เจ๋อ
jə̌əMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] meddle; [to] intrude
to meddle, intrude, or show up uninvited; to stick one's nose into other people's business
Examples
ผู้ใหญ่pôo yàiผู้ใหญ่pôo yài1adult; grown-up2elder; respected senior3adult (modifier)4authority; person in charge5senior; high-ranking (modifier)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesคุยkuiคุยkui1[to] chat; talk2[to] discuss; talk over3[to] brag; boast4[to] talk to [sb] romantically; get to know a potential partner (colloq.)ธุระtú-ráธุระtú-ráerrand; business; matter to attend toกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainเด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)ไม่ต้องmâi dtôngไม่ต้องmâi dtông1don't have to; no need to2no need to; don't have to; don't3don't; no needมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerเจ๋อjĕrเจ๋อjĕr[to] meddle; [to] intrude
Adults are discussing business; kids don't need to meddle.
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เขาkǎoชอบchɔ̂ɔpเจ๋อjə̌əเข้าไปยุ่งkâo-bpai-yûngกับgàpเรื่องส่วนตัวrʉ̂ʉang-sùuan-dtuuaของkɔ̌ɔngคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnตลอดเวลาdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-wee-laa
He always likes to meddle in other people's personal matters.
เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiเป็นbpenปัญหาbpan-hǎaภายในpaai-naiครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruuaของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoคนนอกkon-nɔ̂ɔkไม่ควรmâi-kuuanจะjàมาmaaเจ๋อjə̌ə
This is our internal family problem; outsiders shouldn't stick their noses into it.
ฉันchǎnไม่ได้mâi-dâaiเชิญchəənเขาkǎoมาmaaงานปาร์ตี้ngaan-bpaa-dtîiแต่dtɛ̀ɛเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ยังyangอุตส่าห์ùt-sàaเจ๋อjə̌əมาmaaจนได้jon-dâai
I didn't invite him to the party, but he still had the nerve to show up uninvited.
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
jə̌ə
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 | — | — |