ยกยอ
yók-yɔɔMeaning
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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
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)พูดจาpûut-jaaพูดจาpûut-jaa[to] speak; talk (how one speaks)ยกยอyók-yɔɔยกยอyók-yɔɔ[to] flatter [sb]; [to] praise [sb] excessivelyเจ้านายjâo-naaiเจ้านายjâo-naai1boss; employer; superior2master; owner (of servant or animal)3royalty; member of a royal familyเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofหวังwǎngหวังwǎng1[to] hope2[to] expect; count onจะได้jà-dâaiจะได้jà-dâai1so that; in order that; that way2will be able to; get to; come to3then; so (result in instructions/explanations)เลื่อนตำแหน่งlʉ̂ʉan-dtam-nɛ̀ngเลื่อนตำแหน่งlʉ̂ʉan-dtam-nɛ̀ng1[to] promote [sb]2[to] be promoted; get a promotion
He likes to flatter the boss, hoping to get a promotion.
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อย่าyàaไปbpaiเชื่อchʉ̂ʉaคำพูดkam-pûutของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoเลยləəiเขาkǎoแค่kɛ̂ɛยกยอyók-yɔɔคุณkunไปbpaiอย่างนั้นyàang-nánแหละlɛ̀
Don't believe his words; he's just buttering you up.
พนักงานpá-nák-ngaanบางคนbaang-konพยายามpá-yaa-yaamยกยอyók-yɔɔผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaหวังwǎngผลประโยชน์ส่วนตัวpǒn-bprà-yòot-sùuan-dtuuaแต่dtɛ̀ɛมันmanก็gɔ̂ดูออกduu-ɔ̀ɔkง่ายngâaiเกินไปgəən-bpai
Some employees try to butter up the manager for personal gain, but it's often too obvious.
วัฒนธรรมองค์กรwát-tá-ná-tam-ong-gɔɔnที่tîiส่งเสริมsòng-sə̌əmแต่dtɛ̀ɛการgaanยกยอปอปั้นyók-yɔ̂ɔp-à-bpânจะjàทำให้tam-hâiขาดkàatการวิจารณ์gaan-wí-jaanอย่างyàangสร้างสรรค์sâang-sǎnและlɛ́ไม่mâiเกิดgə̀ətการพัฒนาgaan-pát-tá-naa
An organizational culture that only encourages flattery will lack constructive criticism and lead to stagnation.
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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ยอyɔɔยอyɔɔ1[to] flatter; overpraise2noni; Indian mulberry (tree/fruit)3lift net (fishing gear)4classifier: ผืน[to] flatter; overpraisePart 2
ยกยอyók-yɔɔยกยอyók-yɔɔ[to] flatter [sb]; [to] praise [sb] excessively[to] flatter [sb]; [to] praise [sb] excessivelyWord