ย้อย
yɔ́ɔiMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] hang down; droop; trickle
to hang down loosely or sink lower, often due to weight or softness; to drip or trickle down slowly.
Examples
น้ำผึ้งnám pêungน้ำผึ้งnám pêung1honey (bee product)2honey-colored; golden-brownค่อยๆkôi kôiค่อยๆkôi kôi1slowly; gently2gradually; little by littleย้อยลงมาyói long maaย้อยลงมาyói long maa1to hang/droop down2to run/drip downจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmรวงruuangรวงruuang1ear/head of grain2hanging cluster (flowers/fruits); raceme
Honey slowly dripped down from the comb.
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เหงื่อngʉ̀ʉaของkɔ̌ɔngนักกีฬาnák-gii-laaย้อยลงมาyɔ́ɔi-long-maaเป็นbpenทางtaangหลังจากlǎng-jàakการแข่งขันgaan-kɛ̀ng-kǎnที่tîiดุเดือดdù-dʉ̀ʉat
The athlete's sweat trickled down in streams after the intense competition.
Her cheeks have started to sag with increasing age.
กิ่งมะม่วงgìng-má-mûuangที่tîiเต็มไปด้วยdtem-bpai-dûuaiผลpǒnย้อยลงมาyɔ́ɔi-long-maaจนjonเกือบgʉ̀ʉapถึงtʉ̌ngพื้นดินpʉ́ʉn-din
The mango branch, laden with fruit, sagged down until it almost touched the ground.
2AdjectiveB2
drooping; hanging down; pendulous
hanging down or bending downward in shape.
Examples
เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)นั่งมองnâng-mɔɔngนั่งมองnâng-mɔɔng[to] sit and look; [to] sit and watchกิ่งหลิวgìng-lǐuกิ่งหลิวgìng-lǐuwillow branch/twigที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerย้อยลงมาyɔ́ɔi-long-maaย้อยลงมาyɔ́ɔi-long-maa1to hang/droop down2to run/drip downเกือบgʉ̀ʉapเกือบgʉ̀ʉapalmost; nearlyถึงtʉ̌ngถึงtʉ̌ng1to; until; up to2[to] arrive; reach3to; toward (recipient/goal)4even if; even though5as much as; as many as; to the point of6about; concerning; regardingผิวน้ำpǐu-náamผิวน้ำpǐu-náamwater surface; surface of the waterมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7creamy; rich (texture/taste)สวยมากsǔuai-mâakสวยมากsǔuai-mâakvery beautiful; gorgeous
We sat looking at the willow branches that hung down almost to the water's surface. It was very beautiful.
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งานประติมากรรมngaan-bprà-dtì-maa-gamชิ้นนี้chín-níiมีmiiลักษณะlák-sà-nàเป็นbpenเส้นโค้งsên-kóongที่tîiย้อยลงมาyɔ́ɔi-long-maaอย่างyàangอ่อนช้อยɔ̀ɔn-chɔ́ɔi
This sculpture has a form of delicate curves bending downward.
สถาปนิกsà-tǎa-bpà-níkออกแบบɔ̀ɔk-bɛ̀ɛpให้hâiโคมไฟระย้าkoom-fai-rá-yáaย้อยลงมาyɔ́ɔi-long-maaกลางglaangโถงtǒongบันไดban-daiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaสร้างsâangความโอ่อ่าkwaam-òo-àa
The architect designed the chandelier to hang down in the middle of the staircase hall to create a sense of grandeur.
หินงอกหินย้อยhǐn-ngɔ̂ɔk-hǐn-yɔ́ɔiในnaiถ้ำtâmมีmiiรูปร่างrûup-râangแปลกตาbplɛ̀ɛk-dtaaโดยเฉพาะdooi-chà-pɔ́ส่วนsùuanที่tîiย้อยลงมาyɔ́ɔi-long-maaจากjàakเพดานpee-daanถ้ำtâm
Stalactites and stalagmites in the cave have unusual shapes, especially the parts that hang down from the cave ceiling.
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
yɔ́ɔi
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 | — | — |