ยีราฟ
yii-râapMeaning
1NounA1
giraffe
A very tall African mammal with a very long neck and legs and a patterned coat.
Examples
ยีราฟyii-râapยีราฟyii-râapgiraffeคอkɔɔคอkɔɔ1neck2throat3collar; neckline4neck (of an object)5enthusiast; fan; loverยาวyaaoยาวyaao1long (length)2long (duration)3[to] grow long; become longerมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ขาkǎaขาkǎa1leg (body part)2leg/foot (of furniture or object)3polite calling or answering particle (female speech)4classifier: legs (of animals/objects)5enthusiast; regular; participantสูงsǔungสูงsǔung1tall; high (physical height)2high (degree/level/price/rank)3up; to a high position4advanced; elevated (abstract)
Giraffes have very long necks and tall legs.
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At the zoo, there is a giraffe with a beautiful patterned coat.
Yesterday I saw a giraffe eating leaves from a tall tree.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeเราraoจะjàไปดูbpai dooยีราฟyee-ráapแอฟริกาáep-fà-rí-gaaที่têeมีmeeลายlaaiเป็นเอกลักษณ์bpen èek-gà-lák
Tomorrow we will go see African giraffes that have distinctive patterns.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ยีราฟ said ยี-ราบ?
yii-râap
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 syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
yii
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 | — | — |