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jɔ̌ɔiMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
subdued; downcast; sheepish
quiet, subdued, or downcast, especially after a failure, rejection, or being scolded
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenโดนdoonโดนdoon1[to] hit; make contact with [sb/sth]2[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)3[to] be hit; be struck; be affected4[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)5for a long time (Isan)แม่ดุmɛ̂ɛ-dùแม่ดุmɛ̂ɛ-dùa strict motherเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ยอมyɔɔmยอมyɔɔm1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)ทำการบ้านtam-gaan-bâanทำการบ้านtam-gaan-bâan1[to] do homework2[to] prepare oneself; [to] do researchเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerนั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)จ๋อยjɔ̌ɔiจ๋อยjɔ̌ɔi1subdued; downcast; sheepish2dejectedly; forlornly; sheepishlyเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
When he got scolded by his mom for refusing to do his homework, he just sat there completely downcast.
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เพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanฉันchǎnหน้าnâaจ๋อยjɔ̌ɔiไปเลยbpai-ləəiตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîiผู้หญิงpûu-yǐngที่tîiเขาkǎoชอบchɔ̂ɔpปฏิเสธbpà-dtì-sèetที่จะtîi-jàไปbpaiดูหนังduu-nǎngด้วยdûuai
My friend looked completely dejected when the girl he liked refused to go see a movie with him.
วันนี้wan-níiหัวหน้าhǔua-nâaอารมณ์ไม่ดีaa-rom-mâi-diiใครkraiเข้าไปkâo-bpaiคุยด้วยkui-dûuaiก็gɔ̂โดนด่าdoon-dàaกลับมาglàp-maaจนjonหน้าnâaจ๋อยjɔ̌ɔiกันganทุกคนtúk-kon
The boss is in a bad mood today; anyone who goes in to talk to him gets yelled at and comes back looking subdued.
หลังจากที่lǎng-jàak-tîiทีมtiimของkɔ̌ɔngพวกเขาpûuak-kǎoแพ้pɛ́ɛการแข่งขันgaan-kɛ̀ng-kǎnรอบชิงชนะเลิศrɔ̂ɔp-ching-chá-ná-lə̂ətนักกีฬาnák-gii-laaทุกคนtúk-konก็gɔ̂เดินdəənกลับglàpห้องพักhɔ̂ng-pákด้วยdûuaiอาการaa-gaanจ๋อยjɔ̌ɔiสนิทsà-nìt
After their team lost the final match, all the athletes walked back to the locker room completely downcast.
2Adverb
dejectedly; forlornly; sheepishly
in a subdued or downcast manner, especially after disappointment, failure, or being scolded
Examples
น้องnɔ́ɔngน้องnɔ́ɔng1younger sibling2junior; younger person3I; you (for the younger person)นั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)จ๋อยjɔ̌ɔiจ๋อยjɔ̌ɔi1subdued; downcast; sheepish2dejectedly; forlornly; sheepishlyหลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureโดนdoonโดนdoon1[to] hit; make contact with [sb/sth]2[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)3[to] be hit; be struck; be affected4[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)5for a long time (Isan)แม่ดุmɛ̂ɛ-dùแม่ดุmɛ̂ɛ-dùa strict mother
My little sibling sat looking downcast after being scolded by Mom.
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พอpɔɔครูkruuจับได้jàp-dâaiว่าwâaลอกlɔ̂ɔkการบ้านgaan-bâanเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยืนyʉʉnจ๋อยjɔ̌ɔiไม่mâiกล้าglâaสบตาsòp-dtaaครูkruu
When the teacher caught him copying homework, he stood there meekly, not daring to meet the teacher's eyes.
ทีมเราtiim-raoแพ้pɛ́ɛในnaiรอบชิงrɔ̂ɔp-chingทุกคนtúk-konเลยləəiนั่งnângจ๋อยjɔ̌ɔiอยู่ในyùu-naiห้องแต่งตัวhɔ̂ng-dtɛ̀ng-dtuua
Our team lost the final, so everyone sat dejectedly in the changing room.
จากที่jàak-tîiเคยkəəiเถียงtǐiangอย่างyàangมั่นใจmân-jaiเขาkǎoกลับglàpนั่งnângจ๋อยjɔ̌ɔiเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaอีกฝ่ายìik-fàaiแสดงsà-dɛɛngหลักฐานlàk-tǎanว่าwâaเขาkǎoเป็นbpenคนkonผิดpìt
After arguing so confidently, he sat there chastened when the other side produced evidence that he was at fault.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai chattawa
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Rising tone
jɔ̌ɔi
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
Mid class + Mai chattawa → Rising
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 | — | — |