Thai edit

Etymology edit

From ย่ำ (yâm, to step (on); to walk (on)) +‎ ยี (yii, to squash; to scrub).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographicย่ำยี
y ˋ å y ī
Phonemic
ย่ำ-ยี
y ˋ å – y ī
RomanizationPaiboonyâm-yii
Royal Instituteyam-yi
(standard) IPA(key)/jam˥˩.jiː˧/(R)

Verb edit

ย่ำยี (yâm-yii) (abstract noun การย่ำยี)

  1. (figurative, transitive) to crush; to trample.
  2. (figurative, transitive) to violate, especially sexually.
  3. (figurative, transitive) to persecute; to oppress.