ย่น

yôn

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] wrinkle; crease

to form or make lines or folds on a surface, such as skin, fabric, or paper

Examples

ถ้าtâaถ้าtâaif; in caseคุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; meritขยำkà-yămขยำkà-yăm1[to] knead; mash with the hands2[to] crumple up3[to] squeeze; gropeกระดาษgrà-dàatกระดาษgrà-dàat1paper (material)2sheet of paper; piece of paper3paper; written or printed sheetแรงๆraeng raengแรงๆraeng raeng1forcefully; hard; intensely; loudly2very strong; intense; harsh; potentกระดาษgrà-dàatกระดาษgrà-dàat1paper (material)2sheet of paper; piece of paper3paper; written or printed sheetจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ย่นyônย่นyôn1[to] wrinkle; crease2[to] shorten; contract; reduce (length/time)3wrinkled; creasedเป็นรอยbpen roiเป็นรอยbpen roi[to] be scratched; markedเต็มไปหมดdtem bpai mòtเต็มไปหมดdtem bpai mòt1completely full; crammed2everywhere; all over (the place)
If you crumple the paper hard, it will become all wrinkled with creases.
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เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเขาkǎoขมวดคิ้วkà-mùuat-kíuหน้าผากnâa-pàakก็gɔ̂ย่นyônเป็นbpenเส้นsên
He furrowed his brows until his forehead formed lines when he heard the bad news.
ผ้าpâaปูbpooเตียงdtiangย่นyônเป็นbpenจีบjèepเพราะpráwเด็กๆdèk dèkกระโดดgrà-dòhtเล่นlênอยู่yòoบนbonเตียงdtiang
The bedsheet wrinkled into folds because the kids were jumping on the bed.
ลมทะเลlom-tá-leeทำให้tam-hâiผ้าpâaธงtongย่นyônเป็นระลอกbpen-rá-lɔ̂ɔkตลอดทั้งวันdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-táng-wan
The sea breeze caused the flag’s fabric to ripple into folds all day.
2VerbB1

[to] shorten; contract; reduce (length/time)

to make shorter in length, distance, or duration; to draw together or contract

Examples

เพื่อย่นpûea yònเวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; dosesเดินทางdern taangเดินทางdern taang[to] travel; make a journeyเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)เลือกlêuuakเลือกlêuuak1[to] choose; select; pick2[to] elect3picky; choosy; selectiveนั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)รถไฟด่วนrót fai dùuanรถไฟด่วนrót fai dùuanexpress train
To shorten the travel time, we chose the express train.
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เขาkǎoพยายามpá-yaa-yaamย่นyônขั้นตอนkân-dtɔɔnเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanให้hâiเหลือlʉ̌ʉaเท่าที่tâo-tîiจำเป็นjam-bpenเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiโครงการkroong-gaanเริ่มrə̂əmได้dâaiเร็วขึ้นreo-kʉ̂n
He tried to shorten the paperwork steps to only what’s necessary so the project could start faster.
บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtย่นyônระยะเวลาrá-yá-wee-laaการฝึกอบรมgaan-fʉ̀k-òp-romจากjàakสามเดือนsǎam-dʉʉanเหลือlʉ̌ʉaหกhòkสัปดาห์sàp-daaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaรับrápคนทำงานkon-tam-ngaanทันtanฤดูกาลrʉ́-duu-gaan
The company shortened the training period from three months to six weeks to get workers ready for the season.
เราraoต้องdtɔ̂ngย่นyônกำหนดgam-nòtการประชุมgaan-bprà-chumให้hâiกระชับgrà-chápเพราะprɔ́งบประมาณngóp-bprà-maanและlɛ́เวลาwee-laaมีmiiจำกัดjam-gàt
We need to compress the meeting schedule because budget and time are limited.
3AdjectiveB2

wrinkled; creased

having lines or folds on the surface

Examples

หน้าผากnâa-pàakหน้าผากnâa-pàakforeheadของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirsมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoรอยย่นrɔɔi-yônรอยย่นrɔɔi-yônwrinkle; creaseเวลาwee-laaเวลาwee-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; dosesเครียดkrîiatเครียดkrîiat1stressed; tense; anxious2[to] feel stressed; be under stress
His forehead has wrinkles when he is stressed.
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กางเกงgaang-geengตัวdtuuaนี้níiยับyápและlɛ́ย่นyônเพราะprɔ́ไม่ได้mâi-dâaiรีดrîit
These pants are crumpled and wrinkled because they weren't ironed.
ผิวมือpǐu-mʉʉของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəย่นyônเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔiหลังจากlǎng-jàakแช่chɛ̂ɛน้ำnáamนานnaan
The skin on her hands is slightly wrinkled after soaking in water for a long time.
หนังnăngโซฟาsoh-faaเริ่มrêrmย่นyônเป็นรอยbpen roiพับpápตามdtaamจุดjùtที่นั่งtêe nângบ่อยbòiๆ-
The sofa leather has begun to wrinkle into creases in the spots that are often sat on.

Tones

See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.

How the tone is decided

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markMai ek
  3. Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

Falling tone

yôn

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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Related Words

Similar Meaning

ย่อyɔ̂ɔย่อyɔ̂ɔ1[to] condense; abridge2[to] abbreviate3[to] minimize; shrink4condensed; abbreviated
  • [to] condense; abridge
  • [to] abbreviate
  • [to] minimize; shrink
  • condensed; abbreviated
หยิกyìkหยิกyìk1[to] pinch [sb/sth]2curly; tightly curled (hair/fur)3curled; crinkly (leaves or edges)
  • [to] pinch [sb/sth]
  • curly; tightly curled (hair/fur)
  • curled; crinkly (leaves or edges)
หดhòtหดhòt1[to] shrink; contract2[to] retract; draw in; pull back3[to] decrease; shrink (in amount)
  • [to] shrink; contract
  • [to] retract; draw in; pull back
  • [to] decrease; shrink (in amount)
ยับyápยับyáp1crumpled; wrinkled2in tatters; ruined; badly damaged3badly; severely; to bits
  • crumpled; wrinkled
  • in tatters; ruined; badly damaged
  • badly; severely; to bits
เหี่ยวhìiaoเหี่ยวhìiao1withered; wilted; shriveled; wrinkled2[to] wither; wilt; shrivel; droop3worn-out; spiritless (fig.)
  • withered; wilted; shriveled; wrinkled
  • [to] wither; wilt; shrivel; droop
  • worn-out; spiritless (fig.)