ขย่อน
kà-yɔ̀ɔnMeaning
1VerbC1
[to] rock; [to] roll slightly
To move gently from side to side, especially of a boat.
Examples
เรือrʉʉaเรือrʉʉa1boat; ship; vessel2rook (chess, makruk)ลำเล็กlam-lékลำเล็กlam-léksmall stem; small boat or aircraftขย่อนkà-yɔ̀ɔnขย่อนkà-yɔ̀ɔn[to] rock; [to] roll slightlyไปมาbpai-maaไปมาbpai-maa1[to] go back and forth; frequent2back and forth; to and froตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2according to; in accordance with3after; behind; in pursuit of4[to] comply with; abide by; obey5along; along (a path); following (direction)6[to] send for; fetch [sb]7[to] light; kindle (literary)แรงrɛɛngแรงrɛɛng1strong; intense; severe2force; strength; power3hard; strongly (adverbial use)4very; extremely (Southern Thai)5expensive; steep (informal)คลื่นklʉ̂ʉnคลื่นklʉ̂ʉn1wave (water/sea)2wave (physics; signal/EM)3surge; influx4broadcast frequency; radio bandในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)แม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamแม่น้ำmɛ̂ɛ-náamriver
The small boat moved gently from side to side along with the force of the waves in the river.
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เมื่อmêuuaมีmeeเรือยนต์reuua yonแล่นผ่านlâen pàanไกลๆglai glaiเรือพายreuua paaiของเราkŏng raoก็gâwขย่อนkà-yònไปมาbpai maaตามdtaamระลอกคลื่นrá-lôk klêun
When a motorboat passed by in the distance, our rowboat bobbed gently to the ripples.
แม้máeกระแสน้ำgrà-săe náamจะjàสงบsà-ngòpแต่dtàeเรือreuuaที่จอดtêe jòtทอดสมอtôt sà-mŏrอยู่yòoก็gâwยังคงyang kongขย่อนkà-yònไปมาbpai maaเบาๆbao baoตามdtaamแรงลมraeng lom
Even though the current was calm, the anchored boat still bobbed gently back and forth with the wind.
ภาพpâapของkɔ̌ɔngเรือประมงrʉʉa-bprà-mongที่tîiขย่อนkà-yɔ̀ɔnไปตามbpai-dtaamจังหวะjang-wàของkɔ̌ɔngเกลียวคลื่นgliiao-klʉ̂ʉnกลางglaangทะเลtá-leeสะท้อนถึงsà-tɔ́ɔn-tʉ̌ngวิถีชีวิตwí-tǐi-chii-wítที่tîiผูกพันpùuk-panกับgàpสายน้ำsǎai-náam
The sight of the fishing boat bobbing to the rhythm of the ocean waves reflects a way of life deeply tied to the waters.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ขย่อน said ขะ-หย่อน?
kà-yɔ̀ɔn
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
kà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |