ย้อม
yɔ́ɔmMeaning
1VerbA2
to dye; color
to color fabric, hair, or other materials using dye or pigment
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herย้อมyɔ́ɔmย้อมyɔ́ɔmto dye; colorริมฝีปากrim-fǐi-bpàakริมฝีปากrim-fǐi-bpàaklip; lipsด้วยdûuaiด้วยdûuai1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooสีsǐiสีsǐi1color2paint3[to] rub; scrub; polishลิ้นจี่lín-jìiลิ้นจี่lín-jìi1lychee (fruit)2lychee tree3classifier: ผล, ลูกให้ดูhâi-duuให้ดูhâi-duu[to] show [sb] [sth]ระเรื่อrá-rʉ̂ʉaระเรื่อrá-rʉ̂ʉa1faintly reddish; rosy2[to] be faintly red; have a rosy tint
She tinted her lips with lychee color to give a soft flush.
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ช่างศิลป์châng sĭnย้อมyómกระดาษgrà-dàatด้วยdûuayชาอ่อนchaa ònๆ-ให้เกิดhâi gèrtโทนtohnน้ำตาลnáam dtaanอมomทองtong
The artist stained the paper with light tea to create a brownish-gold tone.
He stained the wood with a light cherry hue to accentuate the grain.
ช่างภาพchâang pâapย้อมyómภาพpâapด้วยdûuayโทนtohnซีเปียsee bpiaบางbaangๆ-เพื่อให้pêuua hâiบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatย้อนยุคyón yúk
The photographer lightly tinted the image with a sepia tone to create a retro atmosphere.
I dye my hair brown.
Yesterday, Mom dyed the fabric indigo.
Tomorrow we will dye the T-shirts with natural dye.
ช่างทำผมchâng-tam-pǒmแนะนำให้nɛ́-nam-hâiย้อมผมyɔ́ɔm-pǒmสองsɔ̌ɔngรอบrɔ̂ɔpเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiสีsǐiติดทนdtìt-tonและlɛ́สม่ำเสมอsà-màm-sà-mə̌ə
The hairdresser recommended dyeing the hair twice so the color lasts and is even.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
yɔ́ɔm
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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 | — | — |