แย็บ
yɛ́pMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] jab (quick light punch)
[To] throw a quick, light punch with minimal wind-up, especially in boxing.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillแย็บyáepแย็บyáep1[to] jab (quick light punch)2jab (quick light punch)ซ้ายsáaiซ้ายsáai1left (side/direction)2left (on the left side)3leftward; to the left4left-wing; leftistเบาๆbao baoเบาๆbao bao1gently; softly; quietly; lightly; slightly; mildly2casually; in a relaxed way; not too seriouslyก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerถอยtŏiถอยtŏi1[to] move back; back up; retreat2[to] withdraw; back out; back down3[to] decline; regress; deteriorateหนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostก้าวgâaoก้าวgâao1step; stride2[to] step; stride3[to] advance; progress4step forward; advance5step (classifier for steps/strides)
He threw a light left jab before stepping back.
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The boxer jabbed so fast that his opponent couldn’t raise his guard in time.
The coach told him to jab twice and then throw a straight punch.
เขาkăoใช้cháiจังหวะjang-wàแย็บyáepสั้นๆsân sânเพื่อpêuuaทำให้tam hâiคู่ชกkôo chókเสียsĭiaสมดุลsŏm dunก่อนgònเดินdernบี้bêeเข้าใส่kâo sài
He used short jabs to throw his opponent off balance before pressing forward.
2NounB1
jab (quick light punch)
A quick, light punch used to probe or keep distance in boxing.
Examples
นักมวยnák-muuaiนักมวยnák-muuaiboxer; prizefighterใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderแย็บyɛ́pแย็บyɛ́p1[to] jab (quick light punch)2jab (quick light punch)ไล่lâiไล่lâi1[to] chase; pursue2[to] drive away; expel3[to] fire; dismiss4[to] go through in order; sort; enumerate5[to] adjust progressivelyคู่ต่อสู้kûu-dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuคู่ต่อสู้kûu-dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuopponent; adversary; rivalไม่ให้mâi-hâiไม่ให้mâi-hâi1[to] not give; withhold; refuse to give2[to] not allow; not let; forbid3so that not; in order to preventเข้ามาkâo-maaเข้ามาkâo-maa1to come in; enter (toward the speaker)2to join/enter into (activity, group, context)3directional complement ‘in/toward here’ใกล้glâiใกล้glâi1near; close (in distance/time/resemblance)2[to] be near; be close to
The boxer uses jabs to keep the opponent from getting close.
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โค้ชkóhtบอกให้bòk hâiเขาkăoแย็บyáepเบาๆbao baoก่อนgònคอมโบkom bohเพื่อpêuuaดูdooจังหวะjang-wàของkŏngคู่ชกkôo chók
The coach told him to throw light jabs before the combo to read the opponent’s timing.
เธอtəəคุมkumระยะrá-yáด้วยdûuaiแย็บyɛ́pต่อเนื่องdtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉangทำให้tam-hâiคู่ต่อสู้kûu-dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuไม่mâiกล้าglâaเดินหน้าdəən-nâa
She controlled the distance with continuous jabs, making the opponent hesitate to advance.
เขาkǎoสับsàpแย็บyɛ́pอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reoเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเปิดทางbpə̀ət-taangให้hâiหมัดmàtขวาkwǎaตรงdtrongใส่sàiคู่ต่อสู้kûu-dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuที่tîiการ์ดgáatเริ่มrə̂əmตกdtòk
He peppered fast jabs to set up a straight right against an opponent whose guard was dropping.
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 endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
yɛ́p
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → 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 | — | — |