หย้ำ
yâmMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] chew (Northern Thai)
In Northern Thai, to crush or break up food with the teeth before swallowing it.
Examples
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This piece of meat is very tough and hard to chew.
ยายyaaiเห็นhěnฉันchǎnรีบrîipกินข้าวgin-kâaoเลยləəiเตือนdtʉʉanว่าwâaหย้ำyâmหื้อhʉ́ʉละเอียดlá-ìiatก่อนgɔ̀ɔnเน้อnə́ə
Grandma saw me rushing through my meal, so she reminded me, “Chew it thoroughly first, okay?”
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 tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Falling tone
yâm
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 | — | — |