โย้ๆ
yóh yóhMeaning
1AdjectiveB2
askew; tilted; wobbly
tilted, crooked, or wobbly; leaning unsteadily to one side
Examples
ชั้นวางของchán waang kŏngชั้นวางของchán waang kŏng1shelf (single board)2shelving unit; rackอันนี้an néeอันนี้an néethis; this one (near the speaker)มันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7shiny; glossy8creamy; rich (texture/taste)ดูdooดูdoo1[to] look; watch; see2[to] examine; check; inspect3[to] seem; appear4try; have a go5[to] divine; tell fortune6[to] look after; watch; mindโย้ๆyóh yóhโย้ๆyóh yóhaskew; tilted; wobblyนะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particleระวังrá-wangระวังrá-wang1[to] be careful; take care2watch out!; caution!3[to] watch out for; guard againstของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsตกลงมาdtòk long maaตกลงมาdtòk long maa1[to] fall down; come down2[to] drop; decrease (of values/levels)
This shelf looks tilted; be careful things might fall off.
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He carried such heavy things that he walked completely leaning to one side.
ช่างไม้châng máiประกอบbprà-gòpตู้หนังสือdtôo năng-sĕuไม่ดีmâi deeมันmanเลยloieดูdooโย้ๆyóh yóhเหมือนจะmĕuuan jàพังลงpang longมาmaa
The carpenter didn't assemble the bookshelf well, so it looks crooked as if it's going to collapse.
กระท่อมgrà-tômเก่าgàoหลังlăngนั้นnánมีmeeเสาsăoโย้ๆyóh yóhจนjonน่ากลัวnâa gluuaว่าwâaจะjàถล่มtà-lòmลงมาlong maaเมื่อไหร่ก็ได้mêuua-rài gôr dâai
That old hut has leaning pillars, making it scary that it might collapse at any moment.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is โย้ๆ said โย้-โย้?
yóh yóh
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 tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
yóh
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 | — | — |