en-saienzyme (biological catalyst)ชนิดchà-nítชนิดchà-nít1kind; type; category2classifier for kinds/types3species; kind (biology)นี้néeนี้née1this (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)7[to] settle on; stick to a surfaceกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ซับสเตรตsáp sà-dtrètซับสเตรตsáp sà-dtrèt1base layer; underlying material2growth surface; medium3substrate (enzyme target)4substrate (linguistics)แบบbàepแบบbàep1style; type; kind; manner2classifier for types, styles, or designs3model; pattern; design; template4form; questionnaire5model; person posing6in a ... way; -ly (pre-head adverbial marker)จำเพาะjam pórจำเพาะjam pór1specific; particular2specific; selective (biology)จึงjeungจึงjeung1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)เร่งrêngเร่งrêng1[to] hurry; speed up; accelerate2[to] urge; press; pushปฏิกิริยาbpà-dtì-gì-rí-yaaปฏิกิริยาbpà-dtì-gì-rí-yaa1reaction; response2chemical reactionได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerมีประสิทธิภาพmee bprà-sìt-tí-pâapมีประสิทธิภาพmee bprà-sìt-tí-pâap1effective2efficient
This enzyme binds specifically to its substrate, thus catalyzing the reaction efficiently.
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Tones

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

Why is จำเพาะ said จัม-เพาะ?

jam-pɔ́

The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.

2 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. 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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Word Breakdown

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จำเพาะjam-pɔ́จำเพาะjam-pɔ́specific; particularspecific; particularWord