คำยกย่อง(kam yók yông)

Meanings

1NounB1

words of praise; compliment; commendation

words that praise or commend someone; an expression of admiration or approval.

Examples

นักเรียนnák riianนักเรียนnák riianschool student; pupilได้รับdâi rápได้รับdâi ráp1[to] receive; get; obtain; be given/granted/awarded2[to] experience; be subjected to; suffer; sustain; be affected by3[to] be ...-ed (passive with ได้รับ/ได้รับการ)คำยกย่องkam yók yôngคำยกย่องkam yók yông1words of praise; compliment; commendation2honorific expression; respectful form of address/titleจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)คุณครูkun kruuคุณครูkun kruu1teacher (polite/honorific)2Mr./Ms. + Teacher (form of address)
The student received words of praise from the teacher.
2NounC1

honorific expression; respectful form of address/title

a respectful or elevated term used to show honor to someone, especially in formal contexts (includes, but is not limited to, honorific titles).

Examples

ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)จดหมายjòt măaiจดหมายjòt măai1letter (mail)2formal letter; epistleทางการtaang gaanทางการtaang gaan1official; formal2the authorities; the government3officially; formallyเราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]คำขึ้นต้นkam kêun dtônคำขึ้นต้นkam kêun dtônsalutation; opening greetingที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsคำยกย่องkam yók yôngคำยกย่องkam yók yông1words of praise; compliment; commendation2honorific expression; respectful form of address/titleให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitเหมาะสมmòr sŏmเหมาะสมmòr sŏm1appropriate; suitable2proper; fitting (socially/morally)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ตำแหน่งdtam-nàengตำแหน่งdtam-nàeng1position; location; spot2position; post; job title; role3rank; status4slot; placement; orderของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsผู้รับpôo rápผู้รับpôo ráp1recipient; receiver (person)2addressee; consignee (mail/shipping)3receiving party (legal/contractual)
In a formal letter, we must use a salutation that is an appropriate honorific term for the recipient's position.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

คำkamคำkam1word; term2speech; saying; utterance3classifier for words/utterancesPart 1
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ยกย่องyók yôngยกย่องyók yông1[to] praise; honor; commend2praise; honor3[to] exalt; elevate in statusPart 2
คำยกย่องkam yók yôngคำยกย่องkam yók yôngwords of praise; compliment; commendation