จ่า

See also: จ้า

Thai

Pronunciation
Orthographic/Phonemicจ่า
t͡ɕ ˋ ā
RomanizationPaiboonjàa
Royal Institutecha
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕaː˨˩/(R)

Etymology 1

Cognate with Lao ຈ່າ (chā), Northern Thai ᨧ᩵ᩣ, Khün ᨧ᩵ᩣ, Lü ᦈᦱᧈ (ṫsaa¹).

Noun

จ่า • (jàa)

  1. (archaic) chief; lord; master.
  2. (historical) rank of an officer in the royal court.
  3. (archaic) chief administrative officer of a court of law.
  4. police or military sergeant.
  5. (zoology) chief animal, such as the wolf that leads a pack of wolves or the elephant that heads a troop of elephants.
Derived terms
  • จ่ากลอง
  • จ่าปี่
  • จ่าฝูง (jàa-fǔung)
  • จ่ามงกุฎ
  • พันจ่า
  • หมู่หรือจ่า

Verb

จ่า • (jàa) (abstract noun การจ่า)

  1. to tell or indicate, especially by or in writing.
  2. (archaic, in certain games) to fine or be fined.
Derived terms

Noun

จ่า • (jàa)

  1. (cooking, somewhat archaic) Synonym of จวัก (jà-wàk)
Derived terms
  • กระจ่า
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