อวยยศ
uuai-yótMeaning
1Verb
lavishly praise
Heap exaggerated praise or an elevated title on someone.
Examples
พอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenชิมchimชิมchim[to] taste; sample (food or drink)แกงgɛɛngแกงgɛɛng1Thai curry (soup/stew)2[to] make curry; cook a curry dish3classifier: อย่างของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuffเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2companion; peer (classmate, colleague)ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerอวยยศuuai-yótอวยยศuuai-yótlavishly praiseให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)เป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)เชฟประจำchéep-bprà-jamเชฟประจำchéep-bprà-jamresident chef; in-house chefกลุ่มglùmกลุ่มglùm1group; cluster2classifier for groupsทันทีtan-tiiทันทีtan-tiiimmediately; at once
After tasting her curry, her friends immediately hailed her as the group's resident chef.
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อย่าเพิ่งyàa-pə̂ngอวยยศuuai-yótผมpǒmขนาดนั้นkà-nàat-nánผมpǒmเพิ่งpə̂ngซ่อมsɔ̂mเครื่องkrʉ̂ʉangนี้níiสำเร็จsǎm-rètเป็นbpenครั้งแรกkráng-rɛ̂ɛk
Don't praise me so highly yet; this is only the first time I've managed to fix this machine.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Mid tone
uuai
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Mid class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
อวยuuaiอวยuuai1[to] flatter; hype (excessively)2[to] wish well (esp. birthdays/occasions)[to] flatter; hype (excessively)Part 1
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ยศyótยศyót1rank; title (official status)2prestige; honor; high standingrank; title (official status)Part 2
อวยยศuuai-yótอวยยศuuai-yótlavishly praiselavishly praiseWord