เหย้า
yâoMeanings
1NounB2
home; homestead
one’s home or household, often implying the family residence; used in formal or literary style
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillตั้งใจdtâng-jaiตั้งใจdtâng-jai1[to] intend; mean to2[to] be determined; resolve3[to] pay close attention; concentrate4intentionally; on purposeกลับไปglàp-bpaiกลับไปglàp-bpai1[to] go back; return (there)2back (directional, after verbs)3[to] revert; return to a previous state/activityยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardเหย้าyâoเหย้าyâo1home; homestead2home (sports)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsบิดามารดาbì-daa-maan-daaบิดามารดาbì-daa-maan-daafather and mother; parentsในช่วงnai-chûuangในช่วงnai-chûuangduring; in the period ofเทศกาลtêet-sà-gaanเทศกาลtêet-sà-gaan1festival2season; periodเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainพร้อมหน้าprɔ́ɔm-nâaพร้อมหน้าprɔ́ɔm-nâaall together; all presentกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmark
He intends to return to his parents’ home during the festival so they can be together.
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หลังlǎngเรียนจบriian-jòpเธอtəəเลือกlʉ̂ʉakกลับglàpเหย้าyâoที่tîiต่างจังหวัดdtàang-jang-wàtเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaดูแลduu-lɛɛครอบครัวkrɔ̂ɔp-kruua
After graduating, she chose to return to her family home upcountry to take care of her family.
แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàทำงานtam-ngaanในnaiเมืองใหญ่mʉʉang-yàiเขาkǎoยังyangผูกพันpùuk-panกับgàpเหย้าyâoเดิมdəəmที่tîiเป็นbpenศูนย์รวมsǔun-ruuamของkɔ̌ɔngญาติผู้ใหญ่yâat-pûu-yài
Even though he works in the big city, he remains attached to his original home, which is the gathering place of the elders.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเกิดเหตุgə̀ət-hèetไม่mâiสงบsà-ngòpชุมชนchum-chonร่วมแรงrûuam-rɛɛngกันganปกป้องbpòk-bpɔ̂ngเหย้าyâoของkɔ̌ɔngแต่ละตระกูลdtɛ̀ɛ-lá-dtrà-guunราวกับraao-gàpเป็นbpenสมบัติsǒm-bàtร่วมกันrûuam-gan
When unrest arose, the community joined forces to protect each family’s home as if it were a shared treasure.
2AdjectiveC1
home (sports)
Relating to a team's own ground or venue, rather than an opponent's; used of home teams and home matches.
Examples
ทีมเราtiim-raoทีมเราtiim-raoour teamชนะchá-náชนะchá-ná1[to] win; defeat [sb]2[to] overcome; prevail over [sth]เกมgeemเกมgeem1game; match2video game3game (subdivision of play in sports)เหย้าyâoเหย้าyâo1home; homestead2home (sports)เมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waanเมื่อวานmʉ̂ʉa-waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)แฟนบอลfɛɛn-bɔnแฟนบอลfɛɛn-bɔnfootball/soccer fanในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)สนามsà-nǎamสนามsà-nǎam1field; court; pitch; ground2yard; open ground3area; sphere (of activity)4field (physics)ดีใจdii-jaiดีใจdii-jaiglad; happyกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
Our team won yesterday's home game, and the fans in the stadium were delighted.
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แม้mɛ́ɛทีมtiimจะjàยังyangไม่mâiชนะchá-náเกมเยือนgeem-yʉʉanเลยləəiแต่dtɛ̀ɛผลงานpǒn-ngaanในnaiเกมgeemเหย้าyâoก็ดีgɔ̂-diiพอpɔɔที่จะtîi-jàทำให้tam-hâiอยู่yùuอันดับan-dàpกลางglaangตารางdtaa-raang
Although the team has yet to win an away game, its home form has been good enough to keep it in mid-table.
การgaanต้องdtɔ̂ngย้ายไปyáai-bpaiใช้cháiสนามกลางsà-nǎam-glaangเป็นbpenสนามsà-nǎamเหย้าyâoชั่วคราวchûua-kraaoทำให้tam-hâiสโมสรsà-moo-sɔ̌ɔnสูญเสียsǔun-sǐiaทั้งtángความได้เปรียบkwaam-dâai-bprìiapจากjàakความคุ้นเคยkwaam-kún-kəəiกับgàpสนามsà-nǎamและlɛ́รายได้raai-dâaiจากjàakผู้ชมpûu-chomบางส่วนbaang-sùuan
Having to use a neutral venue as a temporary home ground has cost the club both the advantage of familiarity with its ground and some matchday revenue.
แม้mɛ́ɛทีมเหย้าtiim-yâoจะjàครองkrɔɔngบอลbɔɔnเหนือกว่าnʉ̌ʉa-gwàaตลอดdtà-lɔ̀ɔtการแข่งขันgaan-kɛ̀ng-kǎnแต่dtɛ̀ɛความเฉียบคมkwaam-chìiap-komในnaiการสวนกลับgaan-sǔuan-glàpของkɔ̌ɔngทีมเยือนtiim-yʉʉanกลับเป็นglàp-bpenตัวตัดสินdtuua-dtàt-sǐnผลแพ้ชนะpǒn-pɛ́ɛ-chá-ná
Although the home side dominated possession throughout the match, the away side's clinical counterattacking ultimately decided the outcome.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before ย puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Falling tone
yâo
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
High class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |