หย็อง
yɔ̌ngMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
curly; frizzy
curly, frizzy, or kinky (typically referring to hair)
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)หย็องyɔ̌ngหย็องyɔ̌ng1curly; frizzy2shredded and driedมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerตั้งแต่เกิดdtâng-dtɛ̀ɛ-gə̀ətตั้งแต่เกิดdtâng-dtɛ̀ɛ-gə̀ətsince birth
He has had frizzy hair since birth.
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ฉันchănไม่ชอบmâi chôpที่têeตัวเองdtuua engมีmeeผมpŏmหย็องyŏngก็เลยgôr loeiเข้าkâoร้านทำผมráan tam pŏmเพื่อpêuuaยืดyêutผมpŏmบ่อยๆbòi bòi
I don't like having frizzy hair, so I often go to the salon to straighten it.
ผมpǒmที่tîiหยิกyìkหย็องyɔ̌ngของkɔ̌ɔngเธอtəəทำให้tam-hâiเธอtəəดูduuมีเอกลักษณ์mii-èek-gà-lákและlɛ́เป็นที่จดจำbpen-tîi-jòt-jamได้dâaiง่ายngâai
Her kinky hair makes her look unique and easily recognizable.
ความชื้นkwaam-chʉ́ʉnในnaiอากาศaa-gàatทำให้tam-hâiผมpǒmที่tîiเซ็ตsétมาmaaอย่างดีyàang-diiของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnกลายเป็นglaai-bpenผมpǒmหย็องyɔ̌ngฟูfuuไปหมดbpai-mòt
The humidity in the air caused my neatly styled hair to become completely frizzy and puffy.
2AdjectiveB2
shredded and dried
shredded and dried into a fluffy texture (typically used to describe meat floss)
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)กินginกินgin1[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)แซนด์วิชsɛɛn-wítแซนด์วิชsɛɛn-wítsandwichหมูmǔuหมูmǔu1pig; hog2pork3easy; a pushover (informal)4fat person (impolite)หย็องyɔ̌ngหย็องyɔ̌ng1curly; frizzy2shredded and driedกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)น้ำสลัดnáam-sà-làtน้ำสลัดnáam-sà-làtsalad dressingเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)อาหารเช้าaa-hǎan-cháaoอาหารเช้าaa-hǎan-cháaobreakfast
I like eating pork floss sandwiches with salad dressing for breakfast.
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Mom bought rice crackers topped with pork floss for us from Bangkok.
วิธีทำwí-tii-tamหมูmǔuหย็องyɔ̌ngต้องdtɔ̂ngนำnamเนื้อหมูnʉ́ʉa-mǔuไปbpaiต้มdtômจนjonเปื่อยbpʉ̀ʉaiแล้วlɛ́ɛoนำมาnam-maaคั่วkûuaในnaiกระทะgrà-táจนjonแห้งฟูhɛ̂ɛng-fuu
The way to make pork floss is to boil the pork until tender, then roast it in a pan until dry and fluffy.
เบเกอรี่bee-gəə-rîiร้านนี้ráan-níiดังdangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangขนมปังkà-nǒm-bpangไก่gàiหย็องyɔ̌ngพริกเผาprík-pǎoที่tîiให้hâiไส้sâiเยอะมากyə́-mâak
This bakery is famous for its chicken floss and chili paste bread that comes with a generous amount of filling.
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 endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
yɔ̌ng
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |