ยุ่ม
yûmMeanings
1VerbC1
[to] pick up with fingertips; [to] grasp
to pick up or grasp something by bringing the tips of all fingers together
Examples
เด็กน้อยdèk-nɔ́ɔiเด็กน้อยdèk-nɔ́ɔi1little child; little one2young/naive person (figurative)ใช้มือchái-mʉʉใช้มือchái-mʉʉ[to] use one's hand(s)ยุ่มyûmยุ่มyûm1[to] pick up with fingertips; [to] grasp2pinch; small bunchข้าวเหนียวkâao-nǐiaoข้าวเหนียวkâao-nǐiaosticky rice; glutinous riceเข้าปากkâo-bpàakเข้าปากkâo-bpàak[to] go into the mouthอย่างyàangอย่างyàang1kind; type; sort2manner; way3classifier (for kinds/types)4like; as; such as5in the manner of; -lyเอร็ดอร่อยà-rèt-à-rɔ̀iเอร็ดอร่อยà-rèt-à-rɔ̀idelicious; delectable
The little child used his hand to pinch the sticky rice into his mouth deliciously.
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เธอtəəใช้มือchái-mʉʉยุ่มyûmเศษใบไม้sèet-bai-máaiแห้งhɛ̂ɛngที่tîiร่วงrûuangอยู่yùuบนbonพื้นpʉ́ʉnไปbpaiทิ้งtíngในnaiถังขยะtǎng-kà-yà
She used her hand to grasp the dry fallen leaves on the ground and threw them into the trash bin.
ช่างทำขนมchâang-tam-kà-nǒmใช้cháiปลายนิ้วbplaai-níuยุ่มyûmแป้งbpɛ̂ɛngอย่างเบามือyàang-bao-mʉʉเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiเสียรูปทรงsǐia-rûup-songก่อนgɔ̀ɔnนำไปnam-bpaiอบòp
The pastry chef gently used her fingertips to pinch the dough so it wouldn't lose its shape before baking.
ช่างตัดผมchâang-dtàt-pǒmใช้มือchái-mʉʉยุ่มyûmเศษsèetผมpǒmที่tîiกองgɔɔngอยู่yùuบนbonพื้นpʉ́ʉnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaนำไปnam-bpaiทิ้งtíngลงlongถังขยะtǎng-kà-yà
The barber used his hand to grasp the pile of hair on the floor to throw it into the trash bin.
2ClassifierC1
pinch; small bunch
classifier for a pinch or a small bunch of things gathered with the fingertips
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ดึงdʉngดึงdʉng1[to] pull; draw (toward oneself)2[to] attract; draw (attention/interest)3[to] drag (on a screen)4[to] hold back; delay; stallหญ้าyâaหญ้าyâa1grass2weed; weedy vegetationที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)แทรกsɛ̂ɛkแทรกsɛ̂ɛk1[to] insert; interpose2[to] slip in; mingle3[to] interrupt; cut in4[to] penetrate; infiltrate5[to] weave into; intersperseตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2according to; in accordance with3after; behind; in pursuit of4[to] comply with; abide by; obey5along; along (a path); following (direction)6[to] send for; fetch [sb]7[to] light; kindle (literary)ทางtaangทางtaang1way; route; road; path2direction; side3method; means; manner4by; via; through (means or channel)5classifier: roads/routes/ways6in terms of; in the field of7side/party (institutional)เดินออกมาdəən-ɔ̀ɔk-maaเดินออกมาdəən-ɔ̀ɔk-maa[to] walk out (toward speaker)ได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostยุ่มyûmยุ่มyûm1[to] pick up with fingertips; [to] grasp2pinch; small bunch
I pulled out a small bunch of grass growing along the walkway.
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ฉันchănกวาดgwàatเศษsèetขนkŏnแมวmaeoที่têeร่วงrûuangอยู่yòoบนbonโซฟาsoh-faaได้มาdâai maaหนึ่งnèungยุ่มyûmใหญ่ๆyài yài
I swept up a large bunch of fallen cat hair from the sofa.
ในnaiตำรับdtam-rápยาโบราณyaa-boo-raanหมอยาmɔ̌ɔ-yaaจะjàผสมpà-sǒmสมุนไพรsà-mǔn-praiตากแห้งdtàak-hɛ̂ɛngจำนวนjam-nuuanสามsǎamยุ่มyûmลงในlong-naiน้ำnáamที่tîiกำลังgam-langเดือดdʉ̀ʉat
In the ancient remedy, the herbalist would mix three pinches of dried herbs into the boiling water.
ช่างทอผ้าchâang-tɔɔ-pâaคัดเลือกkát-lʉ̂ʉakเส้นไหมsên-mǎiสีแดงสดsǐi-dɛɛng-sòtจำนวนหนึ่งjam-nuuan-nʉ̀ngยุ่มyûmเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaนำมาnam-maaทอtɔɔสลับsà-làpลวดลายlûuat-laaiให้ดูhâi-duuโดดเด่นdòot-dèenยิ่งขึ้นyîng-kʉ̂n
The weaver selected a small bunch of bright red silk threads to weave into an alternating pattern to make it stand out more.
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
yûm
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 | — | — |