จ้าว

jâao

Meanings

1ParticleB2

polite sentence-final particle (female; Northern Thai)

A particle used by women at the end of a sentence in the Northern Thai dialect to add politeness, similar to ค่ะค่ะkâ1polite particle (female, statement)2polite particle (female, short response) (khâ).

Examples

ไปไหนมาbpai-nǎi-maaไปไหนมาbpai-nǎi-maaWhere have you been? (greeting)จ้าวjâaoจ้าวjâao1polite sentence-final particle (female; Northern Thai)2lord; master; ruler; prince
Where have you been?
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กินข้าวgin-kâaoอยู่yùuจ้าวjâao
I'm eating right now.
เปิ้นbpêrnว่าwâaหนังnăngเรื่องrêuuangนี้néeม่วนmùuanดีเน้อdee nêrจ้าวjâaoแต่dtàeตั๋วdtŭuaว่าwâaมันmanบ่bòค่อยkôiสนุกsà-nùkเต้าใดdtâo dai
She said this movie was really fun, but I think it wasn't that enjoyable.
ขอบคุณkòp kunนักๆnák nákเน้อnérจ้าวjâaoตี้dtêeมาส่งmaa sòngถึงบ้านtĕung bâanเลยloieใจดีjai deeขนาดkà-nàat
Thank you so much for dropping me right at my home, that's very kind of you.
2NounC1

lord; master; ruler; prince

A lord, master, ruler, or prince. An archaic or poetic variant of เจ้าเจ้าjâao1prefix: familiar or affectionate term before names or nouns2classifier for businesses, suppliers, or individual parties3you (familiar/regional; archaic/literary)4lord; master; owner5ruler; prince (royal title)6deity; spirit (title/noun).

Examples

จ้าวแห่งjâao hàengนครná-konนครná-konlarge city (formal/literary)อaโยyoโยyoyo (interjection)ธยาtá-yaaธยาtá-yaaThai given nameทรงมีsong meeทรงมีsong mee[to] have; possess (royal/honorific)พระปรีชาสามารถprá bpee-chaa săa-mâatพระปรีชาสามารถprá bpee-chaa săa-mâatroyal wisdom and ability (hon.)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)การรบgaan rópการรบgaan róp1combat; fighting2battle; engagement
The lord of Ayutthaya was brilliant in warfare.
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ในnaiตำนานdtam naanเล่าlâoว่าwâaมีmeeเพียงpiiangผู้กล้าpôo glâaที่têeถูกtòokเลือกlêuuakเท่านั้นtâo nánที่têeจะjàได้dâiเป็นbpenจ้าวแห่งjâao hàengพงไพรpong prai
The legend says that only the chosen hero can become the lord of the forest.
พญาอินทรีpá-yaa in-seeที่têeโบยบินboi binอย่างyàangสง่างามsà-ngàa ngaamบนbonท้องฟ้าtóng fáaเปรียบดั่งbprìiap dàngจ้าวแห่งjâao hàengเวหาway-hăaผู้pôoไร้เทียมทานrái tiiam taan
The eagle soaring majestically in the sky is like the unrivaled lord of the air.
บทกวีbòt-gà-wiiโบราณboo-raanมักจะmák-jàสรรเสริญคุณธรรมsǎn-sə̌ən-kun-ná-tamของkɔ̌ɔngจ้าวjâaoผู้ปกครองpûu-bpòk-krɔɔngแคว้นkwɛ́ɛnที่tîiนำnamความร่มเย็นเป็นสุขkwaam-rôm-yen-bpen-sùkมาสู่maa-sùuไพร่ฟ้าprâi-fáaข้าแผ่นดินkâa-pɛ̀n-din
Ancient poetry often praised the virtues of the ruler of the state, who brought peace and prosperity to the common people.

Tones

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

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classMid class
  2. Tone markMai tho
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Mid class consonants

กจฎฏดตบปอ

Result

Falling tone

jâao

Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.

Mid class + Mai tho → Falling

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——

Related Words

1polite sentence-final particle (female; Northern Thai)

2lord; master; ruler; prince