ยาดูด
yaa-dùutMeaning
1NounB2
cigarette; tobacco
a cigarette or tobacco meant for smoking (colloquial or regional)
Examples
ลุงlungลุงlung1uncle (older brother of either parent)2older man (form of address)3council tree; lofty fig (northern Thai)สมชายsǒm-chaaiสมชายsǒm-chaai1Somchai (male given name)2manly; masculineเดินไปdəən-bpaiเดินไปdəən-bpai[to] walk to [somewhere]ซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offยาดูดyaa-dùutยาดูดyaa-dùutcigarette; tobaccoที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerร้านค้าráan-káaร้านค้าráan-káashop; storeปากซอยbpàak-sɔɔiปากซอยbpàak-sɔɔientrance of a soi
Uncle Somchai walked to buy cigarettes at the shop at the mouth of the alley.
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เขาkǎoพกยาpók-yaaดูดdùutไว้wáiในnaiกระเป๋าเสื้อgrà-bpǎo-sʉ̂ʉaเสมอsà-mə̌əเวลาออกwee-laa-ɔ̀ɔkไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaan
He always carries cigarettes in his shirt pocket when going out to work.
สมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnคนต่างจังหวัดkon-dtàang-jang-wàtมักจะmák-jàมวนmuuanยาดูดyaa-dùutเองeengจากjàakใบยาสูบbai-yaa-sùupที่tîiปลูกbplùukไว้wáiหลังบ้านlǎng-bâan
In the past, people in the provinces would often roll their own cigarettes from tobacco leaves grown in their backyards.
หมอmɔ̌ɔเตือนdtʉʉanให้hâiตาdtaaเลิกยาlə̂ək-yaaดูดdùutเพราะprɔ́เริ่มrə̂əmมีmiiอาการaa-gaanไอaiเรื้อรังrʉ́ʉa-rang
The doctor warned grandpa to quit smoking tobacco because he started having a chronic cough.
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 endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
yaa
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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
ยาyaaยาyaa1medicine; medication2drug (narcotic/illicit)3chemical/agent4[to] caulk; sealmedicine; medicationPart 1
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ดูดdùutดูดdùut1[to] suck; draw in by suction2[to] inhale; take a drag3[to] absorb4[to] vacuum; extract by suction5[to] attract strongly; [to] draw in (fig.)[to] suck; draw in by suctionPart 2
ยาดูดyaa-dùutยาดูดyaa-dùutcigarette; tobaccocigarette; tobaccoWord