ทุกหย่อมหญ้า

Thai

Etymology

From ทุก (túk, every; all) +‎ หย่อม (yɔ̀m, small cluster (of something)) +‎ หญ้า (yâa, grass).

Pronunciation

Orthographicทุกหย่อมหญ้า
d u k h y ˋ ɒ m h ɲ ˆ ā
Phonemic
{Unorthographical; Short}
ทุก-หฺย็่อม-ย่า
d u k – h ̥ y ˘ ˋ ɒ m – y ˋ ā
RomanizationPaiboontúk-yɔ̀m-yâa
Royal Institutethuk-yom-ya
(standard) IPA(key)/tʰuk̚˦˥.jɔm˨˩.jaː˥˩/(R)

Adverb

ทุกหย่อมหญ้า • (túk-yɔ̀m-yâa)

  1. (idiomatic, colloquial) everywhere; every place; all places; all regions; all districts; universally; generally

Further reading

  • ทุกหย่อมหญ้า” in Thai Dictionary Project (TDP) (UC Berkeley 1964) (plus additional data from the Royal Institute of Thailand (RI) and NECTEC's LEXITRON project (LEX)). Searchable online at SEAlang.net.