สยาย
sà-yǎaiMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] let hair down; spread out (hair or strands)
To let hair down or spread something made of strands so it becomes loose and flowing.
Examples
นางแบบnaang-bɛ̀ɛpนางแบบnaang-bɛ̀ɛpfemale modelสยายsà-yǎaiสยายsà-yǎai[to] let hair down; spread out (hair or strands)ผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ยาวyaaoยาวyaao1long (length)2long (duration)3[to] grow long; become longerสลวยsà-lǔuaiสลวยsà-lǔuaisleek; graceful; elegantly flowingของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herให้hâiให้hâi1[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)ช่างภาพchâng-pâapช่างภาพchâng-pâapphotographerถ่ายรูปtàai-rûupถ่ายรูปtàai-rûup[to] take a photo; photograph [sb/sth]
The model let down her long, beautiful hair for the photographer to take pictures.
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นกยูงnók-yuungตัวผู้dtuua-pûuกำลังgam-langสยายsà-yǎaiปีกbpìikอวดùuatความงามkwaam-ngaamเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaดึงดูดdʉng-dùutตัวเมียdtuua-miia
The male peacock is spreading its feathers to show off its beauty to attract a female.
เธอterปลดbplòtที่มัดผมtêe mát pŏmออกòkแล้วláeoสยายsà-yăaiผมpŏmให้hâiแห้งhâengตามธรรมชาติdtaam tam-má-châatหลังสระlăng sàผมpŏmเสร็จsèt
She took off her hair tie and let her hair down to air-dry naturally after finishing washing it.
ภาพpâapของkɔ̌ɔngเทพธิดาtêep-tí-daaที่tîiสยายsà-yǎaiปีกbpìikสีขาวsǐi-kǎaoบริสุทธิ์bɔɔ-rí-sùtท่ามกลางtâam-glaangหมู่เมฆmùu-mêekเป็นbpenภาพpâapที่tîiน่าประทับใจnâa-bprà-táp-jaiยิ่งนักyîng-nák
The image of the goddess spreading her pure white wings amidst the clouds is an incredibly impressive sight.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is สยาย said สะ-หยาย?
sà-yǎai
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
sà
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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 | — | — |