หมอจร
mɔ̌ɔ-jɔɔnMeaning
1NounB2
itinerant/roving doctor
a doctor who roams or travels from place to place to treat patients without a permanent clinic
Examples
สมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnสมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔn1formerly; in the past; back then2the old days; former timesชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)หมู่บ้านmùu-bâanหมู่บ้านmùu-bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated communityห่างไกลhàang-glaiห่างไกลhàang-glai1far; distant; remote2[to] be far from; lie far from3far removed from; safely distant from (danger, problems)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toพึ่งพาpʉ̂ng-paaพึ่งพาpʉ̂ng-paa[to] rely on; depend onหมอจรmɔ̌ɔ-jɔɔnหมอจรmɔ̌ɔ-jɔɔnitinerant/roving doctorที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเดินทางมาdəən-taang-maaเดินทางมาdəən-taang-maa[to] travel here; [to] comeรักษาrák-sǎaรักษาrák-sǎa1[to] treat; cure2[to] preserve; maintain; keep3[to] guard; look after; protect4[to] keep (a promise/law); observe5[to] hold (a position); serve asเดือนละdʉʉan-láเดือนละdʉʉan-láper month; each monthครั้งkrángครั้งkráng1time; occasion; instance2classifier for occurrences or times
In the past, villagers in remote areas had to rely on traveling doctors who came to provide treatment once a month.
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คุณหมอkun mŏrท่านtâanนั้นnánเป็นเหมือนbpen mĕuuanหมอจรmŏr jonคือkeuไม่มีmâi meeคลินิกklee-nìkแต่dtàeจะjàเดินทางdern taangไปbpaiรักษาrák-săaคนจนkon jonตามdtaamชุมชนchum-chonต่างๆdtàang-dtàang
That doctor is like a traveling doctor; he doesn't have a clinic but travels to treat the poor in various communities.
การเป็นgaan-bpenหมอจรmɔ̌ɔ-jɔɔnต้องdtɔ̂ngอาศัยaa-sǎiความเสียสละkwaam-sǐia-sà-làอย่างสูงyàang-sǔungเพราะprɔ́ต้องdtɔ̂ngเดินทางdəən-taangตลอดเวลาdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-wee-laaและlɛ́ทำงานtam-ngaanกับgàpอุปกรณ์ทางการแพทย์ù-bpà-gɔɔn-taang-gaan-pɛ̂ɛtที่tîiจำกัดjam-gàt
Being a traveling doctor requires great sacrifice, as one must constantly travel and work with limited medical equipment.
ตัวละครdtuua-lá-kɔɔnหมอจรmɔ̌ɔ-jɔɔnในnaiนวนิยายná-wá-ní-yaaiเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiสะท้อนภาพsà-tɔ́ɔn-pâapระบบrá-bòpสาธารณสุขsǎa-taa-rá-ná-sùkในnaiสังคมชนบทsǎng-kom-chon-ná-bòtสมัยsà-mǎiนั้นnánได้dâaiเป็นอย่างดีbpen-yàang-dii
The character of the traveling doctor in this novel effectively reflects the state of public health in rural society of that era.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is หมอจร said หมอ-จอน?
mɔ̌ɔ-jɔɔn
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 endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
mɔ̌ɔ
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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
หมอmɔ̌ɔหมอmɔ̌ɔ1doctor; physician2veterinarian3expert; specialist (informal)4traditional healer; shamandoctor; physicianPart 1
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จรjɔɔnจรjɔɔn1[to] go; depart (literary)2[to] travel; roam (literary)3wandering; itinerant; nonregular[to] go; depart (literary)Part 2
หมอจรmɔ̌ɔ-jɔɔnหมอจรmɔ̌ɔ-jɔɔnitinerant/roving doctoritinerant/roving doctorWord