ผจญ
pà-jonMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] confront; brave; face
to meet and deal with danger, hardship, or a difficult situation with resolve
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jai[to] decideผจญpà-jonผจญpà-jon[to] confront; brave; faceพายุpaa-yúพายุpaa-yú1storm2storm (figurative)คนเดียวkon-diiaoคนเดียวkon-diiao1alone; by oneself; unaccompanied2only one person; soleเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]ลูกเรือlûuk-rʉʉaลูกเรือlûuk-rʉʉa1crew member2the crew (collective)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerติดอยู่dtìt-yùuติดอยู่dtìt-yùu1[to] be stuck; trapped; unable to get free2[to] be attached; adhered; stuck on3[to] be held up; tied up; unable to leave4[to] remain; linger (smell/feeling/problem)5[to] be fixated on; hung up on
She decided to confront the storm alone to rescue the stranded crew.
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ผมpǒmต้องdtɔ̂ngผจญpà-jonความกลัวkwaam-gluuaของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eengและlɛ́เดินเข้าไปdəən-kâo-bpaiในnaiถ้ำมืดtâm-mʉ̂ʉtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหาhǎaทางออกtaang-ɔ̀ɔk
I had to face my own fear and walk into the dark cave to find a way out.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàผจญวิกฤตpà-jon-wí-grìtการเงินgaan-ngənบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtก็gɔ̂ยังyangยืนหยัดyʉʉn-yàtและlɛ́ปรับbpràpแผนpɛ̌ɛnจนjonผ่านพ้นpàan-pónมาmaaได้dâai
Even while confronting a financial crisis, the company stood firm and adjusted its plans to pull through.
เขาkăoเลือกlêuuakผจญpà-jonความยากลำบากkwaam yâak lam-bàakในnaiพื้นที่ห่างไกลpéun têe hàang glaiเพื่อให้pêuua hâiเด็กๆdèk dèkได้dâiเข้าถึงkâo tĕungการศึกษาgaan sùk-săa
He chose to confront hardships in remote areas so that children could access education.
ระหว่างrá-wàangเดินทางdəən-taangกลับบ้านglàp-bâanเขาkǎoต้องdtɔ̂ngผจญpà-jonฝนfǒnหนักnàkและlɛ́ถนนลื่นtà-nǒn-lʉ̂ʉnจนjonรถติดrót-dtìtยาวyaao
On the way home, he came up against heavy rain and slippery roads, causing a long traffic jam.
เธอtəəผจญpà-jonปัญหาbpan-hǎaการเงินgaan-ngənหลายอย่างlǎai-yàangหลังlǎngตกงานdtòk-ngaanแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangพยายามpá-yaa-yaamหางานhǎa-ngaanใหม่mài
She came up against several financial problems after losing her job, but she's still trying to find a new one.
นักปีนเขาnák-bpiin-kǎoกลุ่มglùmนี้níiผจญpà-jonอากาศaa-gàatหนาวจัดnǎao-jàtและlɛ́หิมะhì-máถล่มtà-lòmระหว่างทางrá-wàang-taangขึ้นเขาkʉ̂n-kǎo
This group of climbers came up against extreme cold and avalanches on their way up the mountain.
สตาร์ตอัปsà-dtáat-âpของเขาkŏng kăoผจญpà-jonอุปสรรคù-bpà-sàkด้านdâanกฎหมายgòt-măaiและláeเงินทุนngern tunจนjonต้องdtôngปรับbpràpแผนธุรกิจpăen tú-rá-gìtครั้งใหญ่kráng yài
His startup came up against legal and funding obstacles to the point that they had to drastically adjust their business plan.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ผจญ said ผะ-จน?
pà-jon
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
pà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High 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 | — | — |