แจ้
jɛ̂ɛMeanings
1AdjectiveB2
bantam; short-legged (of chickens)
Describing a small, short-legged variety of chicken, as in ไก่แจ้ (bantam chicken).
Examples
คุณตาkun-dtaaคุณตาkun-dtaa1grandfather (maternal)2elderly man (polite address)เลี้ยงlíiangเลี้ยงlíiang1[to] raise; bring up2[to] keep (as a pet); rear3[to] feed4[to] support; maintain5[to] host; treatไก่gàiไก่gài1chicken (animal)2chicken (meat)3easy mark; inexperienced person (slang)แจ้jɛ̂ɛแจ้jɛ̂ɛ1bantam; short-legged (of chickens)2bright; vivid; intense (literary)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)หลังบ้านlǎng-bâanหลังบ้านlǎng-bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3wife (figurative)หลายlǎaiหลายlǎaimany; severalตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureแต่ละตัวdtɛ̀ɛ-lá-dtuuaแต่ละตัวdtɛ̀ɛ-lá-dtuuaeach one (for animals, etc.)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoขาkǎaขาkǎa1leg (body part)2leg/foot (of furniture or object)3polite calling or answering particle (female speech)4classifier: legs (of animals/objects)5enthusiast; regular; participantสั้นsânสั้นsân1short (length)2short (time; brief)3conciseและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ขนkǒnขนkǒn1hair; fur (body hair of people/animals)2[to] transport; haul; carry (goods)สีsǐiสีsǐi1color2paint3[to] rub; scrub; polishสวยsǔuaiสวยsǔuai1beautiful; pretty2nicely done; fine3beautifully; nicely; neatly
Grandpa keeps several bantam chickens behind the house, each with short legs and beautiful feathers.
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ไก่gàiแจ้jɛ̂ɛตัวdtuuaนี้níiตัวdtuuaเล็กกว่าlék-gwàaไก่gàiตัวdtuuaอื่นʉ̀ʉnแต่dtɛ̀ɛขันkǎnเสียงดังsǐiang-dangทุกเช้าtúk-cháao
This bantam rooster is smaller than the other chickens, but it crows loudly every morning.
แม้mɛ́ɛไก่gàiแจ้jɛ̂ɛจะมีjà-miiขนาดเล็กkà-nàat-lékและlɛ́ใช้cháiพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiเลี้ยงlíiangไม่มากmâi-mâakผู้เลี้ยงpûu-líiangก็gɔ̂ควรkuuanจัดjàtบริเวณbɔɔ-rí-weenให้hâiมันmanเดินdəənคุ้ยเขี่ยkúi-kìiaได้dâaiตามธรรมชาติdtaam-tam-má-châat
Although bantam chickens are small and do not require much space, their keepers should still provide an area where they can walk and scratch naturally.
กรรมgamการประกวดgaan-bprà-gùuatไก่gàiแจ้jɛ̂ɛไม่ได้mâi-dâaiพิจารณาpí-jaa-rá-naaเพียงpiiangสีsǐiขนkǒnที่สวยงามtîi-sǔuai-ngaamแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangดูduuสัดส่วนsàt-sùuanลำตัวlam-dtuuaความkwaamสั้นsânของkɔ̌ɔngขาkǎaและlɛ́ลักษณะlák-sà-nàหางhǎangประกอบกันbprà-gɔ̀ɔp-ganด้วยdûuai
Judges at bantam chicken shows consider not only beautiful plumage but also body proportions, shortness of the legs, and tail characteristics.
2Adjective
bright; vivid; intense (literary)
strong or intense in color or brightness, especially of red coloring or sunlight (literary)
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentแดดdɛ̀ɛtแดดdɛ̀ɛtsunlight; sunshineแจ้jɛ̂ɛแจ้jɛ̂ɛ1bantam; short-legged (of chickens)2bright; vivid; intense (literary)ตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛfrom; since (starting point)เช้าcháoเช้าcháo1morning2morning; early-morning3in the morning
The sun has been blazing since this morning.
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The hibiscus flowers by the fence are such a vivid red that they can be seen from far away.
By noon, the sunshine was so intense that everyone had to seek shade.
ท่ามกลางtâam-glaangหมอกmɔ̀ɔkสีเทาsǐi-taoที่tîiปกคลุมbpòk-klumหุบเขาhùp-kǎoดวงอาทิตย์duuang-aa-títแดงdɛɛngแจ้jɛ̂ɛค่อยkɔ̂iโผล่พ้นplòo-pónแนวเขาnɛɛo-kǎo
Amid the gray mist blanketing the valley, the brilliant red sun slowly emerged above the mountain ridge.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
jɛ̂ɛ
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
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 | — | — |