ซิปยาก
síp-yâakMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
hard to zip
difficult to fasten or operate with a zipper
Examples
กระเป๋าgrà-bpǎoกระเป๋าgrà-bpǎo1bag; handbag; purse2pocket3wallet4classifier: ใบใบbaiใบbai1leaf2sheet; slip; card; ticket; bill; receipt3classifier for leaves, paper items, containers, and certain other objects4license; permit; certificate5bladeนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ซิปsípซิปsíp1zipper2[to] zip (a file); compress dataยากมากyâak-mâakยากมากyâak-mâakvery difficult; very hardฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)รูดrûutรูดrûut1[to] zip [sth] (move zipper slider)2[to] slide/pull [sth] along3[to] swipe a card4[to] plunge; [to] drop sharplyไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂i1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)ขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)
This bag's zipper is very hard to move; I can hardly pull it up.
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ฉันchănต้องdtôngทาลิปบาล์มtaa líp baamที่têeฟันfanซิปsípนิดหน่อยnít nòiไม่งั้นmâi ngánซิปยากsíp yâakจนjonปิดbpìtไม่ได้mâi dâai
I have to rub a bit of lip balm on the zipper teeth; otherwise it's so hard to move that it won't close.
กระเป๋าเดินทางgrà-bpăo dern taangใบbaiเก่าgàoซิปsípยากมากyâak mâakขนาดkà-nàatค่อยๆkôi kôiรูดrôotก็gâwยังyangสะดุดsà-dùtและláeติดdtìtซ้ำๆsám-sám
The old suitcase has a very stubborn zipper; even pulling it slowly, it still snags and gets stuck repeatedly.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ป, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
síp
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ยากyâakยากyâak1difficult; hard2unlikely; hard to imagine happening3poor; impoverished (dated/formal)difficult; hardPart 2
ซิปยากsíp-yâakซิปยากsíp-yâakhard to ziphard to zipWord