ยี่

yîi

Meaning

1NounC1

two; second (traditional numeral)

a traditional numeral meaning two or second, surviving in expressions such as ยี่สิบยี่สิบyîi-sìptwenty (twenty) and เดือนยี่ (the second lunar month)

Examples

คำว่าkam-wâaคำว่าkam-wâathe word/term (introductory marker)ยี่yîiยี่yîitwo; second (traditional numeral)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)คำว่าkam-wâaคำว่าkam-wâathe word/term (introductory marker)ยี่ห้อyîi-hɔ̂ɔยี่ห้อyîi-hɔ̂ɔbrand; make; labelมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoรากrâakรากrâak1root (plant part)2root; origin; foundation3root (math)4root (linguistics)5[to] vomit; throw upจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmภาษาจีนpaa-sǎa-jiinภาษาจีนpaa-sǎa-jiinChinese languageและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)หมายถึงmǎai-tʉ̌ngหมายถึงmǎai-tʉ̌ng1[to] mean; denote; refer to2[to] mean (to say); intend (one’s words)สองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondแต่dtɛ̀ɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛ1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderรวมกับruuam-gàpรวมกับruuam-gàp1[to] combine with [sth]; [to] join with [sb/sth]2together with; includingคำkamคำkam1word; term2classifier for words/utterances3speech; saying; utteranceอื่นʉ̀ʉnอื่นʉ̀ʉn1other; different; else2other; anotherเท่านั้นtâo-nánเท่านั้นtâo-nán1only; just; no more than2that much/that many; to that extent3that’s all; period (sentence‑final)
The element yi in yi-hor (brand) comes from Chinese and means ‘two,’ but it appears only combined with other words.
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Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markMai ek
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Falling tone

yîi

Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.

Low class + Mai ek → Falling

Tone chart

Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.

Mid classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——