จ้อง

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic		จ้อง t͡ɕ ˆ ɒ ŋ
Phonemic {Unorthographical; Short}		จ็้อง t͡ɕ ˘ ˆ ɒ ŋ
Romanization	Paiboon	jɔ̂ng
	Royal Institute	chong
(standard) IPA(key)		/t͡ɕɔŋ˥˩/(R)

Etymology 1

Cognate with Lao ຈ້ອງ (chǭng), Lü ᦈᦸᧂᧉ (ṫsoang², “umbrella”), Shan ၸွင်ႈ (tsāung, “umbrella”).

Noun

จ้อง • (jɔ̂ng) (classifier คัน)

1. umbrella: canopy against rain, sun, etc.

Etymology 2

Verb

จ้อง • (jɔ̂ng) (abstract noun การจ้อง)

1. to stare; to gaze; to fix one's eyes (on, at, etc); to look fixedly (at, into, etc).
2. (especially for an ill purpose)
   1. to have one's eye on; to watch; to monitor.
   2. to look forward to; to await (the opportunity to do something)
3. to point (a weapon at or towards).

Derived terms

• จดจ้อง
• จ้องดู
• จ้องมอง
• จับจ้อง