จุน
junMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] prop up; support; brace
To support something by placing a prop or brace against or beneath it to keep it stable.
Examples
พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureเอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8auxiliary marking emphasis or resultไม้máaiไม้máai1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerจุนjunจุนjun[to] prop up; support; braceกิ่งมะม่วงgìng-má-mûuangกิ่งมะม่วงgìng-má-mûuangmango branch/twigไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)เพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7creamy; rich (texture/taste)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoลูกlûukลูกlûuk1child; son; daughter2offspring (of animals); young3ball; spherical object4fruit5classifier: fruits, balls, and certain other objectsดกdòkดกdòkabundant; plentiful (fruits, hair, leaves)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofกิ่งgìngกิ่งgìng1branch; twig (small)2branch; offshoot (figurative)3classifier: branches, twigsเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toงอngɔɔงอngɔɔ1[to] bend; curve2[to] be bent; be curved3bent; curved
Dad put a wooden prop under the mango branch because it was so heavy with fruit that it had started to bend.
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เราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngหาhǎaอะไรà-raiมาmaaจุนjunชั้นวางของchán-waang-kɔ̌ɔngไว้ก่อนwái-gɔ̀ɔnไม่อย่างนั้นmâi-yàang-nánมันmanอาจàatล้มlóm
We need to find something to brace the shelving unit for now, or it might fall over.
ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเปลี่ยนbplìianเสาsǎoต้นdtônที่tîiผุpùช่างchângใช้cháiเสาเหล็กsǎo-lèkจุนjunคานkaanไว้wáiชั่วคราวchûua-kraaoเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiหลังคาlǎng-kaaทรุดsút
Before replacing the rotten post, the workers temporarily propped up the beam with steel posts to prevent the roof from sagging.
ต้นไม้dtôn-máaiที่tîiเพิ่งpə̂ngย้ายyáaiมาmaaปลูกbplùukยังyangมีmiiรากrâakไม่แข็งแรงmâi-kɛ̌ng-rɛɛngคนสวนkon-sǔuanจึงjʉngใช้cháiไม้máaiสามsǎamท่อนtɔ̂nจุนjunลำต้นlam-dtônไว้wáiไม่ให้mâi-hâiเอนeenตามdtaamแรงลมrɛɛng-lom
The newly transplanted tree did not yet have strong roots, so the gardener braced its trunk with three wooden poles to keep it from leaning in the wind.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
jun
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 | — | — |