แยบยล
yɛ̂ɛp-yonMeaning
1AdjectiveC1
subtle; ingenious; artful (formal)
Highly clever in a subtle, nuanced way; showing refined ingenuity or craft.
Examples
วิธีwí-tiiวิธีwí-tiimethod; wayตั้งคำถามdtâng-kam-tǎamตั้งคำถามdtâng-kam-tǎam1[to] pose/raise a question; formulate a question2[to] question; call into question; challengeของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเธอtəəเธอtəə1you (informal; familiar)2she; herแยบยลyɛ̂ɛp-yonแยบยลyɛ̂ɛp-yonsubtle; ingenious; artful (formal)ทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]คู่สนทนาkûu-sǒn-tá-naaคู่สนทนาkûu-sǒn-tá-naaconversation partnerเปิดเผยbpə̀ət-pə̌əiเปิดเผยbpə̀ət-pə̌əi1open; unconcealed; publicly known2[to] reveal; disclose; make public3open; frank; candid4openly; publicly; candidlyความจริงkwaam-jingความจริงkwaam-jing1truth; fact2actually; in fact; to tell the truthโดยไม่รู้ตัวdooi-mâi-rúu-dtuuaโดยไม่รู้ตัวdooi-mâi-rúu-dtuuaunconsciously; unknowingly
Her way of asking questions was subtle and clever, making the interlocutor reveal the truth without realizing it.
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กลยุทธ์การตลาดgon-lá-yút gaan dtà-làatนี้néeแยบยลyâep-yonเพราะpráwสื่อสารsèu-săanคุณค่าkun-ná-kâaแบรนด์braenโดยdoiไม่mâiโฆษณาkôh-sà-naaตรงๆdtrong dtrong
This marketing strategy is ingenious because it communicates brand value without advertising directly.
บทวิจารณ์bòt-wí-jaanใช้cháiถ้อยคำtɔ̂ɔi-kamแยบยลyɛ̂ɛp-yonเสียดสีsìiat-sǐiอย่างyàangพอดีpɔɔ-diiจนjonผู้อ่านpûu-àanฉุกคิดchùk-kítโดยdooiไม่mâiรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kถูกtùukโจมตีjoom-dtii
The review employs subtle, refined wording, satirizing just enough to make readers reflect without feeling attacked.
ผู้กำกับpûu-gam-gàpซ่อนsɔ̂ɔnประเด็นbprà-denการเมืองgaan-mʉʉangไว้wáiในnaiสัญลักษณ์sǎn-yá-lákแยบยลyɛ̂ɛp-yonทำให้tam-hâiหนังnǎngชั้นเชิงchán-chəəngและlɛ́ตีความdtii-kwaamได้dâaiหลายlǎaiชั้นchán
The director hides political messages in nuanced symbols, giving the film sophistication and layers of interpretation.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
yɛ̂ɛp
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
แยบyɛ̂ɛpแยบyɛ̂ɛpsubtle; apt; ingenious (literary/archaic)subtle; apt; ingenious (literary/archaic)Part 1
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แยบยลyɛ̂ɛp-yonแยบยลyɛ̂ɛp-yonsubtle; ingenious; artful (formal)subtle; ingenious; artful (formal)Word