พเนจร
pá-nee-jɔɔnMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
nomadic; homeless; itinerant
living or moving from place to place without a fixed home; wandering; itinerant
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillใช้ชีวิตchái-chii-wítใช้ชีวิตchái-chii-wít[to] live (one's life); lead a lifeแบบbɛ̀ɛpแบบbɛ̀ɛp1style; type; kind; manner2classifier for types, styles, or designs3model; pattern; design; template4form; questionnaire5model; person posing6in a ... way; -ly (pre-head adverbial marker)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringพเนจรpá-nee-jɔɔnพเนจรpá-nee-jɔɔn1nomadic; homeless; itinerant2[to] wander; [to] roamไม่เคยmâi-kəəiไม่เคยmâi-kəəinever; have neverอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainที่ไหนtîi-nǎiที่ไหนtîi-nǎi1where?2wherever (with ก็)3no way!; not at all (colloq.)นานnaanนานnaan1for a long time2long (in duration)
He lives an itinerant life, never staying in one place for long.
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ชนเผ่าchon-pàoพเนจรpá-nee-jɔɔnบางbaangกลุ่มglùmยังคงyang-kongย้ายถิ่นฐานyáai-tìn-tǎanไปตามbpai-dtaamฤดูกาลrʉ́-duu-gaan
Some nomadic tribes still move their settlements according to the seasons.
วิถีชีวิตwí-tǐi-chii-wítแบบbɛ̀ɛpพเนจรpá-nee-jɔɔnอาจàatดูduuมีmiiอิสระìt-sà-ràแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ต้องdtɔ̂ngเผชิญกับpà-chəən-gàpความไม่แน่นอนkwaam-mâi-nɛ̂ɛ-nɔɔnมากมายmâak-maai
A nomadic lifestyle might seem free, but it also comes with a lot of uncertainty.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakสูญเสียsǔun-sǐiaทุกอย่างtúk-yàangเขาkǎoกลายเป็นglaai-bpenคนkonพเนจรpá-nee-jɔɔnที่tîiเดินทางdəən-taangไปbpaiอย่างไร้จุดหมายyàang-rái-jùt-mǎai
After losing everything, he became a wanderer who traveled without a destination.
2VerbB2
[to] wander; [to] roam
to travel or move from place to place without a fixed destination or permanent home
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)เดินทางdəən-taangเดินทางdəən-taang[to] travel; make a journeyไปตามbpai-dtaamไปตามbpai-dtaam1[to] go along [sth]; [to] follow [sth]2[to] go get [sb]; [to] fetchป่าเขาbpàa-kǎoป่าเขาbpàa-kǎoforest and mountains; wildernessคนเดียวkon-diiaoคนเดียวkon-diiao1alone; by oneself; unaccompanied2only one person; sole
He likes to travel alone through the forests and mountains.
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สมัยsà-măiหนุ่มๆnùm-nùmพ่อpôrของฉันkŏng chănเคยkoeiเดินทางdern taangไปทั่วbpai tûuaประเทศไทยbprà-têet tai
In his youth, my father used to travel all over Thailand.
นักเขียนnák kĭianคนkonนั้นnánเลือกlêuuakที่จะtêe jàเดินทางdern taangไปbpaiในnaiดินแดนdin daenต่างๆdtàang-dtàangเพื่อpêuuaหาhăaแรงบันดาลใจraeng ban-daan jaiในnaiการเขียนgaan kĭianนิยายní-yaaiเรื่องใหม่rêuuang mài
That writer chose to travel through different lands to find inspiration for his new novel.
การได้gaan-dâaiเดินทางdəən-taangไปbpaiในnaiโลกกว้างlôok-gwâangสอนsɔ̌ɔnให้hâiเขาkǎoเข้าใจkâo-jaiชีวิตchii-wítในnaiมุมmumที่tîiต่างออกไปdtàang-ɔ̀ɔk-bpai
Traveling the wide world taught him to understand life from a different perspective.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is พเนจร said พะ-เน-จอน?
pá-nee-jɔɔn
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
pá
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |