มือจก
mʉʉ-jòkMeaning
1NounB1
pickpocket
A pickpocket; a thief who stealthily steals items by hand, especially from someone’s pocket or bag.
Examples
ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerตลาดนัดdtà-làat-nátตลาดนัดdtà-làat-nátperiodic/open-air market; pop-up marketมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoคนเยอะkon-yə́คนเยอะkon-yə́crowded; many peopleต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toระวังมือจกrá-wang-mʉʉ-jòkระวังมือจกrá-wang-mʉʉ-jòkbeware of pickpocketsนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particle
There are a lot of people at the weekend market, you have to watch out for pickpockets.
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นักท่องเที่ยวnák-tɔ̂ɔng-tîiaoคนkonนั้นnánโดนdoonมือจกmʉʉ-jòkล้วงกระเป๋าlúuang-grà-bpǎoบนbonรถเมล์rót-meeแต่dtɛ̀ɛโชคดีที่chôok-dii-tîiคนช่วยkon-chûuaiกันganจับjàpไว้wáiได้dâai
That tourist was pickpocketed on the bus, but luckily people helped catch the thief.
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatกำลังgam-langเตือนdtʉʉanประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonให้hâiระวังrá-wangแก๊งgɛ́ngมือจกmʉʉ-jòkที่tîiมักจะmák-jàออกɔ̀ɔkอาละวาดaa-lá-wâatในช่วงnai-chûuangเทศกาลtêet-sà-gaan
The police are warning the public to be aware of pickpocket gangs that often operate during festivals.
ความว่องไวkwaam-wɔ̂ɔng-waiในnaiการเบี่ยงเบนgaan-bìiang-beenความสนใจkwaam-sǒn-jaiคือkʉʉทักษะสำคัญták-sà-sǎm-kanของkɔ̌ɔngพวกpûuakมือจกmʉʉ-jòkที่tîiทำให้tam-hâiเหยื่อyʉ̀ʉaไม่รู้ตัวmâi-rúu-dtuuaเลยləəiว่าwâaถูกtùukขโมยkà-mooiของkɔ̌ɔngไปแล้วbpai-lɛ́ɛo
The agility in diverting attention is a key skill of pickpockets that makes victims completely unaware their belongings have been stolen.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
mʉʉ
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
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จกjòkจกjòk1[to] scoop with fingers; grab with fingers2[to] filch; pickpocket (slang)3[to] weave supplementary-weft patterns4jok weaving technique[to] scoop with fingers; grab with fingersPart 2
มือจกmʉʉ-jòkมือจกmʉʉ-jòkpickpocketpickpocketWord