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yángMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] restrain; hold back; curb; refrain
To stop or limit oneself or someone else from doing something; to hold back or refrain.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillยั้งyángยั้งyáng1[to] restrain; hold back; curb; refrain2[to] pause; stop briefly; hesitateมือmʉʉมือmʉʉ1hand2skill; level; expertise3classifier: players in certain gambling games4doer; agent5round; turn (card games)ไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)กดgòtกดgòt1[to] press; push down2[to] click; tap (button/key)3[to] suppress; hold downส่งข้อความsòng-kɔ̂ɔ-kwaamส่งข้อความsòng-kɔ̂ɔ-kwaam[to] send a message; [to] textที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerโกรธgròotโกรธgròot1angry; mad2[to] be angry (at/with/about)
He held back and didn’t send the angry message.
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ครูkruuยั้งyángนักเรียนnák-riianไม่ให้mâi-hâiเถียงtǐiangต่อdtɔ̀ɔและlɛ́ชวนchuuanกลับเข้าสู่glàp-kâo-sùuบทเรียนbòt-riian
The teacher held the students back from arguing further and guided them back to the lesson.
ฉันchǎnพยายามpá-yaa-yaamยั้งใจyáng-jaiไม่mâiซื้อsʉ́ʉของฟุ่มเฟือยkɔ̌ɔng-fûm-fʉʉaiในช่วงnai-chûuangปลายเดือนbplaai-dʉʉan
I try to restrain myself from buying luxury items at the end of the month.
รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanประกาศbprà-gàatมาตรการmâat-dtrà-gaanยั้งyángการแพร่ระบาดgaan-prɛ̂ɛ-rá-bàatโดยdooiจำกัดjam-gàtกิจกรรมgìt-jà-gamรวมกลุ่มruuam-glùmและlɛ́เพิ่มpə̂əmการตรวจgaan-dtrùuat
The government announced measures to curb the spread by restricting gatherings and increasing testing.
2VerbB2
[to] pause; stop briefly; hesitate
To stop for a short time or hesitate; to pause briefly.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillกำลังจะgam-lang-jàกำลังจะgam-lang-jàabout to (imminent future)พูดต่อpûut-dtɔ̀ɔพูดต่อpûut-dtɔ̀ɔ[to] continue speakingแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ยั้งyángยั้งyáng1[to] restrain; hold back; curb; refrain2[to] pause; stop briefly; hesitateไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ครู่หนึ่งkrûu-nʉ̀ngครู่หนึ่งkrûu-nʉ̀ng1for a moment2a moment; a short whileเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingคิดkítคิดkít1[to] think; consider2[to] calculate; figure out3[to] charge (a price)4[to] intend; planคำkamคำkam1word; term2classifier for words/utterances3speech; saying; utteranceไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ออกɔ̀ɔkออกɔ̀ɔk1[to] go out; exit; leave2out; outward3[in sports] out of bounds4[to] come out; appear; be issued5[to] produce; emit; put out6[to] pay; spend; disburse7[to] quit; resign8[to] issue; publish9successfully; out (indicating comprehension or discovery)
He was about to continue speaking, but paused for a moment because he couldn't think of the words.
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รถrótชะลอchá-lɔɔแล้วlɛ́ɛoผู้โดยสารpûu-dooi-sǎanยั้งyángอยู่yùuครู่หนึ่งkrûu-nʉ̀ngก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàเดินdəənต่อไปdtɔ̀ɔ-bpaiที่tîiสถานีsà-tǎa-nii
The vehicle slowed, and the passengers paused for a moment before walking on to the station.
เมื่อmêuuaได้ยินdâi-yinคำถามkam tăamยากๆyâak yâakเธอterยั้งyángไว้wáiสักพักsàk pákเพื่อpêuuaทบทวนtóp-tuuanแล้วจึงláew jeungค่อยkôiตอบdtòp
Upon hearing a difficult question, she hesitated for a while to think it over, then answered.
ฝนfǒnเริ่มrə̂əmโปรยbprooiเราraoจึงjʉngยั้งyángอยู่ใต้yùu-dtâaiกันสาดgan-sàatไม่นานmâi-naanก่อนgɔ̀ɔnรีบrîipข้ามถนนkâam-tà-nǒn
As it began to drizzle, we paused under the awning for a short while before hurrying across the street.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
yáng
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |