ยกเข่า
yók-kàoMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] raise the knee; lift the knee
To lift one or both knees upward, as in exercise, running drills, or a knee strike.
Examples
หมอmŏrหมอmŏr1doctor; physician2veterinarian3expert; specialist (informal)4traditional healer; shamanให้hâiให้hâi1[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)ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ลองยกlong yókลองยกlong yók[to] try to lift [sth]เข่าkàoเข่าkàokneeขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-country8waxing phase (of the moon)ช้าๆcháa cháaช้าๆcháa cháaslowly; unhurriedlyหลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureผ่าตัดpàa dtàtผ่าตัดpàa dtàt1[to] operate (surgically)2surgery; operation3[to] undergo surgery
The doctor had me try to lift my knee up slowly after the surgery.
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นักมวยไทยnák-muuai-taiยกเข่าyók-kàoขึ้นkʉ̂nสูงsǔungเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaป้องกันbpɔ̂ng-ganลำตัวlam-dtuuaจากjàakการเตะgaan-dtèของkɔ̌ɔngคู่ต่อสู้kûu-dtɔ̀ɔ-sûu
The Muay Thai fighter lifted his knee high to protect his body from his opponent's kick.
ตอนdtɔɔnจะjàก้าวขึ้นgâao-kʉ̂nรถเมล์rót-meeเขาkǎoยกเข่าyók-kàoไม่mâiขึ้นkʉ̂nเพราะprɔ́ปวดขาbpùuat-kǎaมากmâak
When he was about to step onto the bus, he couldn't lift his knee because his leg hurt so much.
ในnaiกีฬาgii-laaคาราเต้kaa-raa-dtêeการยกเข่าgaan-yók-kàoอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reoและlɛ́แม่นยำmɛ̂n-yamเป็นbpenพื้นฐานpʉ́ʉn-tǎanของkɔ̌ɔngการเตะgaan-dtèส่วนใหญ่sùuan-yài
In karate, lifting the knee quickly and precisely is the foundation for most kicks.
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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ยกเข่าyók-kàoยกเข่าyók-kào[to] raise the knee; lift the knee[to] raise the knee; lift the kneeWord