โหยงๆ
yŏhng yŏhngMeaning
1AdverbB2
jumping up and down
jumping up and down repeatedly in a light, springy manner, often due to excitement, pain, or anger
Examples
เด็กๆdèk dèkเด็กๆdèk dèk1children; kids2childish; immature3easy; trivial (colloquial)กระโดดgrà-dòhtกระโดดgrà-dòht1[to] jump; leap2[to] rise sharply (fig.)โหยงๆyŏhng yŏhngโหยงๆyŏhng yŏhngjumping up and downด้วยdûuayด้วยdûuay1with; together with2also; too; as well3by; by means of; using4because of; due to5because; since (formal/literary)6request particle; please; tooความดีใจkwaam dee jaiความดีใจkwaam dee jaijoy; gladness; delightที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ได้dâiได้dâi1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerไปเที่ยวbpai tîiaoไปเที่ยวbpai tîiao1[to] go out for fun; hang out2[to] travel for leisure; go on a trip; go sightseeing3[to] drop by for fun; pay a casual visitสวนสัตว์sŭuan sàtสวนสัตว์sŭuan sàtzoo
The children jumped up and down with joy about going to the zoo.
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When he got scalded by hot water, he jumped up and down, screaming loudly through the house.
สุนัขsù-nákตัวนั้นdtuua nánกระโดดgrà-dòhtโหยงๆyŏhng yŏhngอยู่yòoหน้าประตูnâa bprà-dtooเพื่อpêuuaรอrorต้อนรับdtôn rápเจ้าของjâo kŏngกลับบ้านglàp bâan
That dog was jumping up and down in front of the door waiting to welcome its owner back home.
เมื่อmêuuaรู้rúuว่าwâaสอบติดsòp dtìtมหาวิทยาลัยmá-hăa-wít-tá-yaa-laiเธอterดีใจdee jaiจนjonกระโดดgrà-dòhtโหยงๆyŏhng yŏhngและláeวิ่งwîngไปbpaiกอดgòtแม่mâeแน่นnâen
Upon knowing she passed the university entrance exam, she was so happy she jumped up and down and ran to hug her mom tightly.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is โหยงๆ said โหยง-โหยง?
yŏhng yŏhng
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 classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before ย puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ง, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
yŏhng
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |