ยุบยิบ
yúp-yípMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
tingly; prickly; crawling (sensation)
Describing a sensation of many small, continuous movements on the skin, causing a tingling, prickling, or crawling feeling (like ants).
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)รู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀k1[to] feel; sense2[to] feel that…; think (impression/opinion)ยุบยิบyúp-yípยุบยิบyúp-yíp1tingly; prickly; crawling (sensation)2full of small, fiddly tasks/detailsที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerขาkǎaขาkǎa1leg (body part)2leg/foot (of furniture or object)3polite calling or answering particle (female speech)4classifier: legs (of animals/objects)5enthusiast; regular; participantเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanเหมือนmʉ̌ʉan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoมดmótมดmótantไต่dtàiไต่dtài1[to] climb; scale; ascend2[to] move slowly upward; inch along
I feel a crawling sensation on my leg, like ants are walking on it.
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After walking through the thicket, I felt an itchy, crawling sensation all over.
เขาkăoรู้สึกrúu-sèukยุบยิบyúp yípที่têeต้นคอdtôn korเลยloieปัดbpàtๆ-ดูdooปรากฏว่าbpraa-gòt wâaเป็นbpenแมงมุมmaeng mumตัวdtuuaเล็กๆlék lék
He felt a crawling sensation on the back of his neck, so he brushed it and it turned out to be a small spider.
แค่kɛ̂ɛจินตนาการjin-dtà-naa-gaanว่าwâaมีmiiตัวdtuuaอะไรà-raiไต่dtàiอยู่yùuบนbonผิวหนังpǐu-nǎngก็gɔ̂ทำให้tam-hâiรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kขนลุกkǒn-lúkยุบยิบyúp-yípไปbpaiทั้งตัวtáng-dtuuaแล้วlɛ́ɛo
Just imagining something crawling on my skin is enough to give me a creepy, crawly feeling all over.
2AdjectiveB2
full of small, fiddly tasks/details
Describing a state of having many small, fiddly tasks or details to deal with; filled with little things that take time or attention.
Examples
วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoงานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)ยุบยิบyúp-yípยุบยิบyúp-yíp1tingly; prickly; crawling (sensation)2full of small, fiddly tasks/detailsเต็มไปหมดdtem-bpai-mòtเต็มไปหมดdtem-bpai-mòt1completely full; crammed2everywhere; all over (the place)ไม่รู้mâi-rúuไม่รู้mâi-rúu1[to] not know; be unaware (of); be uncertain2I don't know.จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)เริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toทำอะไรtam-à-raiทำอะไรtam-à-raiwhat are you doing?ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerดีdiiดีdii1good; of good quality2kind; virtuous3well; nicely4gall; bile
Today is full of fiddly little tasks; I don't know what to start with.
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การเตรียมงานแต่งงานgaan-dtriiam-ngaan-dtɛ̀ɛng-ngaanมีmiiรายละเอียดraai-lá-ìiatยุบยิบyúp-yípเยอะมากyə́-mâakตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛการเลือกgaan-lʉ̂ʉakการ์ดgáatไปจนถึงbpai-jon-tʉ̌ngของชำร่วยkɔ̌ɔng-cham-rûuai
Preparing for a wedding has so many fiddly details, from choosing the invitations to the wedding favors.
สิ่งที่sìng têeทำให้tam hâiโครงการkrohng gaanนี้néeล่าช้าlâa cháaคือkeuปัญหาbpan-hăaทางเทคนิคtaang ték-nîkยุบยิบyúp yípที่têeเกิดขึ้นgèrt kêunมาmaaเรื่อยๆrêuuai-rêuuaiไม่mâiจบสิ้นjòp sîn
What's delaying this project are the endless, fiddly technical issues that keep cropping up.
เธอterเบื่อbèuuaที่têeต้องdtôngคอยkoiจัดการjàt gaanเรื่องrêuuangธุรการtú-rá-gaanยุบยิบyúp yípในnaiออฟฟิศóf-fítทั้งๆtáng tángที่têeมันmanไม่ใช่mâi châiหน้าที่nâa têeหลักlàkของkŏngเธอterเลยloie
She is tired of having to manage the fiddly administrative matters in the office, even though it's not her main responsibility at all.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
yúp
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
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
ยุบyúpยุบyúp1[to] deflate; shrink (lose volume)2[to] collapse; cave in3[to] subside (swelling/inflammation)4[to] abolish; dissolve (organization)[to] deflate; shrink (lose volume)Part 1
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ยุบยิบyúp-yípยุบยิบyúp-yíptingly; prickly; crawling (sensation)tingly; prickly; crawling (sensation)Word