จุกจิก
jùk-jìkMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
fussy; picky
Describing someone who is hard to please or overly concerned with small details.
Examples
ลูกค้าlûuk-káaลูกค้าlûuk-káacustomer; clientคนนี้kon-níiคนนี้kon-níithis personจุกจิกjùk-jìkจุกจิกjùk-jìk1fussy; picky2petty; trivial; nitpicky3[to] fuss; nitpick; be fussyมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousเลือกlʉ̂ʉakเลือกlʉ̂ʉak1[to] choose; select; pick2[to] elect3picky; choosy; selectiveสีsǐiสีsǐi1color2paint3[to] rub; scrub; polish4flush (poker)5[to] mill; husk (rice)6[to] play (a bowed instrument)ถุงtǔngถุงtǔng1bag; sack; pouch2classifier: bags; sacks; packets3condomยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardไม่พอใจmâi-pɔɔ-jaiไม่พอใจmâi-pɔɔ-jai[to be] dissatisfied; displeased; unhappy (with [sth]/[sb])สักทีsàk-tiiสักทีsàk-tii1finally; at last2already; for once (urging/complaint)
This customer is very hard to please; even the bag color doesn’t satisfy them.
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เขาkăoเป็นbpenคนkonจุกจิกjùk-jìkเรื่องrêuuangรายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatเล็กlékๆ-น้อยnóiๆ-ทำให้tam hâiทีมteemต้องdtôngแก้gâeงานngaanหลายรอบlăai rôp
He is picky about small details, so the team has to revise the work many times.
หัวหน้าhǔua-nâaคนใหม่kon-màiค่อนข้างkɔ̂n-kâangจุกจิกjùk-jìkต้องการdtɔ̂ng-gaanฟอนต์fɔɔnและlɛ́ระยะห่างrá-yá-hàangตัวอักษรdtuua-àk-sɔ̌ɔnเป๊ะbpéทุกtúkจุดjùt
The new boss is quite fussy, demanding exact fonts and letter spacing everywhere.
คู่ค้าkûu-káaรายนี้raai-níiจุกจิกjùk-jìkจนjonเจรจาjee-rá-jaaยากyâakเพราะprɔ́เขาkǎoจะjàขอkɔ̌ɔตรวจdtrùuatทุกtúkเงื่อนไขngʉ̂ʉan-kǎiย่อยyɔ̂ɔiอย่างละเอียดyàang-lá-ìiatก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเซ็นสัญญาsen-sǎn-yaa
This partner is so particular that negotiations are difficult, as he insists on scrutinizing every minor clause before signing.
2AdjectiveB1
petty; trivial; nitpicky
Describing matters or tasks that are small, unimportant, or involve many minor hassles.
Examples
งานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)7ngan (land unit: 400 m², a quarter of a rai)วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentมีแต่mii-dtɛ̀ɛมีแต่mii-dtɛ̀ɛ1have only; nothing but2there is/are only; nothing else3do nothing but; only ever [do]4only serves to; merely results inเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)จุกจิกjùk-jìkจุกจิกjùk-jìk1fussy; picky2petty; trivial; nitpicky3[to] fuss; nitpick; be fussyแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeเสร็จsètเสร็จsèt1finished; done2[to] finish; be done3done for; screwed (slang)4[to] reach orgasm; come (informal, euphemistic)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
Today’s work was full of minor hassles, but I finished it.
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เขาkǎoบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaงานเอกสารngaan-èek-gà-sǎanพวกนี้pûuak-níiจุกจิกjùk-jìkมากmâakแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ไม่สำคัญmâi-sǎm-kanเท่าไหร่tâo-rài
He said these paperwork tasks are very fiddly, but they aren’t very important.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàมีเรื่องmii-rʉ̂ʉangจุกจิกjùk-jìkให้hâiจัดการjàt-gaanตลอดวันdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-wanเราraoก็gɔ̂ยังyangคุมkumตารางเวลาdtaa-raang-wee-laaได้dâai
Even with minor hassles to handle all day, we still managed our schedule.
โครงการใหญ่kroong-gaan-yàiกลับglàpติดขัดdtìt-kàtเพราะprɔ́รายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatจุกจิกjùk-jìkที่tîiไม่สำคัญmâi-sǎm-kanทำให้tam-hâiเสียเวลาsǐia-wee-laaเกินgəənความจำเป็นkwaam-jam-bpen
The major project was hindered by unimportant petty details, causing unnecessary delays.
3VerbB2
[to] fuss; nitpick; be fussy
To complain about or pay excessive attention to trivial details; to make a fuss over small things.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)จุกจิกjùk-jìkจุกจิกjùk-jìk1fussy; picky2petty; trivial; nitpicky3[to] fuss; nitpick; be fussyเรื่องเล็กน้อยrêuuang lék nóiเรื่องเล็กน้อยrêuuang lék nói1trivial matter; minor issue2no big deal; don’t mention itจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanเพื่อนๆpêuuan pêuuanfriends (plural)รำคาญram-kaanรำคาญram-kaan1annoyed; irritated2[to] be annoyed; feel irritated by [sth/sb]
He likes to fuss over small things so much that his friends get annoyed.
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อย่าyàaจุกจิกjùk-jìkกับgàpรายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatป้ายbpâaiงานngaanมากไปmâak-bpaiเดี๋ยวdǐiaoทำtamไม่ทันmâi-tan
Don’t fuss over the sign’s details too much, or we won’t finish in time.
ผู้จัดการpôo jàt gaanชอบchôpจุกจิกjùk-jìkเรื่องrêuuangเล็กๆlék lékน้อยๆnói nóiตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeฟอนต์fónในnaiรายงานraai-ngaanไปจนถึงbpai jon tĕungการจัดวางgaan jàt waangรูปภาพrôop-pâap
The manager likes to fuss over every little thing, from the font in the report to the placement of images.
แทนที่จะtɛɛn-tîi-jàมองmɔɔngภาพรวมpâap-ruuamเขาkǎoกลับglàpจุกจิกjùk-jìkกับgàpเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangปลีกย่อยbplìik-yɔ̂ɔiจนjonการประชุมgaan-bprà-chumยืดเยื้อyʉ̂ʉt-yʉ́ʉa
Instead of seeing the big picture, he fusses over trivialities, dragging out the meeting.
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 endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
jùk
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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
จุกjùkจุกjùk1stopper; plug2teat; nipple (baby bottle)3[to] feel painfully full; feel winded; choke up4topknot (hair)stopper; plugPart 1
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จิกjìkจิกjìk1[to] peck (bird action)2[to] dig into; claw; clutch tightly3[to] nag; pick on; snipe at; nitpick4Barringtonia tree5[to] pull hairline low on the forehead (hairstyle)6Siamese sal tree (Isan)[to] peck (bird action)Part 2
จุกจิกjùk-jìkจุกจิกjùk-jìkfussy; pickyfussy; pickyWord