หยบ
yòpMeanings
1VerbC1
[to] hide; [to] conceal
to hide or conceal oneself or something (Southern Thai dialect)
Examples
ฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàkฝนตกหนักfǒn-dtòk-nàk[to] rain heavily; pourแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)รีบrîipรีบrîip1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; pressed for time3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)ไปหาbpai-hǎaไปหาbpai-hǎa1[to] go see [sb]; [to] visit [sb]2[to] go look for [sb/sth]; [to] seek [sth]ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerหยบyòpหยบyòp1[to] hide; [to] conceal2secretly; stealthilyฝนfǒnฝนfǒn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkเถอะtə̀เถอะtə̀1suggestion/encouragement particle2prompting/permission particle3resignation/emphasis particle
It's raining hard; let's hurry and find a place to hide from the rain.
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ขี้ขลาดkîi-klàatแบบนี้bɛ̀ɛp-níiมัวแต่muua-dtɛ̀ɛไปbpaiหยบyòpอยู่yùuหลังlǎngกระโปรงgrà-bproongผู้หญิงpûu-yǐngไม่mâiกล้าglâaออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaเผชิญหน้าpà-chəən-nâa
You're such a coward, just hiding behind a woman's skirt and not daring to come out and face it.
ต่อให้dtɔ̀ɔ-hâiคุณkunจะjàเอาaoเอกสารèek-gà-sǎanพวกนี้pûuak-níiไปbpaiหยบyòpไว้wáiในnaiซอกหลืบsɔ̂ɔk-lʉ̀ʉpไหนnǎiฉันchǎnก็gɔ̂หาเจอhǎa-jəəอยู่ดีyùu-dii
No matter which nook or cranny you hide these documents in, I will find them anyway.
2AdverbC1
secretly; stealthily
secretly, stealthily, or without letting others know (Southern Thai dialect)
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)หยบyòpหยบyòp1[to] hide; [to] conceal2secretly; stealthilyกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)ขนมkà-nǒmขนมkà-nǒmsnack; sweet; dessertในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ห้องเรียนhɔ̂ng-riianห้องเรียนhɔ̂ng-riianclassroomตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîiตอนที่dtɔɔn-tîi1when; at the time that2episode/part (numbered label)ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)หันไปhǎn-bpaiหันไปhǎn-bpai1[to] turn (physically) toward another direction2[to] turn to; switch to; shift toward (fig.)เขียนkǐianเขียนkǐian1[to] write2[to] draw; sketch3[to] fill out; write in4[to] compose; author5[to] write (data); burn (a disc)กระดานgrà-daanกระดานgrà-daan1board; plank2board (blackboard/whiteboard)3game board
He likes to secretly eat snacks in the classroom when the teacher turns to write on the board.
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ผมpŏmทำได้แค่tam dâi kâeหยบyòpรักrákและláeหยบyòpมองmongเธอterอยู่yòoห่างhàangๆ-เพราะpráwรู้ดีróo deeว่าwâaสถานะsà-tăa-náของเราkŏng raoสองsŏngคนkonมันmanต่างกันdtàang ganเกินไปgern bpai
I can only secretly love and stealthily watch her from afar, knowing full well that our statuses are too different.
วัยรุ่นwai rûnกลุ่มglùmนั้นnánชอบchôpหยบyòpไปbpaiมั่วสุมmûua sŭmกันganที่têeบ้านร้างbâan ráangท้ายtáaiหมู่บ้านmòo bâanตอนดึกdton dèukๆ-เพื่อไม่ให้pêuua mâi hâiผู้ใหญ่pôo yàiเห็นhĕn
That group of teenagers likes to secretly gather at the abandoned house at the end of the village late at night so the adults won't see.
ผู้รับเหมาpûu-ráp-mǎoหยบyòpเปลี่ยนbplìianสเปกsà-bpéekวัสดุก่อสร้างwát-sà-dù-gɔ̀ɔ-sâangให้เกรดhâi-grèetต่ำลงdtàm-longเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaลดlótต้นทุนdtôn-tunโดยdooiคิดว่าkít-wâaเจ้าของบ้านjâao-kɔ̌ɔng-bâanคงkongดูduuไม่mâiออกɔ̀ɔk
The contractor secretly changed the construction materials to a lower grade to cut costs, thinking the homeowner wouldn't notice.
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 -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
yòp
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 | — | — |