จูด

jùut

Meanings

1NounC1

sedge; rush

a type of tall sedge or rush plant (often used for weaving mats and baskets, also known as กระจูดกระจูดgrà-jùutsedge; reed)

Examples

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2VerbC2

[to] light; [to] ignite

to light or ignite a fire (primarily used in Southern Thai dialects as a variant of จุดจุดjùt1full stop; period2decimal point3[to] light; ignite4point (location/time)5point (argument/aspect)6dot; spot; speck7point (classifier for small dots/points))

Examples

เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)อากาศaa-gàatอากาศaa-gàat1air2weatherเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toหนาวnǎaoหนาวnǎao1cold; chilly2[to] feel cold3cold season; winter (Thai context)พ่อเฒ่าpɔ̂ɔ-tâoพ่อเฒ่าpɔ̂ɔ-tâo1father-in-law2elderly man; old man3maternal grandfather (Southern Thai)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâi[to] tell [sb] to [do sth]หลานlǎanหลานlǎan1grandchild2niece or nephewไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyจูดjùutจูดjùut1sedge; rush2[to] light; [to] igniteไฟfaiไฟfai1fire; flame2electricity; power3light (from a lamp)4signal light; indicator5anger; passion (figurative)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเตาdtaoเตาdtao1stove; cooker2furnace; kiln; ovenเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiso that; in order thatความอบอุ่นkwaam-òp-ùnความอบอุ่นkwaam-òp-ùn1warmth (temperature)2warmth (affection/comfort)
When the weather got cold, the old man told his grandchild to light the fire at the stove to provide warmth.
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Tones

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

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Low tone

jùut

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——
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