ย่อง
yɔ̂ɔngMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] sneak; [to] tiptoe quietly
to move quietly and carefully so as not to be noticed or heard, often on tiptoe
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillย่องyɔ̂ɔngย่องyɔ̂ɔng[to] sneak; [to] tiptoe quietlyเข้าkâoเข้าkâo1[to] enter; go in2[to] put in; insert3in; inward4[to] understand (in เข้าใจ)5[to] join; enter (an organization, school, etc.)6[to] fit; suit; match7rice (archaic; dialectal)8[to] enter; reach (a period or stage)ห้องครัวhɔ̂ng-kruuaห้องครัวhɔ̂ng-kruuakitchenไม่ให้mâi-hâiไม่ให้mâi-hâi1[to] not give; withhold; refuse to give2[to] not allow; not let; forbid3so that not; in order to preventแม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseได้ยินdâi-yinได้ยินdâi-yin1[to] hear2[to] hear of; be told; learn (by hearing)
He tiptoed into the kitchen so his mom wouldn’t hear.
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The cat crept quietly through the door and jumped onto the sofa.
ฉันchǎnย่องyɔ̂ɔngออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakห้องประชุมhɔ̂ng-bprà-chumเพราะprɔ́ไม่mâiอยากyàakรบกวนróp-guuanตอนdtɔɔnเขาkǎoกำลังgam-langพรีเซนต์prii-seen
I slipped quietly out of the meeting room because I didn’t want to disturb the presentation.
เขาkǎoย่องyɔ̂ɔngลงlongบันไดban-daiทีละขั้นtii-lá-kânเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiเสียงsǐiangรองเท้าrɔɔng-táaoกระทบgrà-tópไม้máaiจนjonปลุกbplùkเด็กdèk
He tiptoed down the stairs step by step so the sound of his shoes on the wood wouldn’t wake the child.
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
yɔ̂ɔng
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 | — | — |