ยุ่ย
yûiMeanings
1AdjectiveA2
crumbly; friable; falling apart
easily breaking into small pieces; soft and coming apart when touched (e.g., cake, tofu, old fabric)
Examples
เค้กkéekเค้กkéekcake (sweet baked dessert)ก้อนgɔ̂ɔnก้อนgɔ̂ɔn1lump; chunk; clump2classifier: lumps/chunks3nodule; lump (medical)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)นุ่มnûmนุ่มnûm1soft (to the touch)2tender (food)3soft/gentle (voice/tone)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ยุ่ยyûiยุ่ยyûi1crumbly; friable; falling apart2[to] crumble; fall apartมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
This cake is very soft and crumbly.
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The tofu is too soft; as soon as I pick it up, it crumbles.
The blanket is so old that when you touch it, it comes apart into fibers.
ขนมปังkà-nŏm bpangที่têeอบòpไว้wáiนานเกินไปnaan gern bpaiแห้งhâengและláeยุ่ยง่ายyûi ngáaiทำให้tam hâiทาเนยtaa noeiแล้วláeoแตกdtàekเป็นชิ้นbpen chínเล็กๆlék lék
The bread that was left baked too long is dry and crumbly, causing it to break into small pieces when spreading butter.
2VerbA2
[to] crumble; fall apart
to break up into small pieces or disintegrate, especially of soft or fragile material
Examples
ขนมปังkà-nǒm-bpangขนมปังkà-nǒm-bpangbreadเปียกน้ำbpìiak-náamเปียกน้ำbpìiak-náam1wet with water; soaked2[to] get wet (with water)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)ยุ่ยyûiยุ่ยyûi1crumbly; friable; falling apart2[to] crumble; fall apartในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)มือmʉʉมือmʉʉ1hand2skill; level; expertise3classifier: players in certain gambling games4doer; agent5round; turn (card games)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)
The bread got wet and disintegrated in my hand.
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Yesterday I boiled the potatoes until they broke up into small pieces.
พรุ่งนี้prûng-néeถ้าtâaฝนfŏnตกแรงdtòk raengผนังpà-năngดินdinอาจàatยุ่ยyûiลงlongมาเป็นmaa bpenก้อนgônเล็กlékๆ-
If it rains hard tomorrow, the earthen wall might crumble into small chunks.
กระดาษgrà-dàatที่tîiแช่chɛ̂ɛน้ำnáamไว้wáiนานnaanเริ่มrə̂əmยุ่ยyûiจนjonหยิบyìpขึ้นkʉ̂nมาแล้วmaa-lɛ́ɛoแตกละเอียดdtɛ̀ɛk-lá-ìiat
The paper left soaked in water for a long time started to disintegrate, breaking apart when picked up.
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
yûi
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 | — | — |