จ่า

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

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.

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.

จ่า • (jàa)

1. (cooking, somewhat archaic) synonym of จวัก (jà-wàk)