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| เจ้า jaoF | ![]() |
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| 1. | เจ้า | jaoF | prince; princess; ruler; esteemed person; lord; master; holy being |
| 2. | เจ้า | jaoF | [2nd person pronoun, nowadays used in a poetic context] thou; thee |
| 3. | เจ้า | jaoF | [3rd person feminine pronoun, nowadays used in a poetic context] her; she |
| 4. | เจ้า | jaoF | [informal 2nd person singular pronoun] you [used by a senior when talking—politely or with tenderness—to a junior] |
| 5. | เจ้า | jaoF | [informal 3rd person gender-neutral singular pronoun, often followed by นี่ or นั่น ] |
| 6. | เจ้า | jaoF | guy; fellow |
| 7. | เจ้า | jaoF | owner; possessor; holder; proprietor |
| 8. | เจ้า | jaoF | a goods supplier; merchant; seller; tradesman; broker; dealer; purveyor; retailer; salesperson; shopkeeper; trader; trafficker; vendor; wholesaler |
| 9. | เจ้า | jaoF | one who is very skilled or well-versed (in) |
| 10. | เจ้า | jaoF | member of the royal family; person of royal lineage |
| 11. | เจ้า | jaoF | a guardian spirit |
| 12. | เจ้า | jaoF | [short for เจ้ามือ ] a card dealer |
| 13. | พระเจ้า | phraH jaoF | a royal person |
| 14. | พระเจ้า | phraH jaoF | God |
| 15. | เจ้า | jaoF | [an honorific suffix used with a highly revered or venerated figure] |
| 16. | เจ้า | jaoF | [titular word a senior places in front of a junior's (subordinate person's) or child's name] |
| 17. | เจ้า | jaoF | [numercial classifier for goods suppliers, merchants, sellers, tradesmen, brokers, (business) dealers, purveyors, retailers, salespersons, shopkeepers, traders, traffickers, vendors, wholesalers] |
| 18. | เจ้า | jaoF | [a word used by a pet owner by placing it in front of his/her pet's name to indicate fondness] |
| 19. | เจ้า | jaoF | [Isaan dialect] [2nd person singular pronoun] you |
| 20. | เจ้า | jaoF | [Northern Dialect] [word added by a female speaker to the end of every statement to convey politeness; equivalent of ค่ะ ] |
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| Phonemic Thai | เจ้า |
| IPA | tɕâw |
| Royal Thai General System | chao |
| alternate spelling | จ้าว | jaaoF | |
1.  [noun] | |||
| definition | prince; princess; ruler; esteemed person; lord; master; holy being | ||
| examples | เจ้าตัวเล็ก![]() ![]() | jaoF dtuaaM lekH | baby |
วันขอบคุณพระเจ้า![]() ![]() | wanM khaawpL khoonM phraH jaoF | the American holiday; Thanksgiving Day | |
เจ้าหน้าที่![]() ![]() | jaoF naaF theeF | staff person; office worker; clerk; government official | |
เจ้าหน้าที่ดับเพลิง![]() ![]() | jaoF naaF theeF dapL phleerngM | firefighter; fireman | |
เจ้าอารมณ์![]() ![]() | jaoF aaM rohmM | [is] moody | |
เจ้าค่ะ![]() ![]() | jaoF khaF | [spoken by a woman to a person of superior status] yes | |
เทพยเจ้า![]() ![]() | thaehpF phaH yaH jaoF | god | |
เจ้าสาว![]() ![]() | jaoF saaoR | bride | |
เจ้าบ่าว![]() ![]() | jaoF baaoL | groom; bridegroom | |
เจ้าแผ่นดิน![]() ![]() | jaoF phaenL dinM | king | |
เจ้าอยู่หัว![]() ![]() | jaoF yuuL huaaR | king | |
เจ้าพนักงาน![]() ![]() | jaoF phaH nakH ngaanM | an official or officer | |
เจ้าหญิง![]() | jaoF yingR | princess | |
เจ้าชาย![]() | jaoF chaaiM | prince | |
