ยกสูง
yók sŏong
Meanings
1VerbB1
[to] raise [sth] higher; [to] increase height
To make something higher than before or higher than the standard level; to increase its elevation or clearance.
Examples
คุณkunคุณkun1you (polite)2Mr.; Ms.; Mrs. (title)3quality; virtue; meritช่วยchûuaiช่วยchûuai1please (polite request)2[to] save; rescue [sb]3[to] help; assist [sb/sth]ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ยกสูงyók sŏongยกสูงyók sŏong1[to] raise [sth] higher; [to] increase height2elevated; raised (higher than standard)ชั้นวางหนังสือchán waang năng-sĕuชั้นวางหนังสือchán waang năng-sĕu1bookshelf2bookcase; shelving unitอีกหน่อยèek nòiอีกหน่อยèek nòi1a little more2in a little while; soonได้ไหมdâi măiได้ไหมdâi măi1is it possible/allowed?; OK?2could you ... ? (request softener)
Could you help me raise the bookshelf a little higher?
2AdjectiveB1
elevated; raised (higher than standard)
Describes something set higher than normal, such as a raised house or a vehicle with increased ride height.
Examples
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: houses/buildings (residences)ยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)ของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsบ้านไม้bâan máaiบ้านไม้bâan máaiwooden house; timber houseใต้ถุนdtâi tŭnใต้ถุนdtâi tŭn1ground floor void (traditional house)2underfloor space; raised-house undersideยกสูงyók sŏongยกสูงyók sŏong1[to] raise [sth] higher; [to] increase height2elevated; raised (higher than standard)
My grandmother's house is a raised wooden house.
Word Breakdown
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ยกสูงyók sŏongยกสูงyók sŏong[to] raise [sth] higher; [to] increase height