จิ้งจก
jîng-jòkMeaning
1NounA2
house gecko; common house lizard
A small house gecko commonly found on walls and ceilings in Thailand; known for soft clicking calls.
Examples
เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asจิ้งจกjîng-jòkจิ้งจกjîng-jòkhouse gecko; common house lizardตัวเล็กdtuua-lékตัวเล็กdtuua-lék1small; small in build2lowercase (letters)เกาะgɔ̀เกาะgɔ̀1island2[to] cling; [to] hold on3[to] perch4[to] stick; [to] adhere5[to] come close to shore (of a boat)6[to] rely on [sb] for support or advantage (figurative)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ผนังpà-nǎngผนังpà-nǎng1wall (of a room/building)2wall (anatomy/biology)ห้องครัวhɔ̂ng-kruuaห้องครัวhɔ̂ng-kruuakitchen
Yesterday I saw a small gecko clinging to the kitchen wall.
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Small geckos like to stay on walls and ceilings in the house.
ตอนกลางคืนdton glaang keunจิ้งจกjîng-jòkมักmákส่งเสียงsòng sĭiangแปะbpàeๆ-เบาๆbao baoตอนdtonวิ่งwîngบนbonเพดานpay-daan
At night, geckos often make soft clicking sounds as they run on the ceiling.
พอporเปิดไฟbpèrt faiระเบียงrá-biiangก็gâwเห็นhĕnจิ้งจกjîng-jòkสองสามsŏng săamตัวdtuuaเกาะgòrกำแพงgam-paengคอยkoiกินginแมลงmá-laengและláeทำเสียงtam sĭiangคลิกklíkเบาๆbao baoเป็นระยะbpen rá-yá
As soon as I turned on the balcony light, I saw a few geckos clinging to the wall, waiting to eat insects and making soft clicking sounds from time to time.
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 markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
jîng
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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
จิ้งjîngจิ้งjîng1tiny; very small (colloq.)2a little; just a bit (colloq.)tiny; very small (colloq.)Part 1
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จกjòkจกjòk1[to] scoop with fingers; grab with fingers2[to] filch; pickpocket (slang)3[to] weave supplementary-weft patterns4jok weaving technique[to] scoop with fingers; grab with fingersPart 2
จิ้งจกjîng-jòkจิ้งจกjîng-jòkhouse gecko; common house lizardhouse gecko; common house lizardWord