เจ้าหนี้(jâo nêe)

Meanings

1NounB1

creditor

a person or entity to whom money is owed

Examples

เดือนนี้deuuan néeเดือนนี้deuuan née1this month (current month)2this month; during this monthผมpŏmผมpŏm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightจ่ายเงินjàai ngernจ่ายเงินjàai ngern1[to] pay2[to] disburse; pay outให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitเจ้าหนี้jâo nêeเจ้าหนี้jâo nêe1creditor2secured creditor3unsecured creditorตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2[to] comply with; abide by; obey3according to; in accordance with4along; along (a path); following (direction)5after; behind; in pursuit of6as; in the capacity of (ตามที่/ตามฐานะ)กำหนดgam-nòtกำหนดgam-nòt1[to] set; fix; determine2[to] schedule; assign3specification; stipulation4deadline; due date
This month I have to pay the creditor on schedule.
2NounB2

secured creditor

a creditor that has a security interest in the debtor’s property

Examples

ธนาคารtá-naa-kaanธนาคารtá-naa-kaan1bank (financial institution)2bank (of something, specialized)เป็นเจ้าbpen jâoเป็นเจ้าbpen jâo[to] be possessed [by a spirit]หนี้nêeหนี้nêedebt; liabilityที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoหลักประกันlàk bprà-ganหลักประกันlàk bprà-gan1collateral; security2guarantee; safeguard; assuranceเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingจดจำนองjòt jam-nongจดจำนองjòt jam-nong1[to] register a mortgage; [to] mortgage [property]2mortgage registration (act)บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: houses/buildings (residences)ของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsลูกหนี้lôok nêeลูกหนี้lôok nêe1debtor2accounts receivable (collective); debtor accountไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)3so that; in order to4for later; in reserve5[to] leave (something) as is6[to] set aside; reserve
The bank is a secured creditor because it has registered a mortgage on the debtor’s house.
3NounB2

unsecured creditor

a creditor without collateral backing the debt

Examples

ถ้าtâaถ้าtâa1if; in case2if only; provided that (conditional emphasis)เป็นเจ้าbpen jâoเป็นเจ้าbpen jâo[to] be possessed [by a spirit]หนี้nêeหนี้nêedebt; liabilityที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotไม่มีmâi meeไม่มีmâi mee1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockหลักประกันlàk bprà-ganหลักประกันlàk bprà-gan1collateral; security2guarantee; safeguard; assuranceเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillอาจàatอาจàat1may; might (possibility)2possibly; perhaps3able; capable (literary/formal)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedเงินngernเงินngern1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)ช้าcháaช้าcháa1slow2slowly3late; delayed4[to] be slow; be lateหรือไม่rĕu mâiหรือไม่rĕu mâi1or not? (question particle)2whether (or not)ได้คืนdâi keunได้คืนdâi keun[to] get [sth] back; [to] receive [sth] backเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
If you are an unsecured creditor, you might get paid late or not at all.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

เจ้าjâoเจ้าjâo1lord; master; owner2ruler; prince (royal title)3deity; spirit (title/noun)4prefix: owner/proprietor; honorific title5classifier: owners/deities (set expressions)6you (familiar/regional; archaic/literary)Part 1
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หนี้nêeหนี้nêedebt; liabilityPart 2
เจ้าหนี้jâo nêeเจ้าหนี้jâo nêecreditor