ฮู้จัก(hûu jàk)
Meanings
1VerbA2
[to] know [sb]; be acquainted with [sb] (Isan/Lao)
to know or be acquainted with a person; Isan/Lao dialect equivalent of รู้จักรู้จักrúu jàk1[to] know; be acquainted with2[to] recognize; identify3[to] know how; be capable (from familiarity); be prudent with
Examples
ข่อยkòiข่อยkòi1Siamese rough bush2I; me (Isan/Lao; humble/familiar)ฮู้จักhûu jàkฮู้จักhûu jàk1[to] know [sb]; be acquainted with [sb] (Isan/Lao)2[to] be familiar with; recognize (Isan/Lao)อ้ายâaiอ้ายâai1insulting prefix before a noun2you (rude/insulting; dialectal)3older brother (Isan/Lao; also male slightly older)พลponพลpon1troops; manpower2force; power (Skt/Pali root in compounds)3rank prefix (military/police)4people; populace (in compounds)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsคนดีkon deeคนดีkon dee1a good person; a virtuous person2dear; sweetheart (term of address)3a goody-goody; self-righteous person (sarcastic)
I know Phon. He is a good person.
2VerbB1
[to] be familiar with; recognize (Isan/Lao)
to know of, be familiar with, or recognize something or someone; Isan/Lao dialect
Examples
เจ้าjâoเจ้าjâo1lord; master; owner2ruler; prince (royal title)3deity; spirit (title/noun)4prefix: owner/proprietor; honorific title5classifier: owners/deities (set expressions)6you (familiar/regional; archaic/literary)ฮู้จักhûu jàkฮู้จักhûu jàk1[to] know [sb]; be acquainted with [sb] (Isan/Lao)2[to] be familiar with; recognize (Isan/Lao)ทางtaangทางtaang1direction; side2method; means; manner3classifier: roads/routes/ways4side/party (institutional)5by; via; through (means or channel)6way; route; road; pathไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3(aspect) continuation into the future4gone; past (serial verb use)วัดบ้านwát bâanวัดบ้านwát bâanlocal village temple (non-royal)เฮาบ่hao bòเฮาบ่hao bòaren’t we? (Isan/Lao)
Do you know the way to our village's temple?
Word Breakdown
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ฮู้จักhûu jàkฮู้จักhûu jàk[to] know [sb]; be acquainted with [sb] (Isan/Lao)