Thai edit

Etymology edit

Cognate with Lao ຍ່ອຍ (nyǭi), ᦍᦾᧈ (yoay¹), Shan ယွႆႈ (yāui).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicย่อย
y ˋ ɒ y
Phonemic
{Unorthographical; Short}
ย็่อย
y ˘ ˋ ɒ y
RomanizationPaiboonyɔ̂i
Royal Instituteyoi
(standard) IPA(key)/jɔj˥˩/(R)

Verb edit

ย่อย (yɔ̂i) (abstract noun การย่อย)

  1. to break up into smaller particles.
  2. to digest.

Derived terms edit

Adjective edit

ย่อย (yɔ̂i) (abstract noun ความย่อย)

  1. component; minor; subordinate.