เยื่อใย
yʉ̂ʉa-yaiMeaning
1NounB2
lingering attachment; emotional bond
Lingering feelings of affection, care, or attachment, especially between people who have been close. Often used in the context of a relationship ending, e.g., 'ไม่มีเยื่อใย' (mâi mii yûea yai) meaning 'to have no lingering feelings left'.
Examples
เธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardมีเยื่อใยmii-yʉ̂ʉa-yaiมีเยื่อใยmii-yʉ̂ʉa-yai[to] feel affection or attachment for [sb]ให้hâiให้hâi1[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)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainหรือเปล่าrʉ̌ʉ-bplàaoหรือเปล่าrʉ̌ʉ-bplàao1yes–no question particle (“…or not?”)2whether … or not
Do you still have some lingering feelings for him?
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He left without any lingering feelings for his ex-girlfriend at all.
ถึงแม้จะtʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛ-jàเลิกกันlə̂ək-ganไปbpaiนานแล้วnaan-lɛ́ɛoแต่dtɛ̀ɛดูเหมือนว่าduu-mʉ̌ʉan-wâaเธอtəəก็gɔ̂ยังคงyang-kongมีเยื่อใยmii-yʉ̂ʉa-yaiให้hâiเขาkǎoอยู่yùuบ้างbâang
Even though they broke up a long time ago, it seems she still has some remaining attachment to him.
การgaanจะjàตัดเยื่อใยdtàt-yʉ̂ʉa-yaiให้hâiขาดสะบั้นkàat-sà-bânมันmanเป็นbpenเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangยากyâakเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaคนkonสองsɔ̌ɔngคนรู้จักkon-rúu-jàkกันganมานานmaa-naanขนาดนี้kà-nàat-níi
It's difficult to completely cut ties when two people have known each other for this long.
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 classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
yʉ̂ʉa
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ใยyaiใยyai1spider silk; cobweb2fiber; filament; thread3fiber (dietary)4why (archaic/literary)spider silk; cobwebPart 2
เยื่อใยyʉ̂ʉa-yaiเยื่อใยyʉ̂ʉa-yailingering attachment; emotional bondlingering attachment; emotional bondWord