ข้าวเจ้า![]() | khaaoF jaoF | [the common variety of] non-glutinous rice in Thailand, Oryza sativa | |
พระเจ้าอยู่หัว![]() | phraH jaoF yuuL huaaR | His Majesty the King | |
เจ้าภาพ![]() | jaoF phaapF | host; hostess | |
ผีเจ้าที่![]() ![]() | pheeR jaoF theeF | spirit of a place or an object | |
พระเยซูเจ้า![]() | phraH yaehM suuM jaoF | the Lord Jesus Christ | |
สมเด็จพระนางเจ้า![]() | sohmR detL phraH naangM jaoF | [royal] the royal title placed in front of Her Majesty the Queen's name | |
พระองค์เจ้า![]() | phraH ohngM jaoF | the king's son born by a lesser concubine | |
ทรงเจ้า![]() | sohngM jaoF | [synonym of เข้าทรง ] to sit in séance | |
ศาลเจ้า ![]() ![]() | saanR jaoF | shrine; spirit house | |
เจ้าเนื้อ![]() | jaoF neuuaH | [sarcastic or rude appelation for a fat person] | |
เจ้าแม่![]() ![]() | jaoF maaeF | Mother Goddess; [sometimes used figuratively for] a powerful woman or gay man who is the chief of a group or circle | |
แม่เจ้าโว้ย!![]() ![]() | maaeF jaoF wooyH | [an interjection used to express great surprise] "Boy!" | |
เจ้าเมือง![]() | jaoF meuuangM | governor; ruler of the city or country | |
เจ้ากรม![]() | jaoF grohmM | military department director; department head | |
จ้าวสาว![]() ![]() | jaaoF saaoR | bride | |
จ้าวบ่าว![]() ![]() | jaaoF baaoL | bridegroom | |
เจ้าอธิการ![]() | jaoF aL thiH gaanM | abbot; abbot; chief monk | |
ข้าวจ้าว![]() | khaaoF jaaoF | [ข้าวเจ้า ] | |
เจ้าท่า![]() | jaoF thaaF | harbormaster | |
เจ้าสำนัก![]() | jaoF samR nakH | head or headmaster of the institution | |
เจ้าบ้าน![]() ![]() | jaoF baanF | host; owner of the house; householder | |
เจ้าคุณ![]() ![]() | jaoF khoonM | [title or 2nd or 3rd person pronoun for a พระยา] Sir | |
เจ้าปลาหมึก![]() | jaoF bplaaM meukL | [colloquial] squid | |
พระเจ้าแผ่นดิน![]() | phraH jaoF phaenL dinM | king; monarch; sovereign; His Majesty | |
เจ้าคารม![]() | jaoF khaaM rohmM | eloquent statesman | |
เจ้าคารม![]() | jaoF khaaM rohmM | [is] an eloquent speaker | |
เจ้าหน้าเจ้าตา![]() | jaoF naaF jaoF dtaaM | agent; spokesperson; representative | |
เจ้ากี้เจ้าการ![]() | jaoF geeF jaoF gaanM | busybody; officious person; meddler | |
เจ้าหน้าที่![]() | jaoF naaF theeF | an officer; cop; policeman | |
เจ้าอาวาส![]() | jaoF aaM waatF | abbot of a Buddhist temple; head of a monastery | |
เข้าเจ้าเข้านาย![]() | khaoF jaoF khaoF naaiM | to play up to people of power and influence; put oneself under the patronage of big wig; communicate with noble people | |
นางเจ้า![]() | naangM jaoF | [honorific] Queen; Princess | |
เจ้าจอม![]() | jaoF jaawmM | king's concubine; a minor wife of the king | |
ข้าพระพุทธเจ้า![]() | khaaF phraH phootH thaH jaoF | [a first person pronoun] I; me [highly formal] | |
เจ้ายิ่งกว่าเจ้า![]() | jaoF yingF gwaaL jaoF | ultra-royalist | |
เจ้าคณะ![]() | jaoF khaH naH | dean of monks (at a geographic level) | |
เจ้าแห่งจักรวาล![]() | jaoF haengL jakL graL waanM | Masters of the Universe | |
| sample sentences | |||
พระมหากษัตริย์ในระบอบสมบูรณาญาสิทธิราชย์ทรงเป็นเจ้าชีวิต มีสิทธิเหนือไพร่ฟ้าข้าแผ่นดิน ![]() phraH maH haaR gaL satL naiM raH baawpL sohmR buuM raH naaM yaaM sitL thiH raatF sohngM bpenM jaoF cheeM witH meeM sitL thiH neuuaR phraiF faaH khaaF phaenL dinM "The king during the period of absolute monarchy had power and rights greater than those of the commoners." | |||
เจ้าอนุวงศ์เป็นกษัตริย์ลาวที่มีความใกล้ชิดกับราชสำนักไทยในสมัยรัตนโกสินทร์มาก ๆ ![]() jaoF aL nooH wohngM bpenM gaL satL laaoM theeF meeM khwaamM glaiF chitH gapL raatF chaH samR nakH thaiM naiM saL maiR ratH dtaL naH go:hM sinR maakF maakF "King Anuwong was a Lao monarch who maintained very close ties with the Thai royal court during the Rathanakosin period." | |||
| as a prefix | เจ้าเงาะ | jaoF ngawH | [name of a character in Thai literature] |
| เจ้านาย | jaoF naaiM | the boss | |
| เจ้านาย | jaoF naaiM | royalty | |
| เจ้าฟ้า | jaoF faaH | prince or princess, the child of the king and queen | |
| 2.  [pronoun, poetic] | |||
| definition | [2nd person pronoun, nowadays used in a poetic context] thou; thee | ||
| sample sentences | |||
| 3.  [pronoun, poetic, archaic] | |||
| definition | [3rd person feminine pronoun, nowadays used in a poetic context] her; she | ||
| example | เจ้าหล่อน![]() | jaoF laawnL | she; her |
| 4.  [pronoun] | |||
| definition | [informal 2nd person singular pronoun] you [used by a senior when talking—politely or with tenderness—to a junior] | ||
| sample sentence | |||
| 5.  [pronoun] | |||
| definition | [informal 3rd person gender-neutral singular pronoun, often followed by นี่ or นั่น ] | ||
| 6.  | |||
| definition | guy; fellow | ||
| examples | เจ้าชู้![]() | jaoF chuuH | playboy; Don Juan; philanderer |
เจ้าตัวร้าย![]() | jaoF dtuaaM raaiH | villain | |
เจ้าเล่ห์![]() | jaoF lehF | cunning person; trickster | |
เจ้าเล่ห์![]() | jaoF lehF | [is] tricky; cunning; sly; wily | |
เจ้าชู้![]() | jaoF chuuH | to flirt; have relationships with many women | |
| 7.  [noun] | |||
| definition | owner; possessor; holder; proprietor | ||
| examples | เจ้าของ![]() ![]() | jaoF khaawngR | owner; proprietor |
เจ้าหนี้![]() ![]() | jaoF neeF | creditor | |
เจ้าโลก![]() | jaoF lo:hkF | [idiom for] a man's penis | |
เจ้าโลก![]() | jaoF lo:hkF | hegemony; hegemonic power | |
เจ้าทรัพย์![]() | jaoF sapH | proprietor; owner; property owner | |
เจ้าทุกข์![]() | jaoF thookH | [legal] complainant; victim; sufferer; plaintiff | |
เจ้าถิ่น![]() | jaoF thinL | [sports] home team | |
เจ้าถิ่น![]() | jaoF thinL | gangster boss of an area | |
เจ้าสังกัด![]() | jaoF sangR gatL | [person] in charge | |
เจ้าทุกข์![]() ![]() | jaoF thookH | [is] depressed | |
เจ้าตัว![]() | jaoF dtuaaM | oneself; his- herself | |
| sample sentence | |||
| 8.  [noun] | |||
| definition | a goods supplier; merchant; seller; tradesman; broker; dealer; purveyor; retailer; salesperson; shopkeeper; trader; trafficker; vendor; wholesaler | ||
| 9.  [noun] | |||
| definition | one who is very skilled or well-versed (in) | ||
| examples | เจ้าบทเจ้ากลอน![]() | jaoF bohtL jaoF glaawnM | poetically-minded person |
เจ้าทิฐิ![]() | jaoF thitH thiL | an opinionated person | |
| 10.  [noun] | |||
| definition | member of the royal family; person of royal lineage | ||
| notes | In some contexts, such as เจ้ากรุงจีน , เจ้า refers to a king, emperor or monarch | ||
| examples | เจ้ากรุงจีน![]() | jaoF groongM jeenM | the Chinese Emperor |
หม่อมเจ้า![]() | maawmL jaoF | a child of a พระองค์เจ้า (Pra Ong Jao), the king's grand-child; Serene Highness; Mom Jao | |
เป็นเจ้ายิ่งกว่าเจ้า![]() | bpenM jaoF yingF gwaaL jaoF | [is] an ultra-royalist | |
| 11.  [noun] | |||
| definition | a guardian spirit | ||
| examples | เจ้าพ่อ![]() | jaoF phaawF | a god or spirit; godfather; very influential person; mogul |
เจ้าที่![]() | jaoF theeF | animistic spirit of earthly places; guardian spirit, tutelary spirit, joss of an establishment | |
เข้าเจ้า![]() | khaoF jaoF | [is] in communion with a spirit; to perform a ceremony to call spirit to dwell in the body | |
| 12.  [noun] | |||
| definition | [short for เจ้ามือ ] a card dealer | ||
| example | เจ้ามือ![]() | jaoF meuuM | card dealer; banker in gambling |
| 13. พระเจ้า phraH jaoF [noun] | |||
| definition | a royal person | ||
| examples | พระเจ้าวรวงศ์เธอ![]() | phraH jaoF waawM raH wohngM thuuhrM | His Royal Highness Prince or Her Royal Highness Princess |
พระเจ้าลูกเธอ![]() | phraH jaoF luukF thuuhrM | [prefix for the name of the king's daughter] | |
พระเจ้าลูกยาเธอ![]() | phraH jaoF luukF yaaM thuuhrM | [prefix for the name of the king's son] | |
| as a prefix | สมเด็จพระเจ้าตากสิน | sohmR detL phraH jaoF dtaakL sinR | King Taksin [see สมเด็จพระเจ้าตากสินมหาราช ] |
| 14. พระเจ้า phraH jaoF [proper noun] | |||
| definition | God | ||
| sample sentences | |||
การที่มนุษย์ต้องผิดหวังบ่อย ๆ อาจจะทำใครเหล่านั้นหยาบหยามพระเจ้าได้ ![]() gaanM theeF maH nootH dtawngF phitL wangR baawyL baawyL aatL jaL thamM khraiM laoL nanH yaapL yaamR phraH jaoF daiF "Because men are often disappointed, they tend to blame their deities." [Frequent disappointment causes men to blame the deity] | |||
| 15.  [adjective] | |||
| definition | [an honorific suffix used with a highly revered or venerated figure] | ||
| examples | พระพุทธเจ้า![]() ![]() | phraH phootH thaH jaoF | [short colloquial term] the Lord Buddha |
เทพเจ้า![]() | thaehpF phaH jaoF | a god; the God | |
เจ้าปู่![]() | jaoF bpuuL | venerated old man | |
สมณเจ้า![]() | saL maH naH jaoF | Buddhist monk | |
| 16.  | |||
| definition | [titular word a senior places in front of a junior's (subordinate person's) or child's name] | ||
| example | เจ้าข้า![]() | jaoF khaaF | [calling over a subordinate person, such as a waiter or servant] "Sir!" — "Madam!" |
| 17.  [classifier] | |||
| definition | [numercial classifier for goods suppliers, merchants, sellers, tradesmen, brokers, (business) dealers, purveyors, retailers, salespersons, shopkeepers, traders, traffickers, vendors, wholesalers] | ||
| sample sentence | |||
| 18.  | |||
| definition | [a word used by a pet owner by placing it in front of his/her pet's name to indicate fondness] | ||
| related word | ไอ้ | aiF | [a (non-derogatory) word used by a pet owner by placing it in front of his/her pet's name to indicate fondness] |
| example | เจ้าหนู![]() | jaoF nuuR | a boy's penis |
| 19.  [pronoun] | |||
| definition | [Isaan dialect] [2nd person singular pronoun] you | ||
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| sample sentences | |||
| 20.  [interjection] | |||
| definition | [Northern Dialect] [word added by a female speaker to the end of every statement to convey politeness; equivalent of ค่ะ ] | ||
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