ยืดอายุ

yʉ̂ʉt-aa-yú

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] prolong; extend the life/service life

to make something last longer, such as a person's life, a machine's service life, or food's shelf life

Examples

การนำgaan-namการนำgaan-nam1act of leading/bringing2leadership; leading role3conduction (heat or electricity)อาหารaa-hǎanอาหารaa-hǎan1food; nourishment2dish; meal3diet; what one eatsไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyแช่แข็งchɛ̂ɛ-kɛ̌ngแช่แข็งchɛ̂ɛ-kɛ̌ng1[to] freeze [sth]2frozen3[to] freeze (assets/prices); [to] suspend changeเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)วิธีwí-tiiวิธีwí-tiimethod; wayถนอมอาหารtà-nɔ̌ɔm-aa-hǎanถนอมอาหารtà-nɔ̌ɔm-aa-hǎan[to] preserve food; prevent spoilageที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1[to] help; assist [sb/sth]2please (request marker)3[to] save; rescue [sb]ยืดอายุyʉ̂ʉt-aa-yúยืดอายุyʉ̂ʉt-aa-yú1[to] prolong; extend the life/service life2[to] extend tenure/existence (figurative)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsวัตถุดิบwát-tù-dìpวัตถุดิบwát-tù-dìpraw material; ingredientได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerนานnaanนานnaan1for a long time2long (in duration)หลายlǎaiหลายlǎai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)เดือนdʉʉanเดือนdʉʉan1month2the Moon; moon
Freezing food is a preservation method that helps extend the shelf life of ingredients for many months.
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2VerbB2

[to] extend tenure/existence (figurative)

to keep something going beyond its expected time, such as a project, organization, or government

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Tones

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

3 syllables · pick one to see its rule

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Falling tone

yʉ̂ʉt

Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.

Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → 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——
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Word Breakdown

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ยืดอายุyʉ̂ʉt-aa-yúยืดอายุyʉ̂ʉt-aa-yú[to] prolong; extend the life/service life[to] prolong; extend the life/service lifeWord