เยิ้ม
yə́əmMeanings
1AdjectiveB1
oozy; runny; greasy
describing a thick liquid, fat, or melted substance that has become runny and is oozing or smearing (e.g., oil, makeup, melted cheese)
Examples
ชีสchéesชีสchées1cheese (food)2say cheese! (for photos)บนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)พิซซ่าpít-sâaพิซซ่าpít-sâapizza (food)ร้อนrónร้อนrón1hot (temperature)2spicy (taste)3[to] be hot; feel hot; become hot4urgent; intenseๆ-เยิ้มyéermเยิ้มyéerm1oozy; runny; greasy2[to] ooze; run (when melted/greasy)ออกมาòk maaออกมาòk maa1[to] come out; emerge2[to] be released; be made public3[to] turn out; end up4[to] come forward; speak outจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofไหลlăiไหลlăi[to] flow; run (liquid)ข้างkâangข้างkâang1side; flank2beside; next to; by3classifier: sides; paired parts4side; party (in a dispute or game)5side; lateral (modifier)ถาดtàatถาดtàat1tray2classifier: trays
The cheese on the hot pizza is oozing and running to the side of the tray.
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It’s so hot that my mascara has become runny and smudged under my eyes.
The coconut curry has an oily, runny sheen on top, thick and very appetizing.
เนยnəəiที่tîiทาtaaบนbonขนมปังkà-nǒm-bpangเริ่มrə̂əmเยิ้มyə́əmและlɛ́ซึมเข้าเนื้อsʉm-kâo-nʉ́ʉaทำให้tam-hâiกลิ่นหอมglìn-hɔ̌ɔmกระจายgrà-jaaiไปbpaiทั้งtángห้องhɔ̂ng
The butter spread on the bread is starting to ooze and seep in, filling the room with aroma.
2VerbB1
[to] ooze; run (when melted/greasy)
to become runny and flow or smear slowly, as fat, makeup, or a melted substance does
Examples
ชีสchíitชีสchíit1cheese (food)2say cheese! (for photos)บนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)พิซซ่าpít-sâaพิซซ่าpít-sâapizza (food)เริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toเยิ้มyə́əmเยิ้มyə́əm1oozy; runny; greasy2[to] ooze; run (when melted/greasy)เพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingเพิ่งpə̂ngเพิ่งpə̂ng1just; recently2only just now; only nowออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàak1[to] leave; exit; depart from2from; out of (after a verb)เตาdtaoเตาdtao1stove; cooker2furnace; kiln; oven
The cheese on the pizza is starting to get runny because it just came out of the oven.
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อากาศร้อนaa-gàat-rɔ́ɔnมากmâakจนjonมาสคาร่าmâat-kaa-râaของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnเยิ้มyə́əmลงมาlong-maaที่tîiใต้dtâaiตาdtaa
It’s so hot that my mascara is smearing down under my eyes.
เนยnəəiที่tîiทาtaaขนมปังkà-nǒm-bpangวางไว้waang-wáiนานnaanไปหน่อยbpai-nɔ̀iเลยləəiเยิ้มyə́əmเลอะlə́จานjaan
The butter on the bread was left out a bit too long, so it became runny and smeared the plate.
แกงกะทิgaeng gà-tíยังyangร้อนจัดrón jàtจนjonไขkăiมันเยิ้มman yérmขึ้นมาkêun maaบนbonผิวหน้าpĭu nâaแกงgaengเป็นbpenชั้นchánบางbaangๆ-
The coconut curry is still so hot that the fat is oozing up to the surface in a thin layer.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
yə́əm
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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 | — | — |