หมาจร
mǎa-jɔɔnMeaning
1NounA2
stray dog
a stray dog without an owner or permanent home, living on the streets or roaming freely
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 markerหน้าปากซอยnâa-bpàak-sɔɔiหน้าปากซอยnâa-bpàak-sɔɔientrance of an alleyมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoหมาจรmǎa-jɔɔnหมาจรmǎa-jɔɔnstray dogนั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)รอrɔɔรอrɔɔ1[to] wait2[to] wait for; awaitอาหารaa-hǎanอาหารaa-hǎan1food; nourishment2dish; meal3diet; what one eatsทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every day
At the entrance of the alley, a stray dog sits waiting for food every day.
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Yesterday I took a stray dog home to give it a bath.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiอาสาสมัครaa-sǎa-sà-màkจะพาjà-paaหมาจรmǎa-jɔɔnไปbpaiทำหมันtam-mǎnที่tîiคลินิกklí-nìk
Tomorrow volunteers will take the stray dogs to be neutered at the clinic.
หมาจรmǎa-jɔɔnแถวtɛ̌ɛoตลาดdtà-làatคุ้นkúnกับgàpคนขายของkon-kǎai-kɔ̌ɔngเพราะprɔ́มีmiiคนใจดีkon-jai-diiคอยkɔɔiให้hâiอาหารaa-hǎanทุกเช้าtúk-cháao
The stray dogs around the market are familiar with the vendors because kind people feed them every morning.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is หมาจร said หมา-จอน?
mǎa-jɔɔn
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before ม puts this syllable in high 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
mǎa
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
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จรjɔɔnจรjɔɔn1[to] go; depart (literary)2[to] travel; roam (literary)3wandering; itinerant; nonregular[to] go; depart (literary)Part 2
หมาจรmǎa-jɔɔnหมาจรmǎa-jɔɔnstray dogstray dogWord