เรือนจำ
rʉʉan-jamMeaning
1NounA2
prison; jail
a secure facility where people are confined as punishment for crimes or while awaiting trial
Examples
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The police caught the criminal and have already sent him to prison.
เขาkǎoถูกตัดสินtùuk-dtàt-sǐnจำคุกjam-kúkและlɛ́ต้องdtɔ̂ngอยู่ในyùu-naiเรือนจำrʉʉan-jamเป็นเวลาbpen-wee-laaสิบsìpปีbpii
He was sentenced and has to stay in prison for ten years.
เรือนจำrʉʉan-jamเป็นbpenสถานที่sà-tǎan-tîiควบคุมkûuap-kumผู้กระทำความผิดpûu-grà-tam-kwaam-pìtเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiไปbpaiสร้างsâangความเดือดร้อนkwaam-dʉ̀ʉat-rɔ́ɔnแก่gɛ̀ɛสังคมsǎng-kom
A prison is a facility to confine offenders so they cannot cause trouble for society.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is เรือนจำ said เรือน-จัม?
rʉʉan-jam
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -น, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
rʉʉan
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
เรือนrʉʉanเรือนrʉʉan1house; dwelling (traditional/wooden); hull/body (of sth)2classifier: houses; clocks; watches3body; figure (formal/lit.)house; dwelling (traditional/wooden); hull/body (of sth)Part 1
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จำjamจำjam1[to] remember; recall2[to] memorize3[to] recognize4defendant (legal shorthand)[to] remember; recallPart 2
เรือนจำrʉʉan-jamเรือนจำrʉʉan-jamprison; jailprison; jailWord