จ่า(jàa)
Meanings
1NounB1
sergeant (rank/title)
A non-commissioned officer rank in the police or military; also used as a title before a name.
Examples
เมื่อเช้าmêuua cháoเมื่อเช้าmêuua cháothis morning; earlier todayเจอjerเจอjer1[to] meet; run into2[to] face; experience3[to] find; come acrossจ่าjàaจ่าjàa1sergeant (rank/title)2paymaster/treasurer (archaic)3chief/lead (in compounds)ต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant (tall/woody)2origin; source; root cause3initial; primary (as prefix)4beginning; early5stem; trunk; stalk; base6classifier: trees; plants; polesที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotสถานีตำรวจsà-tăa-nee dtam-rùuatสถานีตำรวจsà-tăa-nee dtam-rùuatpolice stationเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1please (polite request)2[to] save; rescue [sb]3[to] help; assist [sb/sth]กรอกgròkกรอกgròk1to fill in; enter2to pour (into); decantเอกสารèk-gà-săanเอกสารèk-gà-săan1document2documentationให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permit
This morning I met Sergeant Ton at the police station; he helped fill out the forms.
2NounB2
chief/lead (in compounds)
Used in compounds to indicate a leading or head position (e.g., จ่าฝูงจ่าฝูงjàa fŏong1leader of the pack; alpha2league leader; top of the table = pack leader).
Examples
ปีนี้bpee néeปีนี้bpee née1this year2this year; during the current yearทีมteemทีมteem1team; group2squad; staff unitของเราkŏng raoของเราkŏng rao1our (belonging to us)2ours3our side; our group (we/us collectively)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4inceptive/result: start to; become5northward/up-country6result complement: upward/better7[to] sprout; grow; appearเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsจ่าฝูงjàa fŏongจ่าฝูงjàa fŏong1leader of the pack; alpha2league leader; top of the tableให้ได้hâi dâiให้ได้hâi dâi1post-verb emphasis: definitely; no matter what2imperative emphasis: be sure to; make sure toก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerเลกlâekเลกlâekcorvée laborer (historical)สองsŏngสองsŏng1two; 22second
This year our team wants to rise to the top of the table before the second leg.
3NounC1
paymaster/treasurer (archaic)
An official in charge of paying salaries or managing funds in older or formal administrative contexts.
Examples
ในสมัยก่อนnai sà-măi gònในสมัยก่อนnai sà-măi gònin the past; formerlyจ่าjàaจ่าjàa1sergeant (rank/title)2paymaster/treasurer (archaic)3chief/lead (in compounds)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsอำเภอam-perอำเภอam-per1district (administrative unit)2district office / district town (metonymy)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsผู้pôoผู้pôo1person; one who … (agentive prefix)2person; people (as a standalone noun in formal/register-bound uses)จ่ายjàaiจ่ายjàai1[to] pay2[to] disburse; distribute (funds/resources)3[to] spend (money)เงินเดือนngern deuuanเงินเดือนngern deuuansalary; monthly payให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitข้าราชการkâa-râat-chá-gaanข้าราชการkâa-râat-chá-gaancivil servant; government officialฝ่ายfàaiฝ่ายfàai1side; party; faction2department; section; division3(classifier) party/side; department4on the part of; from the side ofพลเรือนpon reuuanพลเรือนpon reuuan1civilian (person)2civilian; non-military
In the past, the district’s financial officer was the one who paid salaries to civil officials.