ยกขบวน
yók-kà-buuanMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] go or bring together as a group
To move or bring a whole group of people somewhere together, often in a procession or as a large gathering.
Examples
พรุ่งนี้prûng-níiพรุ่งนี้prûng-níi1tomorrow (the day after today)2tomorrow; on the day after todayพวกเราpûuak-raoพวกเราpûuak-rao1we; us2our group; our sideจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ยกขบวนyók-kà-buuanยกขบวนyók-kà-buuan[to] go or bring together as a groupไปกินข้าวbpai-gin-kâaoไปกินข้าวbpai-gin-kâao[to] go eatที่บ้านtîi-bâanที่บ้านtîi-bâan1at home; at one’s residence2one’s family; people at homeยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)
Tomorrow we're all going to Grandma's house together for a meal.
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วันหยุดwan yùtนี้néeญาติyâatๆ-จะjàยกขบวนyók kà-buuanมาเยี่ยมmaa yîiamเราraoเลยloieต้องdtôngเตรียมdtriiamอาหารaa-hăanไว้wáiเยอะyéhหน่อยnòi
Our relatives are all coming to visit this holiday, so we need to prepare plenty of food.
นักเรียนnák-riianทั้งtángห้องhɔ̂ngยกขบวนyók-kà-buuanไปbpaiเชียร์chiiaเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanที่tîiสนามแข่งsà-nǎam-kɛ̀ngและlɛ́ส่งsòngเสียงเชียร์sǐiang-chiiaกันganดังลั่นdang-lân
The whole class went together to support their friends at the sports ground and cheered loudly.
แม้mɛ́ɛฝนfǒnจะjàตกหนักdtòk-nàkชาวบ้านchaao-bâanก็gɔ̂ยังyangยกขบวนyók-kà-buuanไปbpaiที่ว่าการอำเภอtîi-wâa-gaan-am-pəəเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเรียกร้องrîiak-rɔ́ɔngให้hâiแก้ปัญหาgɛ̂ɛ-bpan-hǎaน้ำท่วมnáam-tûuamที่tîiเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂nซ้ำsámทุกปีtúk-bpii
Despite the heavy rain, the villagers went as a group to the district office to demand action on the flooding that recurred every year.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is ยกขบวน said ยก-ขะ-บวน?
yók-kà-buuan
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
yók
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Short vowel → High
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |
Word Breakdown
ยกyókยกyók1[to] lift; raise2[to] give; dedicate; donate3[to] promote; elevate (rank/status)4[to] cite; invoke (as an example/reason)5classifier: round6[to] waive; remit; dismiss[to] lift; raisePart 1
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ขบวนkà-buuanขบวนkà-buuan1train (set)2procession; parade; convoy3classifier: trains (by set); processions; grouped vehiclestrain (set)Part 2
ยกขบวนyók-kà-buuanยกขบวนyók-kà-buuan[to] go or bring together as a group[to] go or bring together as a groupWord