โย้ง
yóongMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
arched upward; sticking up
curved, tilted, or raised upward, especially when part of a body or object sticks up higher than normal
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)นั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)ก้นgônก้นgôn1buttocks; butt; rear2bottom; base (of a container/object)3tail end; back end; bottom4butt (of a cigarette)โย้งyóongโย้งyóongarched upward; sticking upเล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] play; have fun2[to] play (game/sport/instrument)3[to] act; perform (role)4casually; for fun (manner marker)5[to] tease; kid; mess with6[to] play (audio or video)7[to] use; engage in; take up (colloq.)ทรายsaaiทรายsaaisandอยู่ที่yùu-tîiอยู่ที่yùu-tîi1[to] be at; be located at2[to] be at (a level/amount)3[to] depend on; be up toชายหาดchaai-hàatชายหาดchaai-hàatbeach; shore
That child is sitting with his bottom raised up playing with sand at the beach.
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The strong wind blew so hard that the tent roof flipped upward.
เขาkǎoต้องdtɔ̂ngก้มgômก้นgônโย้งyóongเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaมุดmútเข้าไปkâo-bpaiหาhǎaของkɔ̌ɔngใต้dtâaiเตียงdtiiang
He had to bend over with his bottom sticking up to crawl and look for things under the bed.
ฝาfǎaหีบhìipใบbaiเก่าgàoปิดbpìtไม่mâiสนิทsà-nìtและlɛ́เผยอpà-yə̌əโย้งyóongขึ้นมาkʉ̂n-maaเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔi
The lid of the old trunk didn't close completely and tilted upward slightly.
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
yóong
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 | — | — |