หยั่ง
yàngMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] gauge; sound; probe; fathom
to measure or test the depth, strength, or nature of something, literally or figuratively (e.g., sound water depth, probe a wound, gauge public opinion)
Examples
ชาวประมงchaao-bprà-mongชาวประมงchaao-bprà-mongfisher; fisherman/fisherwoman; fisherfolkใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderเชือกchʉ̂ʉakเชือกchʉ̂ʉak1rope; cord; line2classifier for domesticated elephantsผูกpùukผูกpùuk1[to] tie [sth]; fasten [sth]2[to] bind; connect; associate3[to] obligate; bind; commit4[to] compose; deviseตะกั่วdtà-gùuaตะกั่วdtà-gùua1lead (metal, Pb)2lead sinker; lead weightหยั่งyàngหยั่งyàng1[to] gauge; sound; probe; fathom2[to] fathom; discern3[to] reach; extend to (literary)ความลึกkwaam-lʉ́kความลึกkwaam-lʉ́k1depth (physical measurement)2depth; profundity (abstract/quality)ก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerทอดสมอtɔ̂ɔt-sà-mɔ̌ɔทอดสมอtɔ̂ɔt-sà-mɔ̌ɔ1[to] drop anchor; [to] anchor2at anchor; lying at anchor
The fishermen used a rope with a lead weight to sound the depth before dropping anchor.
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พยาบาลpá-yaa-baanค่อยๆkôi kôiหยั่งyàngแผลplăeเพื่อpêuuaดูว่าduu wâaลึกléukแค่ไหนkâe năiและláeยังyangมีmeeเลือดlêuuatคั่งkângหรือไม่rĕu mâi
The nurse gently probed the wound to see how deep it was and whether there was still pooled blood.
ทีมสำรวจtiim-sǎm-rùuatหยั่งyàngชั้นดินchán-dinด้วยdûuaiเครื่องมือวัดkrʉ̂ʉang-mʉʉ-wátแรงดันrɛɛng-danเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaประเมินbprà-məənความมั่นคงkwaam-mân-kongของkɔ̌ɔngพังงาpang-ngaa
The survey team probed the soil layers with a pressure gauge to assess the stability of the embankment.
นักวิจัยnák-wí-jaiส่งsòngแบบสอบถามbɛ̀ɛp-sɔ̀ɔp-tǎamเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหยั่งyàngทัศนคติtát-sà-ná-ká-dtìของkɔ̌ɔngประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonต่อdtɔ̀ɔมาตรการmâat-dtrà-gaanใหม่mài
Researchers sent out questionnaires to gauge the public’s attitudes toward the new measures.
2VerbC1
[to] fathom; discern
To perceive or understand something hidden or difficult to know, such as another person's thoughts or feelings.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillหยั่งรู้yàng-rúuหยั่งรู้yàng-rúu1[to] fathom; have deep insight; intuit2[to] divine; perceive the unseenว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeฝนfǒnฝนfǒn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerจึงjʉngจึงjʉng1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)รีบrîipรีบrîip1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; pressed for time3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)เก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to keep; store; put away2to collect; pick up; gather3to tidy up; put in order4to keep back; save5[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)6to charge; take (a fee/payment)7[to] tuck in; gather up (hair/clothes)ผ้าpâaผ้าpâa1cloth; fabric; textile2cloth item3classifier: ผืน (pieces of cloth); ม้วน (rolls); พับ (bolts)ไว้ก่อนwái-gɔ̀ɔnไว้ก่อนwái-gɔ̀ɔn1for now; for the time being2in advance; beforehand
He sensed that rain was coming, so he hurried to take the clothes in first.
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ผู้ใหญ่บ้านpûu-yài-bâanหยั่งyàngความเปลี่ยนแปลงkwaam-bplìian-bplɛɛngในnaiอากาศaa-gàatแล้วlɛ́ɛoเตือนdtʉʉanชาวบ้านchaao-bâanให้hâiระวังrá-wangน้ำป่าnáam-bpàa
The village head foresaw the change in weather and warned the villagers about flash floods.
นักวิชาการnák wí-chaa gaanบางคนbaang konหยั่งyàngทิศtítทางสังคมtaang săng-komจากjàakสัญญาณsăn-yaanเล็กๆlék lékที่têeคนทั่วไปkon tûua bpaiมองข้ามmong kâam
Some scholars foresee social directions from small signals that most people overlook.
เขาkǎoหยั่งyàngนัยnaiอนาคตà-naa-kótจากjàakบทกวีbòt-gà-wiiและlɛ́ถ้อยคำtɔ̂ɔi-kamเปรียบเปรยbprìiap-bprəəiราวกับraao-gàpอ่านลายมือàan-laai-mʉʉของkɔ̌ɔngกาลเวลาgaan-wee-laa
He intuits the future from poetry and metaphors, as if reading the handwriting of time.
3VerbC1
[to] reach; extend to (literary)
to go as far as; to extend or penetrate to a certain point (formal/literary use)
Examples
เรื่องราวrʉ̂ʉang-raaoเรื่องราวrʉ̂ʉang-raao1story; tale2matter; affair; incidentแห่งhɛ̀ngแห่งhɛ̀ng1of; belonging to (formal)2classifier: places/institutions3place; location (formal)ความหวังkwaam-wǎngความหวังkwaam-wǎng1hope; expectation2hope (person/thing); prospectของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herหยั่งyàngหยั่งyàng1[to] gauge; sound; probe; fathom2[to] fathom; discern3[to] reach; extend to (literary)ไปถึงbpai-tʉ̌ngไปถึงbpai-tʉ̌ng1[to] arrive at; get to; reach (a place)2[to] reach; extend to (level/amount/scope)3[to] reach; be delivered to (sb/sth)ผู้คนpûu-konผู้คนpûu-konpeople; the publicในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ชุมชนchum-chonชุมชนchum-choncommunityรอบข้างrɔ̂ɔp-kâangรอบข้างrɔ̂ɔp-kâang1around; on all sides2surroundings; nearby area3surrounding; adjacent; nearby
Her story of hope extends to people in the surrounding community.
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อิทธิพลìt-tí-ponของkɔ̌ɔngเพลงพื้นบ้านpleeng-pʉ́ʉn-bâanหยั่งyàngลึกlʉ́kไปถึงbpai-tʉ̌ngงานngaanดนตรีdon-dtriiรุ่นใหม่rûn-màiอย่างyàangคาดไม่ถึงkâat-mâi-tʉ̌ng
The influence of folk music reaches deeply into contemporary works in unexpected ways.
เสียงกระซิบsĭiang grà-sípของkŏngประวัติศาสตร์bprà-wàt-sàatยังคงyang kongหยั่งyàngไปถึงbpai tĕungปัจจุบันbpàt-jù-banดุจdùtเงาngaoที่têeทอดยาวtôt yaaoเหนือnĕuuaความทรงจำkwaam song jamร่วมrûuam
The whispers of history still reach into the present, like a shadow cast long over our collective memory.
พลังpá-langของkɔ̌ɔngถ้อยคำtɔ̂ɔi-kamหยั่งyàngไปถึงbpai-tʉ̌ngหัวใจhǔua-jaiคนอ่านkon-àanทลายtá-laaiกำแพงgam-pɛɛngความkwaamเฉยชาchə̌əi-chaaที่tîiสั่งสมมาsàng-sǒm-maaช้านานcháa-naan
The power of words reaches into the reader’s heart, breaking down the walls of indifference long accumulated.
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 markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
yàng
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |