จุ

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		จุ t͡ɕ u
Romanization	Paiboon	jù
	Royal Institute	chu
(standard) IPA(key)		/t͡ɕuʔ˨˩/(R)

Etymology 1

Related to บรรจุ (ban-jù) and ประจุ (bprà-jù). Compare Mon စုတ်.

Verb

จุ • (jù) (abstract noun การจุ or ความจุ)

1. to contain; to hold; to have a capacity (for).

Adverb

จุ • (jù) (abstract noun ความจุ)

1. (often used of eating) a lot; much; to a great degree.

   กินจุ

   gin jù

   to eat a lot; to eat a great deal

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

Alternative forms

• จุ๊ (jú)

Interjection

จุ • (jù)

1. used as a command to be silent or quiet: hush, shh, shush, etc.