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yók-róp

Meanings

1VerbC2

[to] mobilize for war; [to] march to battle

to move or muster troops and go out to engage in battle; to commence a military campaign

Examples

พระเจ้าตากสินprá-jâao-dtàak-sǐnพระเจ้าตากสินprá-jâao-dtàak-sǐnKing Taksin of Thonburi (1734–1782)ทรงมีsong-miiทรงมีsong-mii[to] have; possess (royal/honorific)พระราชบัญชาprá-râat-chá-ban-chaaพระราชบัญชาprá-râat-chá-ban-chaaroyal commandให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)แม่ทัพmɛ̂ɛ-tápแม่ทัพmɛ̂ɛ-tápgeneral; army commanderนายกองnaai-gɔɔngนายกองnaai-gɔɔngunit commander; leader of a groupเตรียมdtriiamเตรียมdtriiam[to] prepare; get readyยกรบyók-rópยกรบyók-róp1[to] mobilize for war; [to] march to battle2[to] launch an attack; [to] wage warไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyตีdtiiตีdtii1[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 asเมืองmʉʉangเมืองmʉʉang1city; town; urban area2country; state; nation3region; realm (historical)จันทบูรjan-tá-buunจันทบูรjan-tá-buunChanthaboon; old/poetic name of Chanthaburiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofรวบรวมrûuap-ruuamรวบรวมrûuap-ruuam1[to] collect; gather2[to] compile; assemble3[to] muster; mobilizeไพร่พลprâi-ponไพร่พลprâi-pontroops; rank-and-file
King Taksin commanded his generals to prepare and commence a military campaign to capture Chanthaburi in order to gather more forces.
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2VerbC2

[to] launch an attack; [to] wage war

to initiate hostilities against an opponent, including advancing to attack or invading

Examples

ประเทศมหาอำนาจbprà-têet-má-hǎa-am-nâatประเทศมหาอำนาจbprà-têet-má-hǎa-am-nâatgreat power; major powerขู่kùuขู่kùu1[to] threaten; intimidate2[of animals] growl; hiss; threatenว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ยกรบyók-rópยกรบyók-róp1[to] mobilize for war; [to] march to battle2[to] launch an attack; [to] wage warกับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3side dish; accompaniment4against; versus5to; toward (recipient/target)6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)ประเทศเพื่อนบ้านbprà-têet-pʉ̂ʉan-bâanประเทศเพื่อนบ้านbprà-têet-pʉ̂ʉan-bâanneighboring country; neighboring stateหากhàakหากhàakif; in caseยังคงyang-kongยังคงyang-kongstill; [to] remain; [to] continue to be/have/doมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoการละเมิดgaan-lá-mə̂ətการละเมิดgaan-lá-mə̂ət1violation; infringement; breach2encroachment; trespass (on rights/privacy/sovereignty)พรมแดนprom-dɛɛnพรมแดนprom-dɛɛn1border; frontier2border area3boundary (figurative)ต่อไปdtɔ̀ɔ-bpaiต่อไปdtɔ̀ɔ-bpai1on; further (continue doing sth)2next; following (in order)3from now on; henceforth4next; subsequent
The superpower threatened to initiate hostilities with its neighboring country if border violations continued.
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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

  1. Consonant classLow class
  2. Tone markNo tone mark
  3. 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 classHigh classLow class
No mark + liveMidRisingMid
No mark + dead shortLowLowHigh
No mark + dead longLowLowFalling
Mai ekLowLowFalling
Mai thoFallingFallingHigh
Mai triHigh——
Mai chattawaRising——

Word Breakdown

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ยกรบyók-rópยกรบyók-róp[to] mobilize for war; [to] march to battle[to] mobilize for war; [to] march to battleWord