ยาจก
yaa-jòkMeaning
1NounB2
beggar; pauper
a beggar; a very poor person.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นิทานní-taanนิทานní-taantale; story (traditional/children’s)เจ้าชายjâao-chaaiเจ้าชายjâao-chaai1prince2Prince (title; before name)มักจะmák-jàมักจะmák-jà1often; usually (habit/frequency)2tend to; be apt/prone to (general tendency)ปลอมตัวbplɔɔm-dtuuaปลอมตัวbplɔɔm-dtuua[to] disguise oneself; [to] go undercover; [to] pose asเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ยาจกyaa-jòkยาจกyaa-jòkbeggar; pauperเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpai1[to] go out; leave; exit2Get out!3out; outward and away4[to] lead out to; extend toดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneชีวิตchii-wítชีวิตchii-wít1life (state of being alive)2life (one’s life; way of living)3lifetime; lifespanชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)
In fairy tales, the prince often disguises himself as a beggar to go see the lives of the villagers.
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เขาkǎoบริจาคbɔɔ-rí-jàakเงินngənให้hâiยาจกyaa-jòkที่นั่งtîi-nângอยู่yùuข้างถนนkâang-tà-nǒnเสมอsà-mə̌ə
He always donates money to the beggars sitting on the side of the road.
เขาkǎoใช้ชีวิตchái-chii-wítอย่างยากลำบากyàang-yâak-lam-bàakจากjàakเศรษฐีsèet-tǐiกลายเป็นglaai-bpenยาจกyaa-jòkในnaiเวลาwee-laaไม่กี่mâi-gìiปีbpii
He lives a difficult life, having gone from a millionaire to a pauper in just a few years.
นวนิยายná-wá-ní-yaaiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiสะท้อนภาพsà-tɔ́ɔn-pâapความเหลื่อมล้ำkwaam-lʉ̀ʉam-lámทางสังคมtaang-sǎng-komผ่านpàanชีวิตchii-wítของkɔ̌ɔngตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔnที่tîiเป็นbpenยาจกyaa-jòk
This novel reflects the social inequality through the life of a character who is a beggar.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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
yaa
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
ยาyaaยาyaa1medicine; medication2drug (narcotic/illicit)3chemical/agent4[to] caulk; sealmedicine; medicationPart 1
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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
ยาจกyaa-jòkยาจกyaa-jòkbeggar; pauperbeggar; pauperWord