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yók-tápMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] march an army; [to] advance on [somewhere] with troops
to lead and move an army toward a place, often to attack or start a campaign.
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ประวัติศาสตร์bprà-wàt-sàatประวัติศาสตร์bprà-wàt-sàat1history (academic field)2history; past eventsพระเจ้าตากสินprá-jâao dtàak-sĭnพระเจ้าตากสินprá-jâao dtàak-sĭnKing Taksin of Thonburi (1734–1782)ทรงsongทรงsong1shape; form2style; look (e.g., hairstyle)3[royal] to have; possess4[royal] to be; to do5(royal) honorific prefixยกทัพyók tápยกทัพyók táp[to] march an army; [to] advance on [somewhere] with troopsไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyตีdteeตีdtee1[to] hit; strike; beat2[to] play (percussion); strike (a gong/drum)3early-morning hour marker (1–5 a.m.)4[to] forge; hammer (metal)5[to] print; stamp; imprint6[to] estimate; reckon; guess (roughly)7[to] interpret; construe; take asเมืองmeuuangเมืองmeuuang1city; town; urban area2country; state; nation3region; realm (historical)จันทบูรjan-tá-boonจันทบูรjan-tá-boonChanthaboon; old/poetic name of Chanthaburi
In history, King Taksin led his army to attack Chanthabun.
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แม่ทัพmɛ̂ɛ-tápได้รับdâi-rápคำสั่งkam-sàngให้hâiยกทัพyók-tápไปbpaiตั้งรับdtâng-rápที่tîiชายแดนchaai-dɛɛnทันทีtan-tii
The general received an order to immediately lead the army to set up defenses at the border.
การตัดสินใจgaan-dtàt-sǐn-jaiยกทัพyók-tápข้ามkâamภูเขาpuu-kǎoในnaiฤดูหนาวrʉ́-duu-nǎaoเป็นbpenการกระทำgaan-grà-tamที่tîiเสี่ยงอันตรายsìiang-an-dtà-raaiอย่างยิ่งyàang-yîngแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂อาจàatสร้างsâangความประหลาดใจkwaam-bprà-làat-jaiให้แก่hâi-gɛ̀ɛข้าศึกkâa-sʉ̀kได้dâai
The decision to lead the army across the mountains in winter was extremely risky, but it could surprise the enemy.
หลังจากlăng jàakรวบรวมrûuap ruuamไพร่พลprâi ponจนมีjon meeกำลังgam-langกล้าแข็งglâa kăengแล้วláeoขุนศึกkǔn sùkจึงjeungประกาศbprà-gàatยกทัพyók tápเพื่อpêuuaไปbpaiทวงคืนtuuang keunดินแดนdin daenที่têeเสียไปsĭia bpai
After gathering enough troops to form a strong force, the warlord announced he would lead the army to reclaim the lost territory.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 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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ยกทัพyók-tápยกทัพyók-táp[to] march an army; [to] advance on [somewhere] with troops[to] march an army; [to] advance on [somewhere] with troopsWord