ยับ
yápMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
crumpled; wrinkled
full of creases or wrinkles, especially of fabric or paper; not smooth
Examples
เสื้อsʉ̂ʉaเสื้อsʉ̂ʉa1shirt; top2jacket; coat3classifier: ตัวของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineยับyápยับyáp1crumpled; wrinkled2in tatters; ruined; badly damaged3badly; severely; to bitsมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toรีดrîitรีดrîit1[to] iron; press (clothes)2[to] squeeze out; press out3[to] extort; squeeze money from [sb]ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)4[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)
My shirt is very wrinkled; I need to iron it before wearing.
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The paper in my bag is wrinkled because it was folded.
The curtains were wrinkled after washing, so I dried and ironed them again.
กางเกงgaang gayngสูทsùutยับyápจากjàakการนั่งgaan nângรถrótนานๆnaan naanควรkuuanเอาไปao bpaiกดgòtรีดrêetก่อนgònประชุมbprà-chum
The suit pants are wrinkled from a long car ride; they should be pressed before the meeting.
2AdjectiveB1
in tatters; ruined; badly damaged
in a very bad state, ruined, or devastated (literal or figurative); battered or in pieces
Examples
พายุpaa-yúพายุpaa-yú1storm2storm (figurative)เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last nightทำสวนtam-sǔuanทำสวนtam-sǔuan1[to] garden; do gardening2[to] run/operate a garden, orchard, or plantationของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirsยับyápยับyáp1crumpled; wrinkled2in tatters; ruined; badly damaged3badly; severely; to bitsไปหมดbpai-mòtไปหมดbpai-mòt1completely; all gone2entirely; across the board
Last night's storm left his garden in a terrible state.
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รถชนกันrót-chon-ganแรงมากrɛɛng-mâakจนjonหน้ารถnâa-rótของkɔ̌ɔngผมpǒmยับyápอย่างyàangน่าเสียดายnâa-sǐia-daai
The crash was so strong that the front of my car was badly wrecked.
After the fire, the kitchen was ruined and had to be completely repaired.
โครงการkroong-gaanถูกtùukตัดงบdtàt-ngópกะทันหันgà-tan-hǎnจนjonแผนงานpɛ̌ɛn-ngaanทั้งปีtáng-bpiiพังยับpang-yáp
The project’s budget was suddenly cut, leaving the entire yearly plan devastated.
3AdverbB1
badly; severely; to bits
to a very great degree; used as an intensifier in colloquial Thai (e.g., beaten badly, lost badly)
Examples
ทีมเราtiim-raoทีมเราtiim-raoour teamแพ้pɛ́ɛแพ้pɛ́ɛ1[to] lose; be defeated2[to] be allergic (to)3[to] be overcome by; be susceptible to4susceptible to; intolerant ofยับyápยับyáp1crumpled; wrinkled2in tatters; ruined; badly damaged3badly; severely; to bitsเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)เสาร์sǎoเสาร์sǎo1Saturday2Saturnที่แล้วtîi-lɛ́ɛoที่แล้วtîi-lɛ́ɛo1last; previous (postposed)2ago (postposed after duration)
Our team lost badly last Saturday.
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He got haggled down badly, so he sold at a loss.
นักชกnák-chókคนkonนั้นnánโดนdoonคู่ต่อสู้kûu-dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuไล่lâiอัดàtยับyápตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛยกyókแรกrɛ̂ɛk
That boxer got beaten up badly by his opponent from the first round.
พอpɔɔเปิดbpə̀ətตัวสินค้าdtuua-sǐn-káaแล้วlɛ́ɛoโดนdoonวิจารณ์wí-jaanยับyápยอดจองyɔ̂ɔt-jɔɔngก็gɔ̂ร่วงrûuangทันทีtan-tii
After the product launch received heavy criticism, pre-orders dropped immediately.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
yáp
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 | — | — |