จ่อ(jò)
Meanings
1VerbB2
hold/press close; point at close range
to hold, press, or point something very close to a surface or target, often implying close-range aiming
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: purpose/focus6marker: insistence/emphasis7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)ปืนbpeunปืนbpeun1gun; firearm2gun (as a type: water/BB/air gun)จ่อjòจ่อjò1hold/press close; point at close range2[to] be imminent; be on the vergeหัวhŭuaหัวhŭua1head (body part)2top; end; tip3leader; chief; head4mind; mentality; way of thinking5beginning; initial part6classifier: head-like items; bulbs; heads of nails/pins7to bud; to sprout8header; title; headlineตัวประกันdtuua bprà-ganตัวประกันdtuua bprà-gan1bargaining chip (figurative)2hostageและláeและláeand (coordinating)ขู่kòoขู่kòo1[to] threaten; intimidate2[of animals] growl; hiss; threatenว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)ยิงyingยิงying1[to] shoot; fire2[to] score by shooting3[to] photograph (slang)
He pointed the gun at the hostage's head and threatened to shoot.
2VerbB2
[to] be imminent; be on the verge
to be about to happen very soon; to be imminent (often used in headlines, e.g., prices set to rise)
Examples
พาดหัวข่าวpâat hŭua kàaoพาดหัวข่าวpâat hŭua kàao1headline; news headline2[to] headline; give a headlineบอกว่าbòk wâaบอกว่าbòk wâa1[to] say/tell that; report/declare that2[of text/sign] say/indicate thatราคาน้ำมันraa-kaa nám-manราคาน้ำมันraa-kaa nám-manoil price; fuel priceจ่อjòจ่อjò1hold/press close; point at close range2[to] be imminent; be on the vergeขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4inceptive/result: start to; become5northward/up-country6result complement: upward/better7[to] sprout; grow; appearอีกรอบèek rôpอีกรอบèek rôp1again; one more time2another roundสัปดาห์หน้าsàp-daa nâaสัปดาห์หน้าsàp-daa nâa1next week2next week (time expression)
The headline says that gas prices are set to rise again next week.