แยง
yɛɛngMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] poke into; probe
To insert and move a slender object inside a hole, opening, or cavity, for example to clear or explore it.
Examples
เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young; not yet grown up3young person (informal)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringนั้นnánนั้นnán1that (distal demonstrative)2that one; that thing3(topic-marking or emphatic particle)เอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8auxiliary marking emphasis or resultไม้máaiไม้máai1wood; timber2stick; rod; club; bat3classifier: skewers of food4tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)5tool; implementแยงyɛɛngแยงyɛɛng[to] poke into; probeรูruuรูruu1hole; opening2burrow; animal hole3orifice; bodily openingบนพื้นดินbon-pʉ́ʉn-dinบนพื้นดินbon-pʉ́ʉn-din1on the ground; on land2ground-based; terrestrial; land-based
That child poked a stick into a hole in the ground.
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เขาkǎoใช้cháiกุญแจgun-jɛɛแยงyɛɛngเข้าไปในkâo-bpai-naiรูruuกุญแจgun-jɛɛแต่dtɛ̀ɛเปิดbpə̀ətไม่mâiออกɔ̀ɔk
He thrust the key into the keyhole, but it wouldn't open.
เวลาway-laaทำความสะอาดtam kwaam sà-àatซอกsôkเล็กๆlék lékฉันchănมักจะmák jàใช้cháiแปรงสีฟันbpraeng sĕe fanเก่าๆgào gàoแยงyaengเข้าไปkâo bpaiขัดkàt
When cleaning small crevices, I often use an old toothbrush to poke in and scrub.
ช่างประปาchâng bprà-bpaaต้องdtôngใช้cháiลวดlûuatเหล็กlèkยาวๆyaao yaaoแยงyaengเข้าไปในkâo bpai naiท่อtôrเพื่อpêuuaทะลวงthá-luuangสิ่งอุดตันsìng ùt-dtan
The plumber had to use a long steel wire to thrust into the pipe to clear the blockage.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
yɛɛng
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |