ย่าทวด (yâa-tûuat) — paternal great-grandmother (father’s grandmother)

Meaning

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paternal great-grandmother (father’s grandmother)

one’s father’s grandmother; great-grandmother on the father’s side

This is a picture of my great-grandmother (on my father's side).

3 more examples

My great-grandmother (father's side) is almost one hundred years old.

When he was young, my father used to live with his grandmother (my great-grandmother) in the province.

My father said that his grandmother (my great-grandmother) was the one who taught him how to cook traditional Thai food.

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

Low class consonants

คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ

Result

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.

ย่าyâapaternal grandmotherPart 1

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ทวดtûuatgreat-grandparentPart 2

ย่าทวดyâa-tûuatpaternal great-grandmother (father’s grandmother)Word