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yók-rótMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] tow a vehicle
to tow a vehicle, especially one that is illegally parked or has broken down.
Examples
รถrótรถrót1vehicle (general)2car; automobileผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)โดนdoonโดนdoon1[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)2[to] be hit; be struck; be affected3[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)ยกรถyók-rótยกรถyók-rót1[to] tow a vehicle2[to] lift a vehicleไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastเมื่อวานนี้mʉ̂ʉa-waan-níiเมื่อวานนี้mʉ̂ʉa-waan-níi1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; on the previous dayเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingจอดjɔ̀ɔtจอดjɔ̀ɔt1[to] park (vehicle)2[to] stop and remain (vehicle/craft)ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerห้ามจอดhâam-jɔ̀ɔtห้ามจอดhâam-jɔ̀ɔtno parking
My car was towed yesterday because I parked in a no-parking zone.
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อย่าyàaจอดรถjɔ̀ɔt-rótขวางkwǎangทางเข้าออกtaang-kâo-ɔ̀ɔkนะnáเดี๋ยวdǐiaoจะjàโดนdoonยกรถyók-rótไม่รู้mâi-rúuด้วยdûuai
Don't park blocking the entrance, or you'll get towed.
รถrótเสียsǐiaอยู่yùuบนbonทางด่วนtaang-dùuanเลยləəiต้องdtɔ̂ngโทรtooเรียกrîiakบริการbɔɔ-rí-gaanยกรถyók-rótฉุกเฉินchùk-chə̌ən
My car broke down on the expressway, so I had to call an emergency towing service.
ตามdtaamกฎหมายจราจรgòt-mǎai-jà-raa-jɔɔnเจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiมีอำนาจmii-am-nâatในnaiการgaanยกรถyók-rótที่จอดtîi-jɔ̀ɔtกีดขวางgìit-kwǎangการจราจรgaan-jà-raa-jɔɔnได้dâaiทันทีtan-tii
According to traffic laws, officers have the authority to immediately tow vehicles that are obstructing traffic.
2VerbB1
[to] lift a vehicle
to lift a vehicle, for example with a car jack or a crane.
Examples
ช่างซ่อมรถchâng-sɔ̂m-rótช่างซ่อมรถchâng-sɔ̂m-rótvehicle mechanicกำลังจะgam-lang-jàกำลังจะgam-lang-jàabout to (imminent future)ยกรถyók-rótยกรถyók-rót1[to] tow a vehicle2[to] lift a vehicleเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเปลี่ยนbplìianเปลี่ยนbplìian1[to] change; become different2[to] switch; replace; exchangeยางyaangยางyaang1rubber (material)2tire; tyre3latex; sap4rubber band (colloq.)5para rubber tree6resin; gum (botany)
The mechanic is going to lift the car to change the tire.
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เขาkǎoใช้cháiแม่แรงmɛ̂ɛ-rɛɛngยกรถyók-rótขึ้นkʉ̂nเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaดูว่าduu-wâaมีอะไรmii-à-raiรั่วrûuaอยู่ใต้yùu-dtâaiท้องรถtɔ́ɔng-rót
He used a jack to lift the car up to see if anything was leaking underneath.
พนักงานpá-nák-ngaanในnaiอู่ùuต้องdtɔ̂ngยกรถyók-rótคันkanนี้níiขึ้นkʉ̂nสูงsǔungเพื่อที่จะpʉ̂ʉa-tîi-jàซ่อมsɔ̂mเครื่องยนต์krʉ̂ʉang-yonได้dâaiสะดวกsà-dùuak
The worker at the garage has to lift this car up high in order to repair the engine conveniently.
ในnaiที่เกิดเหตุtîi-gə̀ət-hèetรถชนกันrót-chon-ganอย่างรุนแรงyàang-run-rɛɛngเจ้าหน้าที่jâao-nâa-tîiต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiรถเครนrót-kreenขนาดใหญ่kà-nàat-yàiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaยกรถyók-rótออกจากกันɔ̀ɔk-jàak-gan
At the scene of the severe car crash, officials had to use a large crane to lift the vehicles apart.
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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ยกรถyók-rótยกรถyók-rót[to] tow a vehicle[to] tow a vehicleWord