ย่า
yâaMeaning
1NounA1
paternal grandmother
One’s grandmother on the father’s side.
Examples
ย่าyâaย่าyâapaternal grandmotherของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineทำกับข้าวtam-gàp-kâaoทำกับข้าวtam-gàp-kâao[to] cook; prepare foodอร่อยà-rɔ̀iอร่อยà-rɔ̀i1delicious; tasty2[to] taste good; be deliciousมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
My grandmother on my father's side cooks very well.
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Every Sunday I go visit my grandmother on my father's side at her house.
Yesterday my grandmother on my father's side called and invited me to go make merit at the temple together.
When I was a child, I often slept at my grandmother’s (on my father's side) house because my parents worked late.
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
yâa
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 | — | — |