เจ้าจอม
jâao-jɔɔmMeaning
1NounC1
royal consort (non-royal birth)
a historical title for a royal consort or concubine of a Thai king, who was typically a commoner by birth.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)พิพิธภัณฑ์pí-pít-tá-panพิพิธภัณฑ์pí-pít-tá-panmuseumมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoรูปถ่ายrûup-tàaiรูปถ่ายrûup-tàaiphotograph; photoเก่าgàoเก่าgào1old; not new2former; previous3old-fashioned; outdatedของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเจ้าจอมjâao-jɔɔmเจ้าจอมjâao-jɔɔmroyal consort (non-royal birth)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สมัยsà-mǎiสมัยsà-mǎi1period; era; age2term; tenure3during; in the time ofรัชกาลrát-chá-gaanรัชกาลrát-chá-gaanreign (of a monarch); specific numbered reignที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal marker๕hâa
In the museum, there are old photographs of royal consorts from the reign of King Rama V.
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ละครประวัติศาสตร์lá-kon bprà-wàt-dtì-sàatเรื่องrêuuangนี้néeเล่าถึงlâo tĕungชีวิตchee-wítของkŏngหญิงสาวyĭng săaoสามัญชนsăa-man-chonที่têeถวายตัวtà-wăai dtuuaเป็นเจ้าbpen jâoจอมjomในวังหลวงnai wang lŭuang
This historical drama tells the life of a commoner girl who became a royal consort in the grand palace.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàไม่ได้mâi-dâaiเป็นbpenพระมเหสีprá-má-hěe-sǐiแต่dtɛ̀ɛเจ้าจอมjâao-jɔɔmบางbaangท่านtânก็gɔ̂มีอิทธิพลmii-ìt-tí-ponอย่างสูงyàang-sǔungในnaiราชสำนักrâat-chá-sǎm-nákฝ่ายในfàai-nai
Although not holding the rank of a queen, some royal consorts (Chao Chom) wielded significant influence within the inner court.
สถานะsà-tăa-náของkŏngเจ้าจอมjâo jomจะjàถูกtòokยกขึ้นyók kêunเป็นเจ้าbpen jâoจอมมารjom maanดาdaaเมื่อmêuuaมีmeeพระราชโอรสprá-râat-chá-oh-rótหรือrĕuพระราชธิดาprá-râat-chá-tí-daaกับgàpพระมหากษัตริย์prá-má-hăa-gà-sàt
The status of a Chao Chom would be elevated to Chao Chom Manda upon giving birth to a royal son or daughter with the king.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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
jâao
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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จอมjɔɔmจอมjɔɔm1summit; extreme top2chief; leader; supreme commander (contextual)3intensive prefix meaning "arch-/supreme-"summit; extreme topPart 2
เจ้าจอมjâao-jɔɔmเจ้าจอมjâao-jɔɔmroyal consort (non-royal birth)royal consort (non-royal birth)Word