ญาติโยม
yâat-yoomMeaning
1NounB2
laypeople; lay devotees (Buddhist)
Buddhist laypeople or lay supporters of monks; especially used by monks to address or refer to laypeople.
Examples
เช้าcháoเช้าcháo1morning2morning; early-morning3in the morningวันพระwan-práวันพระwan-práBuddhist holy/observance day (uposatha)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoญาติโยมyâat-yoomญาติโยมyâat-yoomlaypeople; lay devotees (Buddhist)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerร่วมrûuamร่วมrûuam1[to] join; participate2together; jointly3joint; shared; mutualทำบุญตักบาตรtam-bun-dtàk-bàatทำบุญตักบาตรtam-bun-dtàk-bàat[to] make merit by offering almsที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerวัดwátวัดwát1to measure2Buddhist temple3to gauge; assessอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4in the manner of; -lyคึกคักkʉ́k-kákคึกคักkʉ́k-kák1lively; bustling; animated2energetically; in a bustling way
On the Buddhist holy day morning, lay followers came to make merit by offering alms at the temple in great numbers.
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งานทอดกฐินngaan-tɔ̂ɔt-gà-tǐnปีนี้bpii-níiมีmiiญาติโยมyâat-yoomจากjàakหลายlǎaiจังหวัดjang-wàtมาmaaร่วมพิธีrûuam-pí-tii
This year's Kathin ceremony had lay followers from many provinces attending.
หลวงพ่อlǔuang-pɔ̂ɔเทศน์têetเตือนใจdtʉʉan-jaiญาติโยมyâat-yoomให้hâiรักษาศีลrák-sǎa-sǐinและlɛ́ช่วยกันchûuai-ganดูแลduu-lɛɛความสะอาดkwaam-sà-àatในnaiวัดwát
The venerable monk preached to remind the lay followers to keep the precepts and help maintain cleanliness in the temple.
ในnaiงานบวชngaan-bùuatญาติโยมyâat-yoomทั้งtángญาติพี่น้องyâat-pîi-nɔ́ɔngและlɛ́ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanมาmaaร่วมอนุโมทนาrûuam-à-nú-moo-tá-naaและlɛ́ถวายtà-wǎaiภัตตาหารpát-dtaa-hǎan
At the ordination ceremony, lay followers—both relatives and villagers—came to rejoice and offer food.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ญาติโยม said ยาด-โยม?
yâat-yoom
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ต, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
yâat
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
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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โยมyoomโยมyoom1lay Buddhist; address term by monks2you (polite, used by monks)lay Buddhist; address term by monksPart 2
ญาติโยมyâat-yoomญาติโยมyâat-yoomlaypeople; lay devotees (Buddhist)laypeople; lay devotees (Buddhist)Word