เจื้อย
jʉ̂ʉaiMeaning
1AdverbB2
continuously; uninterruptedly
continuously, uninterruptedly, or smoothly (usually referring to speaking, singing, or sound)
Examples
นกnókนกnók1bird2[to] get stood up; miss out (slang)ตัวน้อยdtuua-nɔ́ɔiตัวน้อยdtuua-nɔ́ɔi1little; small-bodied2little oneเกาะgɔ̀เกาะgɔ̀1island2[to] cling; [to] hold on3[to] perch4[to] stick; [to] adhere5[to] come close to shore (of a boat)6[to] rely on [sb] for support or advantage (figurative)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)กิ่งไม้gìng-máaiกิ่งไม้gìng-máaitree branchและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ส่งเสียงร้องsòng-sǐiang-rɔ́ɔngส่งเสียงร้องsòng-sǐiang-rɔ́ɔng[to] cry out; call out; make a soundเจื้อยjʉ̂ʉaiเจื้อยjʉ̂ʉaicontinuously; uninterruptedly
The little bird is perched on the branch and singing continuously.
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เธอterเป็นbpenคนkonช่างพูดchâang pôotสามารถsăa-mâatพูดpôotเจื้อยjêuuayไปbpaiได้dâiเรื่อยrêuuaiๆ-โดยdoiไม่mâiเหนื่อยnèuay
She is a talkative person who can speak continuously without getting tired.
เสียงขลุ่ยsĭiang klùiดังdangเจื้อยjêuuayมาจากmaa jàakที่têeไกลglaiๆ-ทำให้tam hâiฉันchănรู้สึกrúu-sèukคิดถึงkít tĕungบ้านเกิดbâan gèrt
The sound of the flute playing smoothly from afar makes me feel nostalgic for my hometown.
อาจารย์aa-jaanบรรยายban-yaaiบทเรียนbòt-riianเจื้อยjʉ̂ʉaiไปbpaiตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔtชั่วโมงchûua-moongจนjonนักเรียนnák-riianแทบจะtɛ̂ɛp-jàหลับlàpกันganหมดmòtในnaiคาบkâapบ่ายbàai
The teacher lectured uninterruptedly for the whole hour until the students almost fell asleep in the afternoon class.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
jʉ̂ʉai
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |