ยกเค้า
yók-káoMeaning
1VerbB2
[to] burglarize; clean out (by theft)
to break into a house, shop, or other premises and steal many or all valuables, often leaving the place emptied
Examples
บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง5domestic; domesticated; cultivatedข้างๆkâang kâangข้างๆkâang kâang1beside; next to2nearby; at the side; next door3adjacent; neighboring; next-doorโดนdohnโดนdohn1[to] hit; make contact with [sb/sth]2[to] get; be subjected to (passive, often negative)3[to] be hit; be struck; be affected4[to] hit the mark; be spot on (slang/colloq.)5for a long time (Isan)โจรjohnโจรjohn1thief; robber2bandit; brigandยกเค้าyók káoยกเค้าyók káo[to] burglarize; clean out (by theft)ตอนที่dton têeตอนที่dton têe1when; at the time that2episode/part (numbered label)พวกเขาpûuak kăoพวกเขาpûuak kăothey; them (people)ไปเที่ยวbpai tîiaoไปเที่ยวbpai tîiao1[to] go out for fun; hang out2[to] travel for leisure; go on a trip; go sightseeing3[to] drop by for fun; pay a casual visitต่างจังหวัดdtàang jang-wàtต่างจังหวัดdtàang jang-wàt1upcountry; outside the capital2provincial; out-of-townกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkทั้งtángทั้งtáng1whole; entire2all3both4altogether; entirelyครอบครัวkrôp kruuaครอบครัวkrôp kruuafamily; household
The neighbor's house was completely burgled while their whole family was on vacation out of town.
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พอpɔɔกลับมาglàp-maaถึงบ้านtʉ̌ng-bâanก็gɔ̂แทบtɛ̂ɛpช็อกchɔ́kโจรjooยกเค้าyók-káoของมีค่าkɔ̌ɔng-mii-kâaไปbpaiจนjonเกือบgʉ̀ʉapหมดmòt
When I got back home, I was in shock; thieves had cleaned out almost all of my valuables.
แก๊งgɛ́ngคนร้ายkon-ráaiกลุ่มglùmนี้níiเชี่ยวชาญchîiao-chaanในnaiการgaanยกเค้าyók-káoบ้านbâanที่tîiเจ้าของjâao-kɔ̌ɔngไม่อยู่mâi-yùuในช่วงnai-chûuangวันหยุดยาวwan-yùt-yaaoโดยเฉพาะdooi-chà-pɔ́
This gang of criminals specializes in cleaning out houses that are unoccupied during long holidays.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakร้านทองráan-tɔɔngโดนdoonยกเค้าyók-káoพวกเขาpûuak-kǎoก็gɔ̂ประสบbprà-sòpปัญหาbpan-hǎaทางการเงินtaang-gaan-ngənอย่างหนักyàang-nàkจนjonต้องdtɔ̂ngเริ่มต้นใหม่rə̂əm-dtôn-màiทั้งหมดtáng-mòt
After their gold shop was cleaned out, they faced severe financial problems and had to start over from scratch.
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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เค้าkáoเค้าkáo1he; she; they (informal, nonstandard)2I; me (affectionate, informal)3outline; trace; signhe; she; they (informal, nonstandard)Part 2
ยกเค้าyók-káoยกเค้าyók-káo[to] burglarize; clean out (by theft)[to] burglarize; clean out (by theft)Word