ย่นย่อ
yôn-yɔ̂ɔMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] shorten; [to] abridge
to shorten, to abridge, or to condense something such as text, time, or distance
Examples
นักเรียนnák-riianนักเรียนnák-riianschool student; pupilต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toย่นย่อyôn-yɔ̂ɔย่นย่อyôn-yɔ̂ɔ1[to] shorten; [to] abridge2[to] shrink back; [to] be dauntedบทความbòt-kwaamบทความbòt-kwaamarticle; essayนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)เหลือlʉ̌ʉaเหลือlʉ̌ʉa1[to] remain; be left2[to] have left; have remaining3[to] be left over; be surplus4[to] exceed; be more thanเพียงpiiangเพียงpiiang1only; merely; just2only; merely (preposed to nouns/phrases)3if merely; as soon as4equal to; as much as (literary)5enough; sufficient (literary/formal)หนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostย่อหน้าyɔ̂ɔ-nâaย่อหน้าyɔ̂ɔ-nâaparagraph
Students must condense this article to just one paragraph.
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การสร้างgaan-sâangทางด่วนtaang-dùuanเส้นsênใหม่màiช่วยchûuaiย่นย่อyôn-yɔ̂ɔเวลาwee-laaเดินทางdəən-taangได้dâaiมากmâak
Building the new expressway helps shorten the travel time significantly.
เทคโนโลยีสมัยใหม่ték-noo-loo-yii-sà-mǎi-màiได้dâaiย่นย่อyôn-yɔ̂ɔระยะทางrá-yá-taangในnaiการติดต่อสื่อสารgaan-dtìt-dtɔ̀ɔ-sʉ̀ʉ-sǎanของkɔ̌ɔngผู้pûuคนทั่วโลกkon-tûua-lôokให้hâiใกล้ชิดglâi-chítกันganมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
Modern technology has shortened the communication distance for people around the world, bringing them closer together.
ผู้เขียนpôo kĭianสามารถsăa-mâatย่นย่อyôn yôrประวัติศาสตร์bprà-wàt-sàatอันanยาวนานyaao naanหลายlăaiร้อยปีrói bpeeให้hâiกลายเป็นglaai bpenบทความbòt kwaamที่têeเข้าใจง่ายkâo jai ngâaiได้dâiอย่างยอดเยี่ยมyàang yôt yîiam
The author excellently abridged hundreds of years of long history into an easily understandable article.
2VerbC1
[to] shrink back; [to] be daunted
to shrink back, to flinch, or to be daunted by difficulties (often used in the negative form to mean unflinching)
Examples
ถึงแม้tʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛถึงแม้tʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛ1even though; although2even ifงานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5unit (classifier) for events6work (physics)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)หนักnàkหนักnàk1heavy (weight)2serious; severe3heavily; severely; intensely4difficult; tough (mentally/physically demanding)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)เหนื่อยnʉ̀ʉaiเหนื่อยnʉ̀ʉai1tired; exhausted2[to] get tired; become tired3tiring; exhausting4[to] be short of breath (medical)แค่ไหนkɛ̂ɛ-nǎiแค่ไหนkɛ̂ɛ-nǎi1how much; to what extent2how far/long3no matter how ... (pattern)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerไม่เคยmâi-kəəiไม่เคยmâi-kəəinever; have neverย่นย่อyôn-yɔ̂ɔย่นย่อyôn-yɔ̂ɔ1[to] shorten; [to] abridge2[to] shrink back; [to] be dauntedเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
No matter how hard and tiring the work is, he never shrinks back.
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นักกีฬาnák-gii-laaของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoต่อสู้กับdtɔ̀ɔ-sûu-gàpคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngอย่างเต็มที่yàang-dtem-tîiโดยdooiไม่mâiย่นย่อyôn-yɔ̂ɔต่อdtɔ̀ɔความยากลำบากkwaam-yâak-lam-bàak
Our athletes fought the opponents with their all, undaunted by the difficulties.
ทหารกล้าtá-hăan glâaยืนหยัดyeun yàtปกป้องbpòk bpôngอธิปไตยà-típ-bpà-dtaiของkŏngชาติchâatด้วยdûuayจิตใจjìt jaiที่têeเด็ดเดี่ยวdèt dìiaoและláeไม่mâiย่นย่อyôn yôrต่อมdtòmรrณnáภัยpai
The brave soldiers stood firm to protect the nation's sovereignty with resolute minds, unflinching in the face of death.
ความสำเร็จkwaam săm-rètของkŏngองค์กรong gonนี้néeเกิดจากgèrt jàakวิสัยทัศน์wí-săi-tátของkŏngผู้นำpôo namที่têeไม่เคยmâi koieย่นย่อyôn yôrต่อdtòอุปสรรคù-bpà-sàkใดๆdai daiที่têeเข้ามาkâo maaขวางกั้นkwăang gân
The success of this organization stems from the vision of a leader who never shrinks back from any obstacles that stand in the way.
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
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 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
ย่นyônย่นyôn1[to] wrinkle; crease2[to] shorten; contract; reduce (length/time)3wrinkled; creased[to] wrinkle; creasePart 1
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ย่อyɔ̂ɔย่อyɔ̂ɔ1[to] condense; abridge2[to] abbreviate3[to] minimize; shrink4condensed; abbreviated[to] condense; abridgePart 2
ย่นย่อyôn-yɔ̂ɔย่นย่อyôn-yɔ̂ɔ[to] shorten; [to] abridge[to] shorten; [to] abridgeWord