อับจน
àp-jonMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
destitute; impoverished
extremely poor and lacking the means to provide for oneself
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเคยkəəiเคยkəəi1ever; before (past experience)2used to (past habit or state)3shrimp paste (Southern Thai)มีชีวิตmii-chii-wítมีชีวิตmii-chii-wít1[to] be alive; live2alive; livingที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerยากไร้yâak-ráiยากไร้yâak-ráidestitute; impoverishedและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)อับจนàp-jonอับจนàp-jon1destitute; impoverished2at a loss; cornered; desperateมาก่อนmaa-gɔ̀ɔnมาก่อนmaa-gɔ̀ɔn1[to] come first; arrive earlier; precede2earlier; previously; beforehand
He used to have a poor and destitute life in the past.
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มูลนิธิmoon-lá-ní-tíนี้néeตั้งขึ้นdtâng kûenมาmaaเพื่อpêuuaช่วยเหลือchûuai-lĕuuaคนkonอับจนàp jonในnaiสังคมsăng-kom
This foundation was established to help destitute people in society.
วิกฤตเศรษฐกิจwí-grìt-sèet-tà-gìtครั้งนี้kráng-níiทำให้tam-hâiหลายlǎaiครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaต้องdtɔ̂ngตกอยู่dtòk-yùuในnaiสภาพsà-pâapอับจนàp-jon
This economic crisis caused many families to fall into a state of destitution.
แม้ว่าmɛ́ɛ-wâaเขาkǎoจะjàเกิดมาgə̀ət-maaในnaiครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaที่tîiอับจนàp-jonเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ไม่เคยmâi-kəəiคิดkítจะjàลักขโมยlák-kà-mooiของkɔ̌ɔngใครkrai
Even though he was born into a destitute family, he never thought of stealing from anyone.
2AdjectiveB2
at a loss; cornered; desperate
having no way out or lacking options in a difficult situation; at one's wit's end
Examples
พอเจอpo jerพอเจอpo jeras soon as [sb] meets/encountersปัญหาbpan-hăaปัญหาbpan-hăa1problem; issue2question (for discussion)นี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เข้าไปkâo bpaiเข้าไปkâo bpai1[to] go in; enter (away from the speaker)2directional complement: into; in (away from speaker)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerรู้สึกrúu-sèukรู้สึกrúu-sèuk1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)อับจนàp jonอับจนàp jon1destitute; impoverished2at a loss; cornered; desperateหนทางhŏn taangหนทางhŏn taang1way; route; path (literal)2means; method; way (figurative)จริงๆjing jingจริงๆjing jing1really; truly; actually; indeed2really?!; seriously?!
Facing this problem, I truly feel like I have no way out.
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เขาkǎoอับàpจนปัญญาjon-bpan-yaaไม่รู้mâi-rúuจะjàอธิบายà-tí-baaiให้hâiเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเข้าใจkâo-jaiได้อย่างไรdâai-yàang-rai
He is at his wit's end, not knowing how to explain it so his friend would understand.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàตกอยู่dtòk-yùuในnaiสถานการณ์sà-tǎa-ná-gaanที่tîiอับจนàp-jonหนทางhǒn-taangเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยังyangพยายามpá-yaa-yaamตั้งสติdtâng-sà-dtìเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหาhǎaทางออกtaang-ɔ̀ɔk
Even when falling into a situation with no way out, he still tries to keep his composure to find a solution.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtเกิดgə̀ətวิกฤตwí-grìtทางการเงินtaang-gaan-ngənผู้บริหารpûu-bɔɔ-rí-hǎanหลายคนlǎai-konถึงกับtʉ̌ng-gàpอับàpจนปัญญาjon-bpan-yaaที่จะtîi-jàหาhǎaแหล่งเงินทุนlɛ̀ng-ngən-tunมาmaaหมุนเวียนmǔn-wiian
When the company faced a financial crisis, many executives were completely at their wit's end to find funding sources for cash flow.
Tones
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
àp
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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
อับàpอับàp1stuffy; poorly ventilated2musty; stale3short of; at a loss forstuffy; poorly ventilatedPart 1
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อับจนàp-jonอับจนàp-jondestitute; impoverisheddestitute; impoverishedWord