โจรย่อง
joo-yɔ̂ɔngMeaning
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cat burglar
a thief who steals by sneaking quietly, often entering buildings stealthily, especially by climbing
Examples
ตำรวจdtam-rùuatตำรวจdtam-rùuatpolice; police officerจับjàpจับjàp1[to] hold; grasp2[to] touch; feel3[to] catch; seize; capture4[to] arrest5[to] detect; pick up; sense6[to] attack; come on (of fever)7[to] settle on; stick to a surfaceโจรย่องjoo-yɔ̂ɔngโจรย่องjoo-yɔ̂ɔngcat burglarที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerปีนbpiinปีนbpiin[to] climb; scaleเข้าบ้านkâo-bâanเข้าบ้านkâo-bâan[to] enter the house; [to] come into the houseทางtaangทางtaang1way; route; road; path2direction; side3method; means; manner4by; via; through (means or channel)5classifier: roads/routes/ways6in terms of; in the field of7side/party (institutional)ระเบียงrá-biiangระเบียงrá-biiang1balcony; veranda; porch2open corridor / galleryชั้นสองchán-sɔ̌ɔngชั้นสองchán-sɔ̌ɔng1second floor2second-class; lower tier
The police caught a sneaky thief who climbed into a house through the second-floor balcony.
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เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnมีmiiโจรย่องjoo-yɔ̂ɔngแอบɛ̀ɛpปีนbpiinกำแพงgam-pɛɛngแล้วlɛ́ɛoขโมยkà-mooiกระเป๋าgrà-bpǎoในบ้านnai-bâan
Last night a stealthy thief climbed over the wall and stole a bag from the house.
กล้องวงจรปิดglông wong-jon bpìtเผยให้เห็นpŏei hâi hĕnโจรย่องjon yôngค่อยkôiๆ-ไต่dtàiท่อระบายน้ำtôr rá-baai náamขึ้นไปkêun bpaiงัดngátหน้าต่างnâa dtàang
CCTV revealed a sneaking thief slowly climbing a drainpipe to pry open a window.
ชุมชนchum-chonประกาศเตือนbprà-gàat-dtʉʉanให้hâiระวังrá-wangโจรย่องjoo-yɔ̂ɔngที่tîiใช้cháiวิธีwí-tiiปีนbpiinหลังคาlǎng-kaaแล้วlɛ́ɛoลงมาlong-maaขโมยkà-mooiทรัพย์สินsáp-sǐnตอนดึกdtɔɔn-dʉ̀k
The community issued a warning about stealth thieves who climb rooftops and come down to steal property at night.
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 markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ร, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
joo
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid 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
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โจรย่องjoo-yɔ̂ɔngโจรย่องjoo-yɔ̂ɔngcat burglarcat burglarWord