ยำใหญ่
yam-yàiMeaning
1NounB1
Thai spicy salad with many ingredients
a type of Thai spicy salad that typically includes a wide variety of ingredients such as cooked meat, seafood, and vegetables.
Examples
เย็นนี้yen-níiเย็นนี้yen-níi1this evening2this evening's (as a modifier)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocketยำใหญ่yam-yàiยำใหญ่yam-yàiThai spicy salad with many ingredients
I want to eat Yam Yai this evening.
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ยำใหญ่yam-yàiร้านนี้ráan-níiใส่sàiเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉangเยอะมากyə́-mâakมีmiiทั้งtángกุ้งgûngหมูmǔuและlɛ́ผักpàkหลายชนิดlǎai-chá-nít
The Yam Yai at this restaurant has a lot of ingredients; there's shrimp, pork, and many kinds of vegetables.
คุณยายkun-yaaiทำtamยำใหญ่yam-yàiได้dâaiอร่อยà-rɔ̀iที่สุดtîi-sùtเพราะprɔ́ท่านtânใช้cháiสูตรsùutโบราณboo-raan
My grandmother makes the most delicious Yam Yai because she uses an old, traditional recipe.
ยำใหญ่yam-yàiถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenอาหารชาววังaa-hǎan-chaao-wangตำรับdtam-rápโบราณboo-raanที่tîiโดดเด่นdòot-dèenเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangการผสมผสานgaan-pà-sǒm-pà-sǎanวัตถุดิบwát-tù-dìpหลากหลายlàak-lǎaiชนิดchá-nítเข้าด้วยกันkâo-dûuai-ganอย่างลงตัวyàang-long-dtuua
Yam Yai is considered an ancient royal court dish, distinguished by its harmonious combination of various ingredients.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ยำใหญ่ said ยัม-ใหญ่?
yam-yài
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 endingLive syllableThe vowel ำ hides a final -ม, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
yam
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
ยำyamยำyam1spicy-sour Thai salad2[to] make/toss a spicy-sour salad3[to] thrash; trounce (slang)spicy-sour Thai saladPart 1
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ยำใหญ่yam-yàiยำใหญ่yam-yàiThai spicy salad with many ingredientsThai spicy salad with many ingredientsWord