หมอเจาะ
mɔ̌ɔ-jɔ̀Meaning
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phlebotomist; blood-draw nurse/tech (colloq.)
Colloquial Thai term for a medical worker whose main duty is drawing blood from patients for tests or donation; a phlebotomist. Often refers to a nurse or technician assigned to blood collection.
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyโรงพยาบาลroong-pá-yaa-baanโรงพยาบาลroong-pá-yaa-baanhospitalให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)หมอเจาะmɔ̌ɔ-jɔ̀หมอเจาะmɔ̌ɔ-jɔ̀phlebotomist; blood-draw nurse/tech (colloq.)เจาะjɔ̀เจาะjɔ̀1[to] drill; bore2[to] pierce; puncture3[to] tap; extract by boring4[to] probe; delve (figurative)เลือดlʉ̂ʉatเลือดlʉ̂ʉat1blood2bloodline; lineage3spirit; vigor4health points; HP (gaming slang)เพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofตรวจสุขภาพdtrùuat-sùk-kà-pâapตรวจสุขภาพdtrùuat-sùk-kà-pâap1[to] conduct or have a health check-up2health check-upประจำปีbprà-jam-bpiiประจำปีbprà-jam-bpiiannual; yearly
Tomorrow I have to go to the hospital for the phlebotomist to draw blood for my annual check-up.
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เมื่อเช้าmʉ̂ʉa-cháoหมอเจาะmɔ̌ɔ-jɔ̀ที่tîiคลินิกklí-nìkเจาะjɔ̀เลือดlʉ̂ʉatผมpǒmอย่างเบามือyàang-bao-mʉʉมากmâakแทบtɛ̂ɛpไม่mâiเจ็บjèpเลยləəi
This morning, the phlebotomist at the clinic drew my blood very gently; it hardly hurt.
ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnบริจาคbɔɔ-rí-jàakเลือดlʉ̂ʉatหมอเจาะmɔ̌ɔ-jɔ̀จะjàตรวจdtrùuatเส้นเลือดsên-lʉ̂ʉatและlɛ́เตรียมdtriiamอุปกรณ์ù-bpà-gɔɔnให้hâiพร้อมprɔ́ɔm
Before donating blood, the phlebotomist will check your veins and prepare the equipment.
แผนกpà-nɛ̀ɛkห้องhɔ̂ngแลบlɛ̂ɛpขาดkàatคนkonช่วงนี้chûuang-níiจึงjʉngต้องdtɔ̂ngสลับเวรsà-làp-weenหมอเจาะmɔ̌ɔ-jɔ̀เพื่อรองรับpʉ̂ʉa-rɔɔng-rápผู้ป่วยpûu-bpùuaiที่มาtîi-maaรอrɔɔเจาะjɔ̀เลือดlʉ̂ʉatจำนวนมากjam-nuuan-mâak
The lab department is short-staffed lately, so they have to rotate the phlebotomists’ shifts to handle the large number of patients waiting for blood draws.
Tones
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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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เจาะjɔ̀เจาะjɔ̀1[to] drill; bore2[to] pierce; puncture3[to] tap; extract by boring4[to] probe; delve (figurative)[to] drill; borePart 2
หมอเจาะmɔ̌ɔ-jɔ̀หมอเจาะmɔ̌ɔ-jɔ̀phlebotomist; blood-draw nurse/tech (colloq.)phlebotomist; blood-draw nurse/tech (colloq.)Word