ชายจร
chaai-jɔɔnMeaning
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wanderer; wandering man (literary)
A man who wanders or travels from place to place, especially in literary narrative.
Examples
ค่ำนี้kâm-níiค่ำนี้kâm-níithis eveningที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerท่าน้ำtâa-náamท่าน้ำtâa-náam1river/canal landing; pier2waterside steps/area (traditional use)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoชายจรchaai-jɔɔnชายจรchaai-jɔɔnwanderer; wandering man (literary)ขอkɔ̌ɔขอkɔ̌ɔ1[to] request; ask for [sth]2polite request marker3[to] beg; plead4[to] wish for; pray forอาศัยaa-sǎiอาศัยaa-sǎi1[to] live; reside; stay2[to] rely on; depend on; make use of3by; by means of (formal)หลบฝนlòp-fǒnหลบฝนlòp-fǒn[to] take shelter from rainใต้dtâaiใต้dtâai1under; beneath; below2south (direction)3southern region; the South4south; southern5below; underneath (adverb)6under; subject to (authority/rules)เพิงpəəngเพิงpəəng1shed; lean-to; shack2awning; overhang; canopyร้านค้าráan-káaร้านค้าráan-káashop; store
This evening, at the pier, a vagrant asked to take shelter from the rain under a shop awning.
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ยายyaaiเล่าlâoว่าwâaสมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnมักmákเห็นhěnชายจรchaai-jɔɔnเดินdəənเร่rêeขอkɔ̌ɔข้าวkâaoตามdtaamหมู่บ้านmùu-bâan
Grandma said that in the past, you would often see vagrant men wandering and asking for food in villages.
ชุมชนchum-chonช่วยกันchûuai-ganตั้งdtângโรงทานroong-taanชั่วคราวchûua-kraaoเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiชายจรchaai-jɔɔnและlɛ́ผู้ไร้บ้านpûu-rái-bâanมีmiiอาหารaa-hǎanอิ่มìmท้องtɔ́ɔng
The community set up a temporary communal kitchen so that vagrants and the homeless could have enough to eat.
แม้mɛ́ɛเขาkǎoจะjàเป็นเพียงbpen-piiangชายจรchaai-jɔɔnไร้ráiหลักแหล่งlàk-lɛ̀ngแต่dtɛ̀ɛความจริงใจkwaam-jing-jaiที่tîiเปล่งbplèengออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaทำให้tam-hâiผู้คนpûu-konยอมyɔɔmเปิดbpə̀ətประตูbprà-dtuuต้อนรับdtɔ̂ɔn-ráp
Though he was merely a homeless vagrant, the sincerity he exuded led people to open their doors to him.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ชายจร said ชาย-จอน?
chaai-jɔɔn
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
chaai
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ชายchaaiชายchaai1man; male person2male sex3male; masculine4edge; brim; hem; shoreman; male personPart 1
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จรjɔɔnจรjɔɔn1[to] go; depart (literary)2[to] travel; roam (literary)3wandering; itinerant; nonregular[to] go; depart (literary)Part 2
ชายจรchaai-jɔɔnชายจรchaai-jɔɔnwanderer; wandering man (literary)wanderer; wandering man (literary)Word