เยือก
yʉ̂ʉakMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
icy; freezing; piercingly cold
Very cold like ice; piercingly cold or chilling (literal or figurative).
Examples
ลมหนาวlom-nǎaoลมหนาวlom-nǎaocold wind; winter windคืนนี้kʉʉn-níiคืนนี้kʉʉn-níi1tonight (the night of today)2tonightเยือกyʉ̂ʉakเยือกyʉ̂ʉakicy; freezing; piercingly coldจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofมือmʉʉมือmʉʉ1hand2skill; level; expertise3classifier: players in certain gambling games4doer; agent5round; turn (card games)ชาchaaชาchaa1tea2numb; without sensation3[to] go numb; become numb
Tonight’s cold wind is so piercing that my hands are numb.
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The water in the stream is so icy that it’s almost untouchable.
The air atop the mountain is so chilling that breath turns into mist.
คำพูดkam-pûutของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoเยือกyʉ̂ʉakราวกับraao-gàpหิมะhì-máทำให้tam-hâiบรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatในnaiห้องhɔ̂ngเงียบงันngîiap-ngan
His words were chilling like snow, making the room fall silent.
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 -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
yʉ̂ʉak
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 | — | — |