โย่งๆ
yôhng yôhngMeaning
1AdjectiveB1
tall and lanky; gangling
very tall and thin; lanky or gangling (typically used to describe a person's physical appearance)
Examples
ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)เห็นhĕnเห็นhĕn1[to] see2[to] notice; [to] realize; [to] find (that)3[to] think; [to] be of the opinion4[to] consider; [to] regard asผู้ชายpôo chaaiผู้ชายpôo chaai1man; male (person)2boyfriend; male romantic partner (informal)ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureโย่งๆyôhng yôhngโย่งๆyôhng yôhngtall and lanky; ganglingเดินเข้ามาdern kâo maaเดินเข้ามาdern kâo maa[to] walk in; [to] enter by walkingในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ร้านกาแฟráan gaa-faeร้านกาแฟráan gaa-faecoffee shop; café
I saw a lanky man walk into the coffee shop.
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เขาkăoเป็นbpenเด็กวัยรุ่นdèk wai rûnตัวdtuuaโย่งๆyôhng yôhngที่têeชอบchôpเล่นlênบาสเกตบอลbàat-gèt-bonมากmâak
He is a lanky teenager who really likes playing basketball.
ทำไมtam maiถึงtĕungใส่sàiกางเกงgaang gayngลายทางlaai taangแนวตั้งnaeo dtângล่ะlâมันmanยิ่งyîngทำให้tam hâiเธอterดูdooตัวdtuuaโย่งๆyôhng yôhngเข้าไปkâo bpaiใหญ่yàiนะná
Why are you wearing vertical striped pants? They make you look even more lanky.
ถึงแม้tĕung máeเขาkăoจะjàตัวdtuuaโย่งๆyôhng yôhngแต่dtàeเขาkăoกลับglàpมีmeeความคล่องตัวkwaam klông dtuuaสูงsŏongมากmâakเมื่อmêuuaอยู่ในyòo naiสนามฟุตบอลsà-năam fút-bon
Despite his gangling figure, he is incredibly agile when on the football field.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is โย่งๆ said โย่ง-โย่ง?
yôhng yôhng
Thai spelling does not always show how a word sounds. This is how it is said.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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
yôhng
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 | — | — |