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จ่อ jaawL | ![]() |
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1. | to touch; to place against; to bring into contact; to be almost touching |
2. | to; against; toward |
3. | [a type of] wicker craft |
Royal Institute - 1982 | ||||||||||
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pronunciation guide | |
Phonemic Thai | จ่อ |
IPA | tɕɔ̀ː |
Royal Thai General System | cho |
1.  [verb, transitive, intransitive, colloquial] | |||
definition | to touch; to place against; to bring into contact; to be almost touching | ||
categories | |||
examples | จดจ่อ![]() ![]() | johtL jaawL | to concentrate; to contemplate; to focus |
ใจจดใจจ่อ![]() ![]() | jaiM johtL jaiM jaawL | [is] mindful (of); engrossed (in); focused (on); attentive (to) | |
จ่อคอหอย![]() | jaawL khaawM haawyR | to force something down somebody's throat | |
sample sentences | |||
ชายวัย ๓๔ เครียดหนี้สิน หนีปัญหาด้วยการคว้าปืน จ่อขมับดับคารถ ![]() chaaiM waiM saamR sipL seeL khriiatF neeF sinR neeR bpanM haaR duayF gaanM khwaaH bpeuunM jaawL khaL mapL dapL khaaM rohtH "A 34 year-old man, despondent over his debts, solved his problems by grabbing a gun, pointing it at his temple, and shooting himself. He died right there, sitting in his car." | |||
ไม่เพียงแต่การโจมตีจะไม่ได้ผลอย่างที่เคยเป็น การยัดคดีและใช้กำลังที่ถึงขั้นเอาปืนจ่อหัวก็ไม่มีผลหยุดการต่อต้านรัฐบาลด้วย ![]() maiF phiiangM dtaaeL gaanM jo:hmM dteeM jaL maiF daiF phohnR yaangL theeF kheeuyM bpenM gaanM yatH khaH deeM laeH chaiH gamM langM theeF theungR khanF aoM bpeuunM jaawL huaaR gaawF maiF meeM phohnR yootL gaanM dtaawL dtaanF ratH thaL baanM duayF "It’s not just that violence is not as effective as it was before, [but] hurling unfounded accusations and using force—even to the extent of putting guns to the heads [of protesters]—do not result in an end to opposition against the government." | |||
2.  [preposition, colloquial] | |||
definition | to; against; toward | ||
example | จ่อคิว![]() | jaawL khiuM | to wait on line; to queue up |
3.  [noun] | |||
definition | [a type of] wicker craft | ||