แหยะ
yɛ̀Meaning
1AdjectiveB2
mushy; gooey
having a soft, wet, and unpleasant texture; mushy or gooey in a disgusting way.
Examples
ข้าวต้มkâao-dtômข้าวต้มkâao-dtômrice soup; rice porridgeถ้วยtûuaiถ้วยtûuai1cup; small bowl2classifier: cups; small bowls; trophy cups3trophy (cup)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เละléเละlé1mushy; pulpy; slushy; soggy2messy; in shambles; a complete mess3to become mushy/messyจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofแหยะyɛ̀แหยะyɛ̀mushy; gooeyไปหมดแล้วbpai-mòt-lɛ́ɛoไปหมดแล้วbpai-mòt-lɛ́ɛo1all gone already; none left2all have left already3completely (already), as a resultกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocket7[to] capture; take (a piece in a board game)ไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)อร่อยà-rɔ̀iอร่อยà-rɔ̀i1delicious; tasty2[to] taste good; be deliciousเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
This bowl of rice porridge is so mushy it's disgusting; it doesn't taste good at all.
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ฉันchănไม่ชอบmâi chôpกินginมะละกอmá-lá-goสุกsùkที่têeเนื้อnéuuaแหยะhàeๆ-มันmanรู้สึกrúu-sèukแปลกๆbplàek bplàek
I don't like eating ripe papaya that has a mushy texture; it feels weird.
พอpɔɔแกะgɛ̀เปลือกbplʉ̀ʉakทุเรียนtú-riianออกมาɔ̀ɔk-maaก็gɔ̂เจอjəəเนื้อที่nʉ́ʉa-tîiเน่าnâoจนjonแหยะyɛ̀และlɛ́ส่งกลิ่นsòng-glìnเหม็นคลุ้งměn-klúng
Once the durian husk was opened, we found flesh that was rotten to a disgusting mush and gave off a strong, foul smell.
สภาพsà-pâapของkɔ̌ɔngผักpàkในnaiตู้เย็นdtûu-yenมันmanน่าขยะแขยงnâa-kà-yà-kà-yɛ̌ɛngมากmâakบางอย่างbaang-yàangก็gɔ̂เน่าnâoจนjonแหยะyɛ̀และlɛ́มีmiiน้ำnáamเมือกmʉ̂ʉakไหลออกมาlǎi-ɔ̀ɔk-maa
The condition of the vegetables in the fridge was very disgusting; some were rotten to a gooey mush with slime oozing out.
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 markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
yɛ̀
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → Low
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
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ยะyáยะyá1[to] do; make (Northern Thai)2(colloq.) emphatic sentence-final particle[to] do; make (Northern Thai)Part 2
แหยะyɛ̀แหยะyɛ̀mushy; gooeymushy; gooeyWord