จน

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See also: จิ้น and จีน

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicจน
t͡ɕ n
RomanizationPaiboonjon
Royal Institutechon
(standard) IPA(key)/t͡ɕon˧/(R)
Homophones

Etymology 1

Cognate with Northern Thai ᨧᩫ᩠ᨶ, Lao ຈົນ (chon).

Adjective

จน (jon) (abstract noun ความจน)

  1. poor, not rich.
    Synonyms: ยาก (yâak), ยากจน (yâak-jon), ยากไร้, อัตคัด
    Antonym: รวย (ruai)

Verb

จน (jon) (abstract noun การจน)

  1. to lose, be defeated.
  2. to be stuck, up against it.
Synonyms
to lose
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Cognate with Northern Thai ᨧᩫ᩠ᨶ, Lao ຈົນ (chon).

Conjunction

จน (jon)

  1. until; till.
Synonyms