เยียบ
yîiapMeanings
1AdverbB2
freezing; icy cold
extremely cold, freezing, or icy; often used to emphasize extreme coldness
Examples
น้ำnáamน้ำnáam1water2liquid; fluid3juice; extract4sauce; broth5bodily fluid (in compounds)6served with broth7empty words; fillerในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ลำธารlam-taanลำธารlam-taanstream; brookเย็นเยียบyen-yîiapเย็นเยียบyen-yîiapicy cold; freezing coldจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)อยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forลงไปlong-bpaiลงไปlong-bpai1[to] go down; descend (away)2directional particle: down/into (away)3and below; downward from (a point)อาบàapอาบàap1[to] bathe; take a bath/shower2[to] be bathed in; be suffused with [sth]3[to] coat; apply a layer
The water in the stream is so freezing cold that I don't want to go take a bath.
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พอpɔɔเปิดbpə̀ətแอร์แรงɛɛ-rɛɛngสุดsùtห้องนี้hɔ̂ng-níiก็gɔ̂เย็นเยียบyen-yîiapเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanอยู่ในyùu-naiตู้เย็นdtûu-yen
When the AC is turned on maximum, this room is as freezing as being in a fridge.
ลมหนาวlom-nǎaoพัดมาpát-maaโดนdoonผิวpǐuจนjonรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kเย็นเยียบyen-yîiapไปถึงbpai-tʉ̌ngกระดูกgrà-dùuk
The cold wind blew against my skin until I felt freezing cold to the bone.
บรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatบนbonยอดเขาyɔ̂ɔt-kǎoตอนกลางคืนdtɔɔn-glaang-kʉʉnนั้นnánหนาวเหน็บnǎao-nèpและlɛ́มีmiiหมอกmɔ̀ɔkลงlongจนjonอากาศเย็นaa-gàat-yenเยียบyîiap
The atmosphere on the mountain peak at night is freezing and foggy, making the air icy cold.
2AdverbB2
dead silent; perfectly still
extremely quiet, dead silent, or perfectly still; often used to emphasize complete silence
Examples
ตอนกลางคืนdtɔɔn-glaang-kʉʉnตอนกลางคืนdtɔɔn-glaang-kʉʉn1at night; during the night2nighttime; the night periodในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)หมู่บ้านmùu-bâanหมู่บ้านmùu-bâan1village; hamlet2housing estate; gated communityนี้níiนี้níi1this2this oneเงียบngîiapเงียบngîiap1quiet; silent2quiet (place/time)3[to] be quiet; fall silent4[to] go silent; stop respondingเยียบyîiapเยียบyîiap1freezing; icy cold2dead silent; perfectly stillจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofน่ากลัวnâa-gluuaน่ากลัวnâa-gluua1scary; frightening2awfully; terribly; extremely
At night, this village is so dead silent that it's scary.
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พอpɔɔครูkruuเดินเข้ามาdəən-kâo-maaในnaiห้องเรียนhɔ̂ng-riianนักเรียนnák-riianทุกคนtúk-konก็gɔ̂เงียบngîiapเยียบyîiap
When the teacher walked into the classroom, all the students became perfectly silent.
ทันทีที่tan-tii-tîiเขาkǎoเล่าเรื่องlâo-rʉ̂ʉangผีpǐiจบjòpทั้งtángวงสนทนาwong-sǒn-tá-naaก็gɔ̂ตกอยู่dtòk-yùuในnaiความเงียบkwaam-ngîiapเยียบyîiap
As soon as he finished telling the ghost story, the whole conversation circle fell into a dead silence.
สวนสาธารณะsǔuan-sǎa-taa-rá-náในnaiตอนเช้าตรู่dtɔɔn-cháo-dtrùuนั้นnánเงียบngîiapเยียบyîiapมีmiiเพียงpiiangเสียงนกร้องsǐiang-nók-rɔ́ɔngเป็นระยะbpen-rá-yáเท่านั้นtâo-nán
The park in the early morning is extremely quiet, with only the occasional sound of birds singing.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
yîiap
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → 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 | — | — |