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yók-langMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] lift/carry a crate
to lift or carry a crate (or large box), typically requiring effort
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillแข็งแรงkɛ̌ng-rɛɛngแข็งแรงkɛ̌ng-rɛɛng1strong; robust2healthy; fitมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousสามารถsǎa-mâatสามารถsǎa-mâat1able; capable2talented; competentยกลังyók-langยกลังyók-lang1[to] lift/carry a crate2by the whole crate; a whole crate at a timeน้ำดื่มnáam-dʉ̀ʉmน้ำดื่มnáam-dʉ̀ʉmdrinking water (potable)คนเดียวkon-diiaoคนเดียวkon-diiao1alone; by oneself; unaccompanied2only one person; soleได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
He is very strong; he can lift a crate of drinking water by himself.
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พนักงานpá-nák-ngaanกำลังgam-langช่วยกันchûuai-ganยกลังyók-langสินค้าsǐn-káaขึ้นkʉ̂nรถกระบะrót-grà-bà
The employees are helping each other lift crates of goods onto the pickup truck.
เวลาwee-laaยกลังyók-langของหนักkɔ̌ɔng-nàkต้องdtɔ̂ngระวังrá-wangให้ดีhâi-diiไม่อย่างนั้นmâi-yàang-nánอาจจะàat-jàปวดหลังbpùuat-lǎngได้dâai
You must be careful when lifting a heavy crate, otherwise you might get a backache.
การยกgaan-yókลังlangด้วยdûuaiท่าทางtâa-taangที่tîiไม่ถูกต้องmâi-tùuk-dtɔ̂ngอาจàatทำให้tam-hâiกล้ามเนื้ออักเสบglâam-nʉ́ʉa-àk-sèepหรือrʉ̌ʉเกิดgə̀ətการบาดเจ็บgaan-bàat-jèpรุนแรงrun-rɛɛngได้dâai
Lifting a crate with incorrect posture can cause muscle inflammation or lead to severe injury.
2AdverbB2
by the whole crate; a whole crate at a time
With an entire crate and its contents taken together, rather than individual items, especially when buying or selling goods.
Examples
ซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offน้ำอัดลมnáam-àt-lomน้ำอัดลมnáam-àt-lomcarbonated soft drink; soda; fizzy drinkยกลังyók-langยกลังyók-lang1[to] lift/carry a crate2by the whole crate; a whole crate at a timeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ถูกกว่าtùuk-gwàaถูกกว่าtùuk-gwàa1cheaper2more cheaply [than sth]ซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offทีละtii-láทีละtii-láone at a time; each; perขวดkùuatขวดkùuat1bottle2classifier: bottle
Buying soda by the crate is cheaper than buying it one bottle at a time.
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ร้านขายของชำráan-kǎai-kɔ̌ɔng-chamแถวบ้านtɛ̌ɛo-bâanขายkǎaiบะหมี่กึ่งสำเร็จรูปbà-mìi-gʉ̀ng-sǎm-rèt-rûupยกลังyók-langในnaiราคาพิเศษraa-kaa-pí-sèet
The neighborhood grocery store sells instant noodles by the crate at a special price.
ร้านอาหารráan-aa-hǎanของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoสั่งsàngซอสปรุงรสsɔ́ɔt-bprung-rótยกลังyók-langเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaควบคุมkûuap-kumต้นทุนการผลิตdtôn-tun-gaan-pà-lìt
Our restaurant orders seasoning sauce by the crate to control production costs.
ผู้ประสบภัยpûu-bprà-sòp-paiน้ำท่วมnáam-tûuamได้รับdâi-rápความช่วยเหลือkwaam-chûuai-lʉ̌ʉaเป็นbpenอาหารกระป๋องaa-hǎan-grà-bpɔ̌ɔngยกลังyók-langจากjàakหน่วยงานบรรเทาทุกข์nùuai-ngaan-ban-tao-túk
The flood victims received assistance in the form of canned food by the crate from the relief agency.
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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ลังlangลังlang1crate; case (sturdy container)2classifier: crates; cases3case quantity (packaged unit)crate; case (sturdy container)Part 2
ยกลังyók-langยกลังyók-lang[to] lift/carry a crate[to] lift/carry a crateWord