เจ๊อ้อย
jée-ɔ̂ɔiMeaning
1Proper nounB1
older-sister/ma'am Aoi (colloquial address)
A colloquial way to address or refer to a woman named อ้อยอ้อยɔ̂ɔisugarcane (Aoi) using เจ๊เจ๊jée1older woman (familiar); older sister (Thai‑Chinese usage)2female boss; proprietress, which marks an older female or senior woman, often in informal or marketplace contexts.
Examples
คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)คือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.เจ๊อ้อยjée-ɔ̂ɔiเจ๊อ้อยjée-ɔ̂ɔiolder-sister/ma'am Aoi (colloquial address)
That person is Je Aoi.
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เธอtəəหมายถึงmǎai-tʉ̌ngเจ๊อ้อยjée-ɔ̂ɔiคนไหนkon-nǎiเจ๊อ้อยjée-ɔ̂ɔiที่tîiขายkǎaiผลไม้pǒn-lá-máaiหรือrʉ̌ʉเจ๊อ้อยjée-ɔ̂ɔiที่tîiเปิดbpə̀ətร้านเสริมสวยráan-sə̌əm-sǔuai
Which Je Aoi do you mean? The one who sells fruit or the one who opened the beauty salon?
ฉันchǎnได้ยินdâi-yinมาmaaว่าwâaเจ๊อ้อยjée-ɔ̂ɔiแถวบ้านtɛ̌ɛo-bâanฉันchǎnถูกลอตเตอรี่tùuk-lɔ̂ɔt-dtəə-rîiรางวัลที่หนึ่งraang-wan-tîi-nʉ̀ng
I heard that a 'Je Aoi' near my house won the first prize in the lottery.
Je Aoi, is the green curry sold out for today?
ถ้าtâaอยากyàakกินginข้าวขาหมูkâao kăa mŏoอร่อยๆà-ròi à-ròiต้องdtôngไปbpaiร้านráanเจ๊อ้อยjé ôiที่têeตลาดdtà-làatเท่านั้นtâo nán
If you want to eat delicious stewed pork leg with rice, you must go only to Je Aoi's shop at the market.
ฉันchǎnฝากfàakกุญแจบ้านgun-jɛɛ-bâanไว้wáiที่tîiเจ๊อ้อยjée-ɔ̂ɔiร้านขายของชำráan-kǎai-kɔ̌ɔng-chamนะnáเดี๋ยวdǐiaoตอนเย็นdtɔɔn-yenแวะไปwɛ́-bpaiเอาao
I left the house key with Je Aoi at the grocery store. I'll stop by to pick it up this evening.
ทุกคนtúk-konในnaiซอยsɔɔiนี้níiต่างdtàangก็gɔ̂เคารพkao-rópเจ๊อ้อยjée-ɔ̂ɔiเพราะprɔ́ท่านtânเป็นผู้ใหญ่bpen-pûu-yàiใจดีjai-diiที่tîiคอยkɔɔiช่วยเหลือchûuai-lʉ̌ʉaคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnเสมอsà-mə̌ə
Everyone in this alley respects Je Aoi because she is a kind elder who always helps others.
คำว่าkam-wâaเจ๊อ้อยjée-ɔ̂ɔiเป็นbpenชื่อเล่นchʉ̂ʉ-lênที่tîiคนkonนิยมní-yomใช้cháiเรียกrîiakผู้หญิงpûu-yǐngหลายคนlǎai-konที่tîiชื่อchʉ̂ʉอ้อยɔ̂ɔiจนjonบางทีbaang-tiiก็gɔ̂ไม่รู้mâi-rúuว่าwâaกำลังgam-langพูดถึงpûut-tʉ̌ngคนไหนkon-nǎiกันแน่gan-nɛ̂ɛ
'Je Aoi' is a popular nickname used for many women named Aoi, so much so that sometimes you don't know for sure who is being talked about.
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 tri
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
High tone
jée
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Mid class + Mai tri → High
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
เจ๊jéeเจ๊jée1older woman (familiar); older sister (Thai‑Chinese usage)2female boss; proprietressolder woman (familiar); older sister (Thai‑Chinese usage)Part 1
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เจ๊อ้อยjée-ɔ̂ɔiเจ๊อ้อยjée-ɔ̂ɔiolder-sister/ma'am Aoi (colloquial address)older-sister/ma'am Aoi (colloquial address)Word