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yûu-yîiMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
rumpled; crumpled; wrinkled; tousled (of fabric, paper, hair)
Wrinkled, crushed, or messy in appearance, especially of fabric, paper, or hair; disheveled.
Examples
เสื้อsʉ̂ʉaเสื้อsʉ̂ʉa1shirt; top2jacket; coat3classifier: ตัวของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirsดูduuดูduu1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortuneยู่ยี่yûu-yîiยู่ยี่yûu-yîi1rumpled; crumpled; wrinkled; tousled (of fabric, paper, hair)2[to] be rumpled; be crumpled; be wrinkledเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingไม่ได้mâi-dâaiไม่ได้mâi-dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)รีดrîitรีดrîit1[to] iron; press (clothes)2[to] squeeze out; press out3[to] extort; squeeze money from [sb]
His shirt looks wrinkled because it wasn't ironed.
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The paper in my pocket got all crumpled.
After a long car ride, my hair became messy and looked untidy.
ผ้าปูที่นอนpâa-bpuu-tîi-nɔɔnยู่ยี่yûu-yîiเป็นbpenริ้วríuจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngเปลี่ยนbplìianใหม่màiก่อนgɔ̀ɔnรับแขกráp-kɛ̀ɛk
The bedsheet was so wrinkled that it had to be replaced before receiving guests.
2VerbB1
[to] be rumpled; be crumpled; be wrinkled
To be creased, crushed, or rumpled out of a smooth or neat state, especially of clothing or paper.
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ขยำkà-yǎmขยำkà-yǎm1[to] knead; mash with the hands2[to] crumple up3[to] squeeze; gropeกระดาษgrà-dàatกระดาษgrà-dàat1paper (material)2sheet of paper; piece of paper3paper; written or printed sheetแรงrɛɛngแรงrɛɛng1strong; intense; severe2force; strength; power3hard; strongly (adverbial use)4very; extremely (Southern Thai)เดี๋ยวdǐiaoเดี๋ยวdǐiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …มันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)ยู่ยี่yûu-yîiยู่ยี่yûu-yîi1rumpled; crumpled; wrinkled; tousled (of fabric, paper, hair)2[to] be rumpled; be crumpled; be wrinkledอ่านàanอ่านàan1[to] read2[to] read aloud; pronounce3[to] interpret; make sense of4[to] read data (computing)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ออกɔ̀ɔkออกɔ̀ɔk1[to] go out; exit; leave2out; outward3[in sports] out of bounds4[to] come out; appear; be issued5[to] produce; emit; put out6[to] pay; spend; disburse7[to] quit; resign8[to] issue; publish9successfully; out (indicating comprehension or discovery)
Don’t crumple the paper hard, or it will get wrinkled and unreadable.
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She accidentally sat on the outfit until the fabric got wrinkled and had to iron it again.
ลมแรงlom-rɛɛngทำให้tam-hâiโปสเตอร์bpóot-dtə̂əยู่ยี่yûu-yîiและlɛ́หลุดlùtจากjàakบอร์ดประกาศbɔ́ɔt-bprà-gàat
The strong wind made the poster crumple and fall off the bulletin board.
อย่าyàaกำgamผมpǒmตอนdtɔɔnยังyangเปียกbpìiakเพราะprɔ́จะjàยู่ยี่yûu-yîiและlɛ́เสียsǐiaทรงsongยากyâakต่อdtɔ̀ɔการจัดgaan-jàt
Don’t scrunch your hair while it’s wet, as it will become frizzy and lose its shape, making it hard to style.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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
yûu
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ยู่yûuยู่yûu1wrinkled; puckered; drawn in2[to] pucker; [to] purse the lipswrinkled; puckered; drawn inPart 1
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ยู่ยี่yûu-yîiยู่ยี่yûu-yîirumpled; crumpled; wrinkled; tousled (of fabric, paper, hair)rumpled; crumpled; wrinkled; tousled (of fabric, paper, hair)Word