โย้
yóoMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] lean; [to] slant; [to] be askew
to lean, slant, or tilt to one side; to be askew or lopsided
Examples
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง5domestic; domesticated; cultivatedหลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เก่าgàoเก่าgào1old; not new2former; previous3old-fashioned; outdatedมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเสาsǎoเสาsǎo1post; pillar; column2pole; mastเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toโย้yóoโย้yóo[to] lean; [to] slant; [to] be askewแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
This house is so old that the pillars are starting to lean.
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He likes to write with the letters slanting backwards.
กำแพงอิฐgam-paeng ìtเก่าๆgào gàoเริ่มrêrmโย้yóhเอียงiiangจนjonชาวบ้านchaao bâanกลัวว่าgluua wâaมันmanจะjàถล่มtà-lòmลงมาlong maa
The old brick wall is starting to lean so much that the villagers are afraid it will collapse.
เขาkǎoวางwaangหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉซ้อนกันsɔ́ɔn-ganสูงเกินไปsǔung-gəən-bpaiจนjonกองgɔɔngหนังสือnǎng-sʉ̌ʉเริ่มrə̂əmโย้yóoและlɛ́ทำtamท่าจะtâa-jàล้มlóm
He stacked the books too high until the pile started to lean and looked like it was going to fall.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
yóo
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |