Tenses and Aspects
| Present tense | หย่า |
| Future tense | จะหย่า |
| Past tense | ได้หย่า |
| Present progressive tense | กำลังหย่า |
| Present progressive alternative tense | หย่าอยู่ |
Pronunciation of หย่า
Pronuniciation
| Orthographic | หย่า |
| Phonemic | หฺย่า |
Pronuniciation
| Orthographic | h y ˋ ā |
| Phonemic | h ̥ y ˋ ā |
IPA
\jaː˨˩\(R)
Romanization of หย่า
| Paiboon | yàa |
| Royal Institute | ya |
Translations
divorce, to legally dissolve a marriage
divorce, to end one's own marriage
divorce, to obtain a legal divorce
Etymology
1. From Proto-Tai *ˀjaːᴮ (“to quit”).
2. Cognate with Lao ຢ່າ (yā).
Sample Sentences
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หย่านม (to wean
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(literally) to cease [from] milk)
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หย่าศึก (to end a war)