หญ้า
yâaMeanings
1NounA1
grass
short green plants with narrow leaves that grow densely on the ground
Examples
สนามsà-năamสนามsà-năam1field; court; pitch; ground2yard; open ground3area; sphere (of activity)4field (physics)หน้าบ้านnâa bâanหน้าบ้านnâa bâan1front of the house; frontage2front office; customer-facing sideมีmeeมีmee1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoหญ้าyâaหญ้าyâa1grass2weed; weedy vegetationเขียวๆkĭiao kĭiaoเขียวๆkĭiao kĭiao1greenish; slightly green2green-colored (various/unspecified)เต็มไปหมดdtem bpai mòtเต็มไปหมดdtem bpai mòt1completely full; crammed2everywhere; all over (the place)
The yard is covered with green grass.
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The dog rolls on the grass.
It rained yesterday, so the grass became moist and looked greener.
ตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháoเราraoจะjàตัดdtàtหญ้าyâaหลังบ้านlǎng-bâanให้hâiเตียนdtiianก่อนgɔ̀ɔnตั้งdtângโต๊ะdtóปิกนิกbpìk-ník
In the morning we will cut the grass in the backyard short before setting up the picnic table.
2NounB1
weed; weedy vegetation
Small plants growing wild or unwanted among cultivated plants, especially grasses and similar ground vegetation.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)ถอนtɔ̌ɔnถอนtɔ̌ɔn1[to] withdraw (money)2[to] pull out; extract; uproot3[to] withdraw; retreat4[to] drop; withdraw (from a course)5[to] cancel; revoke; rescind6[to] counteract; neutralize; diminish (an effect)หญ้าyâaหญ้าyâa1grass2weed; weedy vegetationที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerขึ้นkʉ̂nขึ้นkʉ̂n1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-countryในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)แปลงผักbplɛɛng-pàkแปลงผักbplɛɛng-pàkvegetable plot; vegetable bedเมื่อเช้าmʉ̂ʉa-cháoเมื่อเช้าmʉ̂ʉa-cháothis morning; earlier this morning
I pulled the weeds that grew in the vegetable bed this morning.
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หากhàakไม่mâiถอนtɔ̌ɔnหญ้าyâaจากjàakกระถางgrà-tǎangดอกไม้dɔ̀ɔk-máaiจะjàถูกtùukแย่งyɛ̂ɛngอาหารaa-hǎanและlɛ́โตdtooช้าcháa
If you don’t remove the weeds from the pot, the flowers will be deprived of nutrients and grow slowly.
ช่วงchûuangหน้าฝนnâa-fǒnหญ้าyâaขึ้นkʉ̂nเต็มdtemสวนsǔuanทำให้tam-hâiต้องdtɔ̂ngกำจัดgam-jàtทุกtúkสัปดาห์sàp-daa
During the rainy season, weeds take over the garden, requiring removal every week.
เจ้าของjâao-kɔ̌ɔngไร่râiใช้cháiผ้าคลุมpâa-klumดินdinเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaกันganหญ้าyâaขึ้นkʉ̂nรอบrɔ̂ɔpต้นกล้าdtôn-glâaแทนtɛɛnการฉีดgaan-chìitยาyaaฆ่าkâaหญ้าyâa
The farm owner uses mulch to prevent weeds around the seedlings instead of spraying herbicide.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before ญ puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Falling tone
yâa
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
High class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |