จ้ำ
jâmMeanings
1NounB1
blotch; bruise
A patchy mark or spot, especially a bruise on the skin (e.g., จ้ำเขียวจ้ำเขียวjâm-kǐiaobruise; black-and-blue mark - a green bruise).
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)เดินชนdern chonเดินชนdern chon[to] bump into [sb/sth] while walkingขอบkòpขอบkòp1edge; rim; border2margin (of a page or surface)3brim (hat or container)4lip (of a container or opening)5borderline; periphery (figurative)โต๊ะdtóโต๊ะdtó1table2deskขาkăaขาkăa1leg (body part)2leg/foot (of furniture or object)3polite calling or answering particle (female speech)4classifier: legs (of animals/objects)5enthusiast; regular; participantเลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedเป็นรอยbpen roiเป็นรอยbpen roi[to] be scratched; markedจ้ำjâmจ้ำjâm1blotch; bruise2[to] walk briskly; paddle rapidlyเขียวๆkĭiao kĭiaoเขียวๆkĭiao kĭiao1greenish; slightly green2green-colored (various/unspecified)
I walked into the edge of the table, so my leg has a greenish bruise.
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หลังจากlăng jàakไปbpaiนวดแผนไทยnûuat păen taiมาmaaแขนkăaenของเขาkŏng kăoก็gâwมีรอยmee roiจ้ำjâmแดงๆdaeng daengเต็มไปหมดdtem bpai mòt
After getting a traditional Thai massage, his arms were covered in red marks.
รอยrɔɔiจ้ำjâmสีม่วงsǐi-mûuangที่tîiปรากฏขึ้นbpraa-gòt-kʉ̂nตามdtaamร่างกายrâang-gaaiโดยdooiไม่ทราบmâi-sâapสาเหตุsǎa-hèetอาจàatเป็นbpenสัญญาณsǎn-yaanของkɔ̌ɔngภาวะpaa-wáเกล็ดเลือดglèt-lʉ̂ʉatต่ำdtàm
Purplish marks (bruises) that appear on the body for no apparent reason could be a sign of low platelet count.
2VerbB1
[to] walk briskly; paddle rapidly
To walk with quick, repeated steps or propel a boat with rapid paddle strokes.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillจ้ำjâmจ้ำjâm1blotch; bruise2[to] walk briskly; paddle rapidlyอ้าวâaoอ้าวâao1oh!; hey! (surprise/realization)2hey! (mild reproach/attention)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-countryรถเมล์rót-meeรถเมล์rót-meebus; city bus
He walked quickly to catch the bus.
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พอpɔɔฝนfǒnเริ่มrə̂əmตกdtòkเราraoก็gɔ̂จ้ำjâmอ้าวâaoกลับบ้านglàp-bâanแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ยังyangเปียกbpìiakกันganหมดmòt
As soon as it started raining, we hurried home, but we still all got wet.
Dad paddled rapidly and got the boat to shore before it rained.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàเหนื่อยnʉ̀ʉaiจากjàakการเดินgaan-dəənมาmaaทั้งวันtáng-wanเธอtəəก็gɔ̂ยังyangจ้ำjâmอ้าวâaoไปที่bpai-tîiสถานีsà-tǎa-niiเพราะprɔ́รู้rúuว่าwâaถ้าtâaพลาดplâatรถไฟrót-faiเที่ยวtîiaoนี้níiจะต้องjà-dtɔ̂ngรอrɔɔถึงtʉ̌ngเช้าcháo
Despite being tired from walking all day, she still hurried to the station, knowing that if she missed this train she would have to wait until morning.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
jâm
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 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 | — | — |