ยกยอ(yók yor)
Meanings
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[to] flatter [sb]; [to] praise [sb] excessively
to praise someone excessively or insincerely, often to gain favor; to flatter or butter up.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)พูดจาpôot jaaพูดจาpôot jaa1[to] speak; talk (how one speaks)2speech; way of speakingยกยอyók yorยกยอyók yor[to] flatter [sb]; [to] praise [sb] excessivelyเจ้านายjâo naaiเจ้านายjâo naai1boss; employer; superior2master; owner (of servant or animal)3lord; aristocrat (historical/formal)4patron; benefactor (figurative)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofหวังwăngหวังwăng1[to] hope2[to] expect; count on3to hope for (something)จะได้jà dâaiจะได้jà dâai1so that; in order that; that way2will be able to; get to; come to3then; so (result in instructions/explanations)เลื่อนตำแหน่งlêuuan dtam-nàengเลื่อนตำแหน่งlêuuan dtam-nàeng1[to] promote [sb]2[to] be promoted; get a promotion
He likes to flatter the boss, hoping to get a promotion.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
สรรเสริญเยินยอsăn-sĕrn yern yorสรรเสริญเยินยอsăn-sĕrn yern yor[to] flatter; [to] praise excessively
[to] flatter; [to] praise excessively
ยอyoยอyo1[to] flatter; overpraise2noni; Indian mulberry (tree/fruit)3lift net (fishing gear)4classifier: lift nets
- [to] flatter; overpraise
- noni; Indian mulberry (tree/fruit)
- lift net (fishing gear)
- classifier: lift nets
ชมโอเวอร์chom oh-wèerชมโอเวอร์chom oh-wèer[to] overpraise; overcompliment; flatter excessively
[to] overpraise; overcompliment; flatter excessively
เยินยอyern yorเยินยอyern yor[to] flatter; [to] praise excessively
[to] flatter; [to] praise excessively
ชมเชยchom chooeiชมเชยchom chooei1[to] praise; commend2praise; commendation
- [to] praise; commend
- praise; commendation
Word Breakdown
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ยกยอyók yorยกยอyók yor[to] flatter [sb]; [to] praise [sb] excessively