บทจร
bòt-tá-jɔɔnMeaning
1VerbC2
[to] walk; travel on foot (literary)
To walk or go on foot, used chiefly in poetry and literary language.
Examples
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)ฝนfǒnฝนfǒn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeซาลงsaa-longซาลงsaa-long1to subside; die down; lessen2to slow down; decrease (in amount/frequency)ชายหนุ่มchaai-nùmชายหนุ่มchaai-nùmyoung manก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerบทจรbòt-tá-jɔɔnบทจรbòt-tá-jɔɔn[to] walk; travel on foot (literary)ไปตามbpai-dtaamไปตามbpai-dtaam1[to] go along [sth]; [to] follow [sth]2[to] go get [sb]; [to] fetchทางtaangทางtaang1way; route; road; path2direction; side3method; means; manner4by; via; through (means or channel)5classifier: roads/routes/ways6in terms of; in the field of7side/party (institutional)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ป่าbpàaป่าbpàa1forest; woodland2the wild; wilderness3wild; undomesticated; uncultivated4jungle area (gaming)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofหาhǎaหาhǎa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3huh?; what? (informal)4[to] get; procure5[to] earn (money); make a living6[to] visit; go see7[to] seek out; contactที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerพักก่อนpák-gɔ̀ɔnพักก่อนpák-gɔ̀ɔn1[to] take a break; [to] rest first2wait; hold on; calm downค่ำkâmค่ำkâm1evening; dusk2in the evening; at nightfall3to become evening; grow late
When the rain eased, the young man walked along the forest path to find shelter before nightfall.
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นางnaangบทจรbòt-tá-jɔɔnเลียบlîiapลำน้ำlam-náamพลางplaangคร่ำครวญkrâm-kruuanถึงtʉ̌ngคนรักkon-rákที่tîiจากไปjàak-bpaiโดยdooiมิได้mí-dâaiร่ำลาrâm-laa
She walked along the river, lamenting the lover who had left without saying farewell.
แม้mɛ́ɛเรี่ยวแรงrîiao-rɛɛngจะjàร่อยหรอrɔ̂ɔi-rɔ̌ɔชายชราchaai-chá-raaก็gɔ̂ยังyangบทจรbòt-tá-jɔɔnข้ามkâamทุ่งtûngไปbpaiด้วยdûuaiหวังว่าwǎng-wâaจะjàทันtanเห็นหน้าhěn-nâaลูกlûukเป็นbpenครั้งkrángสุดท้ายsùt-táai
Though his strength was ebbing, the old man continued on foot across the fields, hoping to see his child one last time.
ครั้นkránแสงอรุณsɛ̌ɛng-à-runทาบtâapยอดไม้yɔ̂ɔt-máaiพระเถระprá-těe-ráก็gɔ̂บทจรbòt-tá-jɔɔnออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakอารามaa-raamโดยdooiมิmíยี่หระyîi-ràต่อdtɔ̀ɔหนทางhǒn-taangทุรกันดารtú-rá-gan-daanที่tîiทอดยาวtɔ̂ɔt-yaaoอยู่yùuเบื้องหน้าbʉ̂ʉang-nâa
As dawn's light touched the treetops, the elder monk set out on foot from the monastery, undaunted by the long, rugged road ahead.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is บทจร said บด-ทะ-จอน?
bòt-tá-jɔɔn
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ท, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
bòt
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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
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จรjɔɔnจรjɔɔn1[to] go; depart (literary)2[to] travel; roam (literary)3wandering; itinerant; nonregular[to] go; depart (literary)Part 2
บทจรbòt-tá-jɔɔnบทจรbòt-tá-jɔɔn[to] walk; travel on foot (literary)[to] walk; travel on foot (literary)Word