หยก
yòkMeanings
1NounB1
jade (jadeite or nephrite)
A hard ornamental stone, typically green, comprising mainly jadeite or nephrite, used in jewelry and carvings.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoกำไลหยกgam-lai-yòkกำไลหยกgam-lai-yòkjade bracelet; jade bangle
My mom has a jade bracelet.
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สร้อยsɔ̂ɔiเส้นsênนั้นnánทำมาจากtam-maa-jàakหยกyòkแท้tɛ́ɛก็เลยgɔ̂-ləəiมีmiiราคาแพงraa-kaa-pɛɛngมากmâak
That necklace is made from real jade, so it's very expensive.
คนจีนkon-jiinจำนวนมากjam-nuuan-mâakเชื่อว่าchʉ̂ʉa-wâaการสวมใส่gaan-sǔuam-sàiหยกyòkจะjàนำโชคnam-chôokดีdiiมาmaaให้hâi
Many Chinese people believe that wearing jade brings good luck.
การประเมินราคาgaan-bprà-məən-raa-kaaของkɔ̌ɔngหยกyòkชิ้นchínหนึ่งnʉ̀ngต้องdtɔ̂ngพิจารณาpí-jaa-rá-naaไม่เพียงmâi-piiangแค่kɛ̂ɛสีsǐiและlɛ́ความใสkwaam-sǎiแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangต้องdtɔ̂ngดูduuคุณภาพkun-ná-pâapของkɔ̌ɔngงานแกะสลักngaan-gɛ̀-sà-làkด้วยdûuai
To evaluate the price of a piece of jade, one must consider not only its color and clarity but also the quality of the carving.
2ClassifierB1
classifier: ชิ้นชิ้นchín1piece; item; fragment; slice2classifier: pieces/items
ชิ้นชิ้นchín1piece; item; fragment; slice2classifier: pieces/items is used to count pieces of jade; finished jade objects may take classifiers appropriate to their shape or function.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)อยากได้yàak-dâaiอยากได้yàak-dâai[to] want (to have); would like (to get)เครื่องประดับkrʉ̂ʉang-bprà-dàpเครื่องประดับkrʉ̂ʉang-bprà-dàp1jewelry; personal ornaments2fashion accessories3ornament; decorative fittingหยกyòkหยกyòk1jade (jadeite or nephrite)2classifier: ชิ้นสักsàkสักsàk1about; approximately2teak3[to] tattoo4any; even (a little); at allชิ้นchínชิ้นchín1piece; item; fragment; slice2classifier: pieces/itemsหนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremost
I would like to get a piece of jade jewelry.
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คุณแม่kun-mɛ̂ɛซื้อsʉ́ʉกำไลหยกgam-lai-yòkมาmaaฝากfàakฉันchǎnหนึ่งnʉ̀ngวงwongจากjàakเมืองจีนmʉʉang-jiin
My mother bought me one jade bracelet from China.
ในnaiตู้เซฟdtûu-sêepของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoมีสมบัติmii-sǒm-bàtล้ำค่าlám-kâaมากมายmâak-maaiทั้งtángแหวนwɛ̌ɛnหยกyòkหลายlǎaiวงwongและlɛ́จี้jîiหยกyòkอีกìikหลายlǎaiชิ้นchín
In his safe, there are many valuable treasures, including several jade rings and many jade pendants.
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 ย puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
yòk
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 | — | — |