ย่ามใจ
yâam-jaiMeaning
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[to] become overconfident; become emboldened
To become too confident or bold after success or after doing something without being stopped or punished, and so act less carefully.
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenชนะchá-náชนะchá-ná1[to] win; defeat [sb]2[to] overcome; prevail over [sth]ติดต่อกันdtìt-dtɔ̀ɔ-ganติดต่อกันdtìt-dtɔ̀ɔ-gan1continuously; consecutively; in a row2[to] contact each other; stay in touchสามsǎamสามsǎamthree (3)ครั้งkrángครั้งkráng1time; occasion; instance2classifier for occurrences or timesเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerย่ามใจyâam-jaiย่ามใจyâam-jai[to] become overconfident; become emboldenedและlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)เลิกlə̂əkเลิกlə̂ək1[to] stop; cease; quit2[to] end; be over (class/work/event)3[to] break up; separate4[to] cancel; abolish; discontinueซ้อมsɔ́ɔmซ้อมsɔ́ɔm1[to] practice; train2[to] rehearse3[to] drill; run drills4[to] beat up; assault
After winning three times in a row, he became overconfident and stopped practicing.
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เขาkǎoลอกlɔ̂ɔkการบ้านgaan-bâanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanโดยที่dooi-tîiครูkruuไม่รู้mâi-rúuจึงjʉngย่ามใจyâam-jaiทำtamอีกìikหลายlǎaiครั้งkráng
He copied his friend's homework without the teacher finding out, so he became emboldened and did it several more times.
การที่gaan-tîiบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtทำกำไรtam-gam-raiได้dâaiต่อเนื่องdtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉangอาจàatทำให้tam-hâiผู้บริหารpûu-bɔɔ-rí-hǎanย่ามใจyâam-jaiจนjonมองข้ามmɔɔng-kâamความเสี่ยงkwaam-sìiangจากjàakคู่แข่งkûu-kɛ̀ngรายใหม่raai-mài
The company's continued profitability may make its executives overconfident, causing them to overlook the risks posed by new competitors.
เมื่อmêuuaไม่มีmâi meeใครkraiร้องเรียนróng-riianเรื่องrêuuangการเก็บgaan gèpค่าธรรมเนียมkâa tam-niiamเกินgernอัตราàt-dtraaที่têeกำหนดgam-nòtเจ้าหน้าที่jâo nâa têeบางคนbaang konจึงjeungย่ามใจyâam jaiและláeเรียกเก็บเงินrîiak gèp ngernมากขึ้นmâak kêunเรื่อยrêuuaiๆ-
When no one complained about fees being charged above the prescribed rates, some officials became emboldened and demanded increasingly larger amounts.
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
yâam
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
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ใจjaiใจjai1heart; mind; feelings; spirit2kindness; compassion; generosity3courage; spirit; morale4intention; will; willingness5core; essence (in compounds)heart; mind; feelings; spiritPart 2
ย่ามใจyâam-jaiย่ามใจyâam-jai[to] become overconfident; become emboldened[to] become overconfident; become emboldenedWord