เหลือง
lʉ̌ʉangMeanings
1AdjectiveA1
yellow
having the color yellow
Examples
กล้วยglûuaiกล้วยglûuai1banana (fruit)2banana plant/tree3easy; a breeze (slang)สุกsùkสุกsùk1cooked; done (food)2ripe (fruit)3[to] ripen; [to] get cookedมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoสีเหลืองsǐi-lʉ̌ʉangสีเหลืองsǐi-lʉ̌ʉang1yellow (color)2yellow (the color)3‘Yellow’ (Thai politics)4yellow (journalism); sensationalist
Ripe bananas are yellow.
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The morning sun is a bright yellow.
I like yellow shirts because they look bright.
เราraoทาสีtaa-sǐiผนังpà-nǎngเป็นbpenสีเหลืองsǐi-lʉ̌ʉangเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiห้องhɔ̂ngดูduuอบอุ่นòp-ùnขึ้นkʉ̂n
We painted the wall yellow to make the room feel warmer.
2VerbA2
[to] turn yellow
to become yellow in color
Examples
กล้วยglûuaiกล้วยglûuai1banana (fruit)2banana plant/tree3easy; a breeze (slang)วางwaangวางwaang1[to] put; place; set (down)2[to] hang up (the phone); end a call3[to] lay (eggs)4[to] lay out; formulate; establish (plan/policy/system)5[to] set; assign; impose6[to] let go of; relinquish (attachment/prejudice)ทิ้งไว้tíng-wáiทิ้งไว้tíng-wái1[to] leave [sth] to sit/remain (for a time)2[to] leave [sth] behindวันเดียวwan-diiaoวันเดียวwan-diiaoone dayก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toเหลืองlʉ̌ʉangเหลืองlʉ̌ʉang1yellow2[to] turn yellow3sallow; jaundiced (complexion)
The banana turns yellow after just one day.
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The leaves in the garden start to become yellow when it gets cold.
The rice laid in the sun slowly turns yellow over time.
White cloth that isn’t washed properly tends to become yellow quickly.
3AdjectiveB2
sallow; jaundiced (complexion)
having a yellowish or unhealthy skin tone (literal or medical context)
Examples
ช่วงนี้chûuang-níiช่วงนี้chûuang-níi1these days; lately; currently2this period (of time); the current periodผิวpǐuผิวpǐu1skin2surface3complexion; skin toneเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเหลืองlʉ̌ʉangเหลืองlʉ̌ʉang1yellow2[to] turn yellow3sallow; jaundiced (complexion)ซีดsîitซีดsîit1pale (skin)2faded; dull in colorเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanเหมือนmʉ̌ʉan1similar; alike2like; as3as if; as thoughคนขาดkon-kàatคนขาดkon-kàatshort-staffed; short-handedเลือดlʉ̂ʉatเลือดlʉ̂ʉat1blood2bloodline; lineage3spirit; vigor4health points; HP (gaming slang)หมอmɔ̌ɔหมอmɔ̌ɔ1doctor; physician2veterinarian3expert; specialist (informal)4traditional healer; shamanตรวจdtrùuatตรวจdtrùuat1[to] check; inspect; examine2[to] examine medically; testแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)บอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâiบอกให้bɔ̀ɔk-hâi[to] tell [sb] to [do sth]พักผ่อนpák-pɔ̀ɔnพักผ่อนpák-pɔ̀ɔn[to] rest; relax; take a breakมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂nมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n1more; increasingly2greater; more (than before)
Lately his skin is yellowish and pale like someone anemic; the doctor examined him and told him to rest more.
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หลังlǎngติดเชื้อdtìt-chʉ́ʉaไข้kâiลดlótแล้วแต่lɛ́ɛo-dtɛ̀ɛหน้าnâaเขาkǎoยังyangเหลืองlʉ̌ʉangอยู่yùuทำให้tam-hâiแม่mɛ̂ɛเป็นห่วงbpen-hùuangมากmâak
After the infection, his fever went down but his face is still yellowish, which makes his mother very worried.
พยาบาลpá-yaa-baanสังเกตsǎng-gèetว่าwâaตาขาวdtaa-kǎaoของkɔ̌ɔngคนไข้kon-kâiเริ่มrə̂əmเหลืองlʉ̌ʉangจึงjʉngรีบrîipส่งตรวจsòng-dtrùuatตับdtàpทันทีtan-tii
The nurse noticed the patient’s sclera turning yellowish and promptly sent him for a liver test.
ด้วยdûuaiผิวpǐuที่tîiเหลืองlʉ̌ʉangผิดpìtธรรมชาติtam-má-châatและlɛ́อ่อนแรงɔ̀ɔn-rɛɛngเขาkǎoจึงjʉngได้รับdâi-rápการวินิจฉัยgaan-wí-nít-chǎiว่าwâaอาจàatมีmiiภาวะpaa-wáดีdiiซ่านsâanจากjàakปัญหาbpan-hǎaท่อน้ำดีtɔ̂ɔ-náam-diiอุดตันùt-dtan
With an unnaturally yellowish skin tone and fatigue, he was diagnosed as possibly having jaundice due to a bile duct obstruction.
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 ล puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
lʉ̌ʉang
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |