ย่ำยี
yâm-yiiMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] trample; crush; ravage [sb/sth]
to tread on and crush or damage something or someone violently; to devastate or overrun
Examples
ฝูงfǔungฝูงfǔung1herd; flock; swarm (group of animals or similar things)2classifier for groups of animals/things3crowd; throng; mob (large group of people)ช้างป่าcháang-bpàaช้างป่าcháang-bpàawild elephantบุกbùkบุกbùk1[to] invade; storm; raid; charge2[to] push in; force one’s way in; make an aggressive move (figurative)3konjac; elephant yam; Amorphophallus plantเข้ามาkâo-maaเข้ามาkâo-maa1to come in; enter (toward the speaker)2to join/enter into (activity, group, context)3directional complement ‘in/toward here’ย่ำยีyâm-yiiย่ำยีyâm-yii1[to] trample; crush; ravage [sb/sth]2[to] abuse; violate; treat with extreme cruelty; desecrate [sb/sth]3[to] sexually assault; rape [sb] (euphemistic)ไร่râiไร่râi1farm; plantation; field2rai (area unit)ข้าวโพดkâao-pôotข้าวโพดkâao-pôot1corn; maize (plant)2corn; maize (food)3classifier: ears/cobs of corn (ฝัก)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเสียหายsǐia-hǎaiเสียหายsǐia-hǎai1damaged; spoiled; impaired2[to] be damaged; suffer lossทั้งหมดtáng-mòtทั้งหมดtáng-mòt1all; entire; whole2all; in total; completely3the whole; everything
A herd of wild elephants invaded and trampled the villagers' cornfields, completely destroying them.
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ผู้ประท้วงpûu-bprà-túuangที่tîiโกรธแค้นgròot-kɛ́ɛnได้dâaiเข้าkâoย่ำยีyâm-yiiทำลายtam-laaiทรัพย์สินsáp-sǐnของkɔ̌ɔngทางราชการtaang-râat-chá-gaan
The angry protesters entered and violently damaged government property.
กองทัพgong tápผู้รุกรานpôo rúk raanได้dâiย่ำยีyâm yeeเมืองmeuuangต่างๆdtàang-dtàangตลอดเส้นทางdtà-lòt sên taangที่têeพวกเขาpûuak kăoเคลื่อนทัพkléuuan tápผ่านpàan
The invading army devastated the cities all along their route of advance.
พายุไต้ฝุ่นpaa-yú-dtâi-fùnที่tîiพัดถล่มpát-tà-lòmได้dâaiย่ำยีyâm-yiiพื้นที่pʉ́ʉn-tîiชายฝั่งchaai-fàngจนjonไม่เหลือmâi-lʉ̌ʉaสภาพเดิมsà-pâap-dəəm
The typhoon that struck has devastated the coastal area, leaving it unrecognizable.
2VerbC1
[to] abuse; violate; treat with extreme cruelty; desecrate [sb/sth]
to mistreat severely, humiliate, or violate someone or something, harming dignity or sanctity
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ไม่ควรmâi-kuuanไม่ควรmâi-kuuan1should not; ought not2inappropriate; improperพูดจาpûut-jaaพูดจาpûut-jaa[to] speak; talk (how one speaks)ดูถูกduu-tùukดูถูกduu-tùuk1[to] insult; belittle [sb]2[to] disdain; look down on [sb/sth]หรือrʉ̌ʉหรือrʉ̌ʉ1or (choice/alternative)2or?; really? (question/finality particle)ย่ำยีyâm-yiiย่ำยีyâm-yii1[to] trample; crush; ravage [sb/sth]2[to] abuse; violate; treat with extreme cruelty; desecrate [sb/sth]3[to] sexually assault; rape [sb] (euphemistic)ศักดิ์ศรีsàk-sǐiศักดิ์ศรีsàk-sǐi1dignity; self-respect2prestige; honor; statusของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉn1other people; others2someone else; another person
We shouldn't speak contemptuously or violate the dignity of others.
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ผู้มีอำนาจpûu-mii-am-nâatบางคนbaang-konใช้cháiกฎหมายgòt-mǎaiเป็นbpenเครื่องมือkrʉ̂ʉang-mʉʉในnaiการgaanย่ำยีyâm-yiiสิทธิเสรีภาพsìt-tí-sěe-rii-pâapของkɔ̌ɔngประชาชนbprà-chaa-chon
Some people in power use the law as a tool to severely mistreat and violate the rights and freedoms of the people.
การนำgaan-namข้อมูลส่วนตัวkɔ̂ɔ-muun-sùuan-dtuuaของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoไปbpaiเผยแพร่pə̌əi-prɛ̂ɛโดยdooiไม่ได้รับmâi-dâi-rápอนุญาตà-nú-yâatถือเป็นtʉ̌ʉ-bpenการย่ำgaan-yâmยีyiiความเป็นส่วนตัวkwaam-bpen-sùuan-dtuuaอย่างyàangร้ายแรงráai-rɛɛng
Disclosing his personal information without permission is considered a severe violation of his privacy.
นักเคลื่อนไหวnák-klʉ̂ʉan-wǎiรู้สึกว่าrúu-sʉ̀k-wâaคำตัดสินkam-dtàt-sǐnของkɔ̌ɔngศาลsǎanเป็นbpenการย่ำgaan-yâmยีyiiเจตนารมณ์jèet-dtà-naa-romของkɔ̌ɔngประชาธิปไตยbprà-chaa-típ-bpà-dtai
The activist felt that the court's verdict trampled on the spirit of democracy.
3VerbC2
[to] sexually assault; rape [sb] (euphemistic)
used euphemistically to refer to sexual violation
Examples
ผู้ต้องหาpûu-dtɔ̂ng-hǎaผู้ต้องหาpûu-dtɔ̂ng-hǎasuspect; accused person (criminal case)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)การปฏิเสธgaan-bpà-dtì-sèetการปฏิเสธgaan-bpà-dtì-sèet1refusal; denial2negation (grammar/logic)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeไม่ได้mâi-dâaiไม่ได้mâi-dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)ล่อลวงlɔ̂ɔ-luuangล่อลวงlɔ̂ɔ-luuang[to] lure; [to] entice; [to] deceiveหญิงสาวyǐng-sǎaoหญิงสาวyǐng-sǎaoyoung womanไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyย่ำยีyâm-yiiย่ำยีyâm-yii1[to] trample; crush; ravage [sb/sth]2[to] abuse; violate; treat with extreme cruelty; desecrate [sb/sth]3[to] sexually assault; rape [sb] (euphemistic)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerเปลี่ยวbplìiaoเปลี่ยวbplìiao1desolate; isolated (place/road)2lonely; lonesome (feeling)
The suspect denied luring the young woman to a secluded place to sexually violate her.
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ข่าวkàaoการจับกุมgaan-jàp-gumคนร้ายkon-ráaiที่tîiก่อเหตุgɔ̀ɔ-hèetย่ำยีyâm-yiiเด็กหญิงdèk-yǐngสร้างsâangความสะเทือนใจkwaam-sà-tʉʉan-jaiให้แก่hâi-gɛ̀ɛผู้คนpûu-konในnaiสังคมsǎng-komเป็นอย่างมากbpen-yàang-mâak
The news of the arrest of the perpetrator who sexually violated a young girl deeply disturbed people in society.
บาดแผลbàat-plɛ̌ɛทางจิตใจtaang-jìt-jaiจากjàakการgaanถูกtùukย่ำยีyâm-yiiในอดีตnai-à-dìitเป็นbpenสิ่งที่sìng-tîiเหยื่อyʉ̀ʉaต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้เวลาchái-wee-laaทั้งชีวิตtáng-chii-wítเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเยียวยาyiiao-yaa
The psychological scars from being sexually violated in the past are something the victim must spend a lifetime healing.
โศกนาฏกรรมsòok-gà-nâat-dtà-gamของkɔ̌ɔngนางในวรรณคดีnaang-nai-wan-ná-ká-diiที่tîiถูกtùukย่ำยีyâm-yiiพรหมจรรย์prom-má-janนั้นnánสะท้อนsà-tɔ́ɔnค่านิยมkâa-ní-yomปิตาธิปไตยbpì-dtaa-típ-bpà-dtaiที่tîiกดทับgòt-tápผู้หญิงpûu-yǐngในnaiยุคสมัยyúk-sà-mǎiนั้นnán
The tragedy of the literary heroine whose chastity was violated reflects the patriarchal values that oppressed women of that era.
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
yâm
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
ย่ำyâmย่ำyâm1[to] tread; trample; stamp2[to] beat a gong or drum repeatedly to mark the time[to] tread; trample; stampPart 1
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ยีyiiยีyii1[to] mash; rub; break up [sth] with the hands2[to] tousle [hair]; tease [fibers][to] mash; rub; break up [sth] with the handsPart 2
ย่ำยีyâm-yiiย่ำยีyâm-yii[to] trample; crush; ravage [sb/sth][to] trample; crush; ravage [sb/sth]Word