โย่ง
yôongMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
tall and lanky; towering
unusually tall and thin; lanky (often used to describe a person's height)
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)ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureสูงโย่งsǔung-yôongสูงโย่งsǔung-yôongtall and lanky; ganglingเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceed
That child is really tall and lanky.
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ผู้ชายpûu-chaaiตัวdtuuaโย่งyôongคนkonนั้นnánเป็นbpenนักบาสเกตบอลnák-bàat-gèt-bɔɔnของkɔ̌ɔngโรงเรียนroong-riianเราrao
That lanky guy is our school's basketball player.
ตั้งแต่dtâng-dtɛ̀ɛขึ้นkʉ̂nมัธยมmát-tá-yomเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ตัวdtuuaสูงโย่งsǔung-yôongขึ้นkʉ̂nมากmâakจนjonเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanจำjamแทบtɛ̂ɛpไม่ได้mâi-dâai
Since starting high school, he grew so tall and lanky that his friends could barely recognize him.
ด้วยความที่dûuai-kwaam-tîiเขาkǎoมีmiiรูปร่างrûup-râangสูงโย่งsǔung-yôongจึงjʉngมักจะmák-jàหาhǎaเสื้อผ้าsʉ̂ʉa-pâaที่tîiพอดีตัวpɔɔ-dii-dtuuaได้dâaiยากyâakเสมอsà-mə̌ə
Because he has a tall and lanky figure, it is always difficult for him to find clothes that fit perfectly.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
yôong
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |