จินนี่
jin-nîiMeaning
1NounB1
genie
A magical spirit from folklore, often depicted as living in a lamp or bottle and granting wishes to the person who summons it.
Examples
ถ้าtâaถ้าtâaif; in caseฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เจอjəəเจอjəə1[to] meet; run into2[to] find; come across3[to] face; experienceตะเกียงdtà-giiangตะเกียงdtà-giianglamp; lanternที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoจินนี่jin-nîiจินนี่jin-nîigenieฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ขอพรkɔ̌ɔ-pɔɔnขอพรkɔ̌ɔ-pɔɔn[to] ask for a blessing; make a wish; pray for blessingsให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4domestic; domesticated; cultivatedหลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2again; anew3new; inexperienced (novice)4hibiscus (Northern Thai)
If I found a lamp with a genie, I would wish for a new house.
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ในnaiนิทานní-taanเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangอะàลาlaaดินdinเขาkǎoถูtǔuตะเกียงวิเศษdtà-giiang-wí-sèetแล้วlɛ́ɛoจินนี่jin-nîiก็gɔ̂ปรากฏตัวbpraa-gòt-dtuuaออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiพรpɔɔnสามsǎamข้อkɔ̂ɔ
In the story of Aladdin, he rubbed the magic lamp and a genie appeared to grant him three wishes.
ถ้าtâaคุณkunบังเอิญbang-əənปล่อยbplɔ̀iจินนี่jin-nîiออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaจากjàakขวดkùuatได้dâaiพรpɔɔnข้อkɔ̂ɔแรกrɛ̂ɛkที่tîiคุณkunจะjàขอkɔ̌ɔคือkʉʉอะไรà-rai
If you could accidentally release a genie from a bottle, what would be the first wish you would ask for?
เรื่องเล่าrʉ̂ʉang-lâoเกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàpจินนี่jin-nîiมักmákเป็นbpenอุทาหรณ์สอนใจù-taa-hɔ̌ɔn-sɔ̌ɔn-jaiว่าwâaแม้mɛ́ɛจะjàมีmiiผู้ที่pûu-tîiให้พรhâi-pɔɔnได้dâaiทุกอย่างtúk-yàangแต่dtɛ̀ɛผู้pûuขอพรkɔ̌ɔ-pɔɔnก็gɔ̂ต้องdtɔ̂ngระมัดระวังrá-mát-rá-wangเพราะprɔ́ทุกtúkคำขอkam-kɔ̌ɔล้วนlúuanมีผลmii-pǒnที่tîiตามมาdtaam-maaเสมอsà-mə̌ə
Stories about genies often serve as a cautionary tale that even with someone who can grant any wish, the wisher must be careful because every request always has consequences.
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 -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
jin
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
จินjinจินjin1gin (alcoholic spirit)2jin; catty (Chinese weight unit)3Jin (given name/romanized name)gin (alcoholic spirit)Part 1
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นี่nîiนี่nîi1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)this (colloq.)Part 2
จินนี่jin-nîiจินนี่jin-nîigeniegenieWord