จ้อง

jông

Meanings

1VerbA2

[to] stare; fix one’s gaze

to look at someone or something steadily and intently, often for a long time

Examples

เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)นั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)จ้องjôngจ้องjông1[to] stare; fix one’s gaze2umbrella; parasol (Northern Thai)3[to] set one’s sights on; target (figurative)ปลาbplaaปลาbplaa1fish (animal)2fish (as food)3classifier: ตัวในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ตู้dtôoตู้dtôo1cabinet; cupboard2wardrobe; closet3CL: ตู้4box; enclosure (equipment)5booth; kiosk6locker7railway carriage; train carด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooความสนใจkwaam sŏn jaiความสนใจkwaam sŏn jai1interest; curiosity2attention; focus
The child sits staring at the fish in the tank with interest.
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เมื่อคืนmêuua keunฉันchănจ้องjôngหน้าจอnâa joนานnaanจนjonตาล้าdtaa láa
Last night I stared at the screen so long that my eyes got tired.
หมาmăaจ้องjôngไก่gàiไม่กระพริบmâi grà-prípตาdtaaเหมือนmĕuuanกำลังgam-langเฝ้าfâoรอจังหวะro jang-wà
The dog stared at the chicken without blinking, as if waiting for the right moment.
เขาkăoจ้องjôngภาพpâapเก่าgàoอย่างyàangเงียบngîiapๆ-ราวกับraao gàpกำลังgam-langย้อนyónความทรงจำkwaam song jam
He stared at the old photo quietly, as if revisiting memories.
2NounB1

umbrella; parasol (Northern Thai)

An object held above the head to protect a person from rain or sunlight; a Northern Thai word.

Examples

ฝนfŏnฝนfŏn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ตกdtòkตกdtòk1[to] fall; drop2(rain/snow) fall3[to] fail (an exam/test)4[to] drop; decline; decrease5[to] cost; come to6[to] set (of the sun)7[to] fall to; devolve upon; be allotted to8[to] be left out; miss one’s turnแล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)อย่าลืมyàa leumอย่าลืมyàa leumdon't forget (to...)เอาaoเอาao1[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 resultจ้องjôngจ้องjông1[to] stare; fix one’s gaze2umbrella; parasol (Northern Thai)3[to] set one’s sights on; target (figurative)ไปด้วยbpai dûuayไปด้วยbpai dûuay1too; as well; also2[to] go along; accompany [sb]3at the same time; concurrentlyนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particle
It's going to rain. Don't forget to take an umbrella.
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แม่mâeกางgaangจ้องjôngให้hâiลูกlôokระหว่างrá-wàangเดินไปdern bpaiตลาดdtà-làatเพราะpráwแดดdàetวันนี้wan néeแรงมากraeng mâak
The mother held an umbrella over her child as they walked to the market because the sun was very strong today.
จ้องjôngของฉันkŏng chănหักhàkเพราะpráwลมแรงlom raengเลยloieต้องdtôngยืมyeumของkŏngเพื่อนpêuuanใช้cháiตอนdtonกลับบ้านglàp bâan
My umbrella broke in the strong wind, so I had to borrow my friend's to get home.
ถึงtĕungจ้องjôngคันkanนี้néeจะjàเก่าgàoจนjonสีซีดsĕe sêetแล้วláeoยายyaaiก็gâwยังyangใช้cháiมันmanบังแดดbang dàetทุกครั้งที่túk kráng têeออกไปòk bpaiสวนsŭuanเพราะpráwเป็นbpenของkŏngที่têeตาdtaaซื้อséuให้hâi
Although this umbrella is old and faded, Grandma still uses it for shade whenever she goes to the garden because Grandpa bought it for her.
3VerbB2

[to] set one’s sights on; target (figurative)

to aim to get, seize, or take advantage of something; to be intent on obtaining

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillจ้องjôngจ้องjông1[to] stare; fix one’s gaze2umbrella; parasol (Northern Thai)3[to] set one’s sights on; target (figurative)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)คว้าkwáaคว้าkwáa1[to] grab; snatch; seize2[to] clutch (at); try to grab3[to] win; secure; bagโอกาสoh-gàatโอกาสoh-gàat1chance; opportunity2occasion3likelihood; probabilityเลื่อนตำแหน่งlêuuan dtam-nàengเลื่อนตำแหน่งlêuuan dtam-nàeng1[to] promote [sb]2[to] be promoted; get a promotionทันทีที่tan-tee têeทันทีที่tan-tee têeas soon as; once; the moment thatหัวหน้าhŭua nâaหัวหน้าhŭua nâa1boss; supervisor2leader; chiefประกาศbprà-gàatประกาศbprà-gàat1[to] announce; declare2announcement; notice3proclamation; decree4[to] proclaim; promulgate (form.)รับสมัครráp sà-màkรับสมัครráp sà-màk[to] recruit; accept applications
He is intent on seizing the promotion opportunity as soon as the boss announces applications.
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หลายคนlăai konจ้องjôngจะได้jà dâaiทุนtunนี้néeจึงjeungเตรียมdtriiamเอกสารèk-gà-săanกันganอย่างจริงจังyàang jing jang
Many people are aiming to get this scholarship, so they prepare their documents seriously.
คู่แข่งkôo kàengจ้องjôngฉวยchŭaiจังหวะjang-wàที่têeเราraoพลาดplâatเพื่อpêuuaดึงdeungลูกค้าlûuk-káaไปbpai
Competitors are poised to take advantage of any slip we make to pull customers away.
นักลงทุนnák long tunบางรายbaang raaiจ้องjôngเก็งกำไรgeng gam-raiจากjàakข่าวลือkàao leuuโดยdoiไม่mâiสนsŏnพื้นฐานpĕun tăanของkŏngบริษัทbò-rí-sàt
Some investors are intent on profiteering from rumors, disregarding the company’s fundamentals.

Related Words

1[to] stare; fix one’s gaze

2umbrella; parasol (Northern Thai)

3[to] set one’s sights on; target (figurative)