เจตจำนง

jàyt jam-nong

Meanings

1NounB2

will; intention (formal)

A person’s deliberate intention or will to act; a consciously formed purpose.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoเจตจำนงjàyt jam-nongเจตจำนงjàyt jam-nong1will; intention (formal)2determination; resolve; will (policy/ideological)ชัดเจนchát-jenชัดเจนchát-jen1clear; distinct; obvious2explicit; definite; unambiguous; unequivocalว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)เลิกlêrkเลิกlêrk1[to] stop; cease; quit2[to] break up; separate3[to] cancel; abolish; discontinue4[to] give up; quit (a habit)5[to] end; be over (class/work/event)สูบบุหรี่sòop bù-rèeสูบบุหรี่sòop bù-rèe[to] smoke (cigarettes/tobacco)ภายในpaai naiภายในpaai nai1inside; internal2within (time limit); by3within; inside (place/scope)4inside; indoorsปีนี้bpee néeปีนี้bpee née1this year2this year; during the current year
He has a clear intention to quit smoking within this year.
2NounB2

determination; resolve; will (policy/ideological)

Firm resolve or declared will, often used in formal, legal, or policy contexts.

Examples

แผนพัฒนาpăen pát-tá-naaแผนพัฒนาpăen pát-tá-naa1development plan2official development planจังหวัดjang-wàtจังหวัดjang-wàt1provincial; upcountry (attrib., often before nouns)2provinceสะท้อนsà-tónสะท้อนsà-tón1[to] reflect; bounce back (light/sound/heat)2[to] mirror; reveal; be indicative ofเจตจำนงjàyt jam-nongเจตจำนงjàyt jam-nong1will; intention (formal)2determination; resolve; will (policy/ideological)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsชุมชนchum-chonชุมชนchum-chon1community2community (online/interest-based)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)การอนุรักษ์gaan à-nú-rákการอนุรักษ์gaan à-nú-rák1conservation; preservation2resource/energy conservationป่าbpàaป่าbpàa1forest; woodland2the wild; wilderness3jungle (tropical forest)4wild; uncultivated (of land)
The provincial development plan reflects the community’s resolve to conserve the forest.

Related Words