ขย้ำ
kà-yâmMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] grip and squeeze; clutch
To grasp [sth] firmly with the fingers and squeeze or crush it.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillโกรธgròotโกรธgròot1angry; mad2[to] be angry (at/with/about)มากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedขย้ำkà-yâmขย้ำkà-yâm1[to] grip and squeeze; clutch2[to] maul; bite repeatedly (prey)กระดาษgrà-dàatกระดาษgrà-dàat1paper (material)2sheet of paper; piece of paper3paper; written or printed sheetในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)มือmʉʉมือmʉʉ1hand2skill; level; expertise3classifier: players in certain gambling games4doer; agent5round; turn (card games)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofยับยู่ยี่yáp-yûu-yîiยับยู่ยี่yáp-yûu-yîicrumpled; wrinkled
He was very angry, so he crumpled the paper in his hand until it was a wrinkled mess.
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เด็กน้อยdèk-nɔ́ɔiร้องไห้rɔ́ɔng-hâaiจ้าjâaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaพี่ชายpîi-chaaiเข้ามาkâo-maaขย้ำkà-yâmตุ๊กตาdtúk-gà-dtaaตัวโปรดdtuua-bpròotของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəə
The little girl cried loudly when her older brother came and crushed her favorite doll.
เธอtəəขย้ำkà-yâmจดหมายjòt-mǎaiทิ้งtíngลงlongถังขยะtǎng-kà-yàด้วยdûuaiความโมโหkwaam-moo-hǒoหลังจากlǎng-jàakอ่านàanจบjòp
She angrily crumpled the letter and threw it in the bin after finishing it.
ความโกรธkwaam-gròotแค้นkɛ́ɛnทำให้tam-hâiเขาkǎoอยากจะyàak-jàเข้าไปkâo-bpaiขย้ำkà-yâmคอkɔɔของkɔ̌ɔngคนkonที่tîiหักhàkหลังเขาlǎng-kǎo
His rage and resentment made him want to go and grab the person who betrayed him by the throat.
2VerbB2
[to] maul; bite repeatedly (prey)
For an animal to attack prey by biting and holding or shaking it; to savage.
Examples
สิงโตsǐng-dtooสิงโตsǐng-dtoolionกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesขย้ำkà-yâmขย้ำkà-yâm1[to] grip and squeeze; clutch2[to] maul; bite repeatedly (prey)ม้าลายmáa-laaiม้าลายmáa-laai1zebra (animal)2zebra crossingที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7creamy; rich (texture/taste)เพิ่งpə̂ngเพิ่งpə̂ng1just; recently2only just now; only nowล่าlâaล่าlâa1[to] hunt2[to] pursue; go after3recent; latestมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
The lion is savaging the zebra it just hunted.
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ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanเล่าlâoว่าwâaเคยkəəiเห็นhěnเสือดาวsʉ̌ʉa-daaoลงlongมาจากmaa-jàakภูเขาpuu-kǎoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaขย้ำkà-yâmลูกวัวlûuk-wuua
The villagers said they had seen a leopard come down from the mountain to savage a calf.
ในnaiสารคดีsǎa-rá-ká-diiสัตว์โลกsàt-lôokเราraoได้dâaiเห็นภาพhěn-pâapจระเข้jɔɔ-rá-kêeโผล่plòoจากjàakน้ำnáamขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaขย้ำkà-yâmกวางgwaangที่tîiกำลังgam-langกินน้ำgin-náamอย่างyàangน่าสยดสยองnâa-sà-yòt-sà-yɔ̌ɔng
In the wildlife documentary, we saw horrifying footage of a crocodile emerging from the water to savage a drinking deer.
สุนัขsù-nákพันธุ์panโหดhòotหลุดlùtออกจากบ้านɔ̀ɔk-jàak-bâanมาmaaขย้ำkà-yâmสุนัขจรจัดsù-nák-jɔɔn-jàtจนjonตายdtaaiสร้างsâangความหวาดกลัวkwaam-wàat-gluuaให้hâiคนkonในnaiซอยsɔɔiเป็นอย่างมากbpen-yàang-mâak
A vicious dog escaped from its house and savaged a stray dog to death, causing great fear among the people on the street.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ขย้ำ said ขะ-ยั่ม?
kà-yâm
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 | — | — |