เย้ย
yə́əiMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] mock; [to] taunt; [to] jeer
to mock, taunt, or make fun of someone in a contemptuous or challenging way.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillหัวเราะhǔua-rɔ́หัวเราะhǔua-rɔ́1[to] laugh2[to] laugh at; ridiculeเย้ยyə́əiเย้ยyə́əi[to] mock; [to] taunt; [to] jeerเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉan1friend2classmate; colleague (peer)3companion; fellowที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerตอบคำถามdtɔ̀ɔp-kam-tǎamตอบคำถามdtɔ̀ɔp-kam-tǎam[to] answer [a question]ครูkruuครูkruu1teacher2master; mentor (respectful)3classifier: คน; ท่าน (respectful)ผิดpìtผิดpìt1wrong; incorrect2be wrong; make a mistake3illegal; against the law4improper; inappropriate5wrongly; incorrectly; mis-
He laughed mockingly at his friend who answered the teacher's question incorrectly.
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The winning football team is shouting taunts at the losing team.
พฤติกรรมprút-dtì-gamของเขาkŏng kăoเหมือนmĕuuanเป็นbpenการgaanเย้ยyóeiกฎหมายบ้านเมืองgòt-măai bâan-meuuangที่têeไม่เกรงกลัวmâi grayng gluuaบทลงโทษbòt long tôhtใดๆdai dai
His behavior is like taunting the country's laws, fearing no punishment whatsoever.
ศิลปินsǐn-lá-bpinสร้างsâangผลงานpǒn-ngaanชิ้นนี้chín-níiขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเย้ยyə́əiบรรทัดฐานban-tát-tǎanทางสังคมtaang-sǎng-komที่tîiเขาkǎoไม่เห็นด้วยmâi-hěn-dûuai
The artist created this piece to mock the social norms with which he disagreed.
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
yə́əi
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 | — | — |