เจ๋ง
jěngMeaning
1AdjectiveA2
cool; awesome; great
very good or impressive in an informal, slangy way
Examples
หนังnǎngหนังnǎng1skin; hide2leather3movie; filmเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เจ๋งjěngเจ๋งjěngcool; awesome; greatมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)เลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
This movie is really cool; I like it.
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เพลงpleengใหม่màiของkɔ̌ɔngวงwongนั้นnánเจ๋งjěngกว่าที่gwàa-tîiคาดไว้kâat-wáiฟังfangแล้วlɛ́ɛoติดหูdtìt-hǔu
The band's new song is cooler than expected; it's catchy.
He finished the project very quickly, and the idea looks awesome too.
กลยุทธ์การตลาดgon-lá-yút-gaan-dtà-làatที่tîiทีมtiimเสนอsà-nə̌əมาmaaเจ๋งjěngดีนะdii-náน่าจะnâa-jàดึงdʉngลูกค้าlûuk-káaใหม่màiได้dâaiเยอะyə́
The marketing strategy the team proposed is pretty cool; it should attract many new customers.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai chattawa
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Rising tone
jěng
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
Mid class + Mai chattawa → Rising
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 | — | — |