เจ้าใหญ่(jâo yài)

Meanings

1NounB2

major player; big shot; dominant force

A person, company, or entity that holds significant power, influence, or a large market share in a particular field or industry.

Examples

ร้านค้าráan káaร้านค้าráan káa1shop; store2storefront (on a platform); shop accountเล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a littleแข่งขันkàeng kǎnแข่งขันkàeng kǎn1[to] compete; contest2[to] hold a competition; stage a contestกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)เจ้าใหญ่jâo yàiเจ้าใหญ่jâo yài1major player; big shot; dominant force2major; leading; dominantในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1popular; mainstream (colloq.)2market; marketplace3market (economic demand/sector)ได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedยากyâakยากyâak1unlikely; hardly2poor; impoverished (dated/formal)3difficult; hard
It's difficult for small shops to compete with the big players in the market.
2AdjectiveB2

major; leading; dominant

Describes a person or organization as being the main or most powerful one in a group or market.

Examples

บริษัทbò-rí-sàtบริษัทbò-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ถือว่าtĕuu wâaถือว่าtĕuu wâa1[to] consider; regard; deem2[to] be considered; count as; be deemed3it's fair to say; arguably4fairly; ratherเป็นเจ้าbpen jâoเป็นเจ้าbpen jâo[to] be possessed [by a spirit]ใหญ่yàiใหญ่yài1big; large2major; important3elder; senior4generous; magnanimous (figurative)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ตลาดdtà-làatตลาดdtà-làat1popular; mainstream (colloq.)2market; marketplace3market (economic demand/sector)เครื่องดื่มชูกำลังkrêuuang dèum choo gam-langเครื่องดื่มชูกำลังkrêuuang dèum choo gam-langEnergy drinkของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsประเทศbprà-tâetประเทศbprà-tâetcountry; nation; state
This company is considered the main player in the country's energy drink market.

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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ใหญ่yàiใหญ่yài1big; large2major; important3elder; senior4generous; magnanimous (figurative)Part 2
เจ้าใหญ่jâo yàiเจ้าใหญ่jâo yàimajor player; big shot; dominant force