ยายหงอก
yaai-ngɔ̀ɔkMeaning
1NounB1
an old woman with gray/white hair
an old woman with gray or white hair; a colloquial description
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เห็นhěnเห็นhěn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asยายหงอกyaai-ngɔ̀ɔkยายหงอกyaai-ngɔ̀ɔkan old woman with gray/white hairคนหนึ่งkon-nʉ̀ngคนหนึ่งkon-nʉ̀ng1one person2a person; someoneกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesเดินข้ามdəən-kâamเดินข้ามdəən-kâam[to] walk across [sth]; [to] cross on footถนนtà-nǒnถนนtà-nǒnroad; street
I saw an old woman with white hair crossing the street.
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ยายหงอกyaai-ngɔ̀ɔkที่นั่งtîi-nângอยู่yùuตรงdtrongหัวมุมhǔua-mumนั่นnânเป็นเจ้าของbpen-jâao-kɔ̌ɔngร้านขายของชำráan-kǎai-kɔ̌ɔng-chamที่tîiใจjaiดีมากdii-mâak
That old woman with gray hair sitting at the corner owns the very kind grocery store.
ในnaiความทรงจำkwaam-song-jamวัยเด็กwai-dèkของkɔ̌ɔngผมpǒmมีmiiภาพpâapยายหงอกyaai-ngɔ̀ɔkคนหนึ่งkon-nʉ̀ngที่tîiชอบchɔ̂ɔpเล่าlâoนิทานní-taanให้hâiฟังfangเสมอsà-mə̌ə
In my childhood memories, there's an image of an old woman with white hair who always liked to tell stories.
เขาkǎoนึกถึงnʉ́k-tʉ̌ngภาพpâapคุณkunยายหงอกyaai-ngɔ̀ɔkผมpǒmขาวโพลนkǎao-ploonผู้มอบpûu-mɔ̂ɔpเครื่องรางkrʉ̂ʉang-raangให้hâiเขาkǎoเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaหลายlǎaiปีก่อนbpii-gɔ̀ɔn
He thought of the image of the old woman with completely white hair who gave him an amulet many years ago.
The naughty kid shouted, "Hey, gray-haired lady, come here!"
อย่าyàaไปbpaiเรียกrîiakท่านtânว่าwâaยายหงอกyaai-ngɔ̀ɔkแบบนั้นbɛ̀ɛp-nánสิsìมันmanไม่สุภาพmâi-sù-pâapเลยləəiนะná
Don't call her 'gray-haired lady' like that; it's not polite at all.
ชายchaaiคนkonนั้นnánโมโหmoo-hǒoแล้วlɛ́ɛoตะคอกdtà-kɔ̂ɔkใส่sàiคุณยายkun-yaaiว่าwâaหลบlòpไปbpaiสิsìยายหงอกyaai-ngɔ̀ɔk
The man got angry and yelled at the old woman, "Get out of the way, you old hag!"
การใช้คำgaan-chái-kamว่าwâaยายหงอกyaai-ngɔ̀ɔkเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเรียกrîiakผู้สูงอายุpûu-sǔung-aa-yúที่tîiไม่mâiรู้จักrúu-jàkถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenการแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛngความก้าวร้าวkwaam-gâao-ráaoและlɛ́ขาดkàatความเคารพkwaam-kao-rópอย่างยิ่งyàang-yîng
Using the term 'ยายหงอก' to address an elderly stranger is considered an act of aggression and a great lack of respect.
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 syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
yaai
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
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หงอกngɔ̀ɔkหงอกngɔ̀ɔk1gray hair2gray/white-haired3an old person (colloquial, impolite)gray hairPart 2
ยายหงอกyaai-ngɔ̀ɔkยายหงอกyaai-ngɔ̀ɔkan old woman with gray/white hairan old woman with gray/white hairWord