เย่อ
yə̂əMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] tug; pull against resistance
To pull or tug against an opposing force, as in tug-of-war or when playing a hooked fish.
Examples
พ่อpɔ̂ɔพ่อpɔ̂ɔ1father; dad2sir; mister (rural/archaic)3prefix: male person; leader; father figureเย่อyə̂əเย่อyə̂ə[to] tug; pull against resistanceกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ปลาbplaaปลาbplaa1fish (animal)2fish (as food)3classifier: ตัวอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainหลายlǎaiหลายlǎai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)นาทีnaa-tiiนาทีnaa-tii1minute (time unit)2moment; minute (informal)กว่าจะgwàa-jàกว่าจะgwàa-jànot until; by the time (introducing a clause)ดึงdʉngดึงdʉng1[to] pull; draw (toward oneself)2[to] attract; draw (attention/interest)3[to] drag (on a screen)4[to] hold back; delay; stallมันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)เข้ามาkâo-maaเข้ามาkâo-maa1to come in; enter (toward the speaker)2to join/enter into (activity, group, context)3directional complement ‘in/toward here’ใกล้glâiใกล้glâi1near; close (in distance/time/resemblance)2[to] be near; be close toฝั่งfàngฝั่งfàng1shore; bank2sideได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
Dad fought the fish on the line for several minutes before he could bring it close to shore.
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เด็กdèkทั้งสองคนtáng-sɔ̌ɔng-konจับjàpเชือกchʉ̂ʉakคนละkon-láปลายbplaaiแล้วlɛ́ɛoเย่อyə̂əกันganแต่dtɛ̀ɛไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiดึงdʉngอีกฝ่ายìik-fàaiให้hâiขยับkà-yàpได้dâai
The two children each held one end of the rope and pulled against each other, but neither could make the other move.
ถ้าtâaปลาbplaaตัวใหญ่dtuua-yàiพุ่งpûngหนีnǐiอย่าyàaฝืนfʉ̌ʉnเย่อyə̂əกับgàpมันmanแรงrɛɛngเกินไปgəən-bpaiเพราะprɔ́สายsǎaiอาจàatขาดkàatก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàได้dâaiตัวปลาdtuua-bplaa
If a large fish makes a run for it, don't pull too hard against it, because the line could snap before you land it.
แม้mɛ́ɛทั้งสองtáng-sɔ̌ɔngทีมtiimจะjàเย่อyə̂əเชือกchʉ̂ʉakกันganจนjonสุดแรงsùt-rɛɛngแต่dtɛ̀ɛผ้าpâaที่tîiผูกpùukไว้wáiตรงกลางdtrong-glaangก็gɔ̂แทบtɛ̂ɛpไม่mâiขยับkà-yàpเพราะprɔ́ต่างฝ่ายต่างdtàang-fàai-dtàangมีmiiกำลังgam-langพอpɔɔกันgan
Although both teams pulled on the rope with all their strength, the cloth tied in the middle barely moved because they were evenly matched.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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
yə̂ə
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 | — | — |