จ่อย
jɔ̀ɔiMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
thin; skinny (regional)
Thin or skinny, with little flesh or body fat; a regional term used especially in Isan to describe people or animals.
Examples
หมาmǎaหมาmǎa1dog2dog (insult)ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureนี้níiนี้níi1this2this oneจ่อยjɔ̀ɔiจ่อยjɔ̀ɔithin; skinny (regional)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asซี่โครงsîi-kroongซี่โครงsîi-kroong1rib (anatomy)2ribs (cut of meat); spareribs3rib (structural member)
This dog is so skinny that you can see its ribs.
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Grandma saw how skinny her grandchild was, so she served them a little more rice.
ถึงtʉ̌ngเขาkǎoจะjàดูduuจ่อยjɔ̀ɔiกว่าgwàaเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanรุ่นrûnเดียวกันdiiao-ganแต่dtɛ̀ɛผลตรวจสุขภาพpǒn-dtrùuat-sùk-kà-pâapก็gɔ̂ยืนยันyʉʉn-yanว่าwâaเขาkǎoแข็งแรงkɛ̌ng-rɛɛngดีdiiและlɛ́ไม่ได้mâi-dâaiขาดkàatสารอาหารsǎan-aa-hǎan
Although he looks skinnier than his peers, his health check confirmed that he is healthy and not malnourished.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
jɔ̀ɔi
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |