ยุ่น
yûnMeaning
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Japanese; Japanese person (slang)
an informal or slang term for Japan, Japanese people, or Japanese things; it can sound rude or offensive in some contexts
Examples
เมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉnเมื่อคืนmʉ̂ʉa-kʉʉn1last night (the night before today)2last nightฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortune6[to] look after; watch; mindวอลเลย์บอลwɔn-lêe-bɔnวอลเลย์บอลwɔn-lêe-bɔn1volleyball (sport)2volleyball (ball)หญิงyǐngหญิงyǐng1woman; female (person)2female; feminine3princess (familiar form of address)ทีมไทยtiim-taiทีมไทยtiim-taiThai team; Team Thailandแข่งkɛ̀ngแข่งkɛ̀ng[to] competeกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)ทีมtiimทีมtiimteam; groupยุ่นyûnยุ่นyûnJapanese; Japanese person (slang)สนุกsà-nùkสนุกsà-nùk1fun; enjoyable2[to] have fun; enjoy oneselfมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
Last night I watched women's volleyball; the match between the Thai team and the Japanese team was very fun.
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เครื่องใช้ไฟฟ้าkrêuuang chái fai fáaพวกนี้pûuak néeเป็นbpenของkŏngยุ่นyûnแท้ๆtáe-táeคุณภาพkun-ná-pâapถึงtĕungได้dâiทนทานton taanขนาดนี้kà-nàat née
These electrical appliances are genuine Japanese products, which is why their quality is this durable.
สมัยsà-mǎiสงครามโลกครั้งที่สองsǒng-kraam-lôok-kráng-tîi-sɔ̌ɔngทหารtá-hǎanยุ่นyûnได้dâaiเข้ามาkâo-maaตั้งฐานdtâng-tǎanทัพtápในnaiประเทศไทยbprà-têet-taiหลายแห่งlǎai-hɛ̀ng
During World War II, Japanese soldiers established many military bases in Thailand.
บางคนbaang-konมองว่าmɔɔng-wâaการเรียกgaan-rîiakชาวญี่ปุ่นchaao-yîi-bpùnว่าwâaยุ่นyûnอาจàatฟังดูfang-duuไม่สุภาพmâi-sù-pâapและlɛ́เป็นbpenการgaanเหยียดyìiatเชื้อชาติchʉ́ʉa-châatได้dâai
Some people consider that calling Japanese people "Yun" might sound impolite and could be considered racist.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
yûn
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 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 | — | — |