ยศ(yót)
Meanings
1NounB1
rank; title (official status)
An official level or position in a hierarchy, such as a military rank or honorific title.
Examples
พี่ชายpêe chaaiพี่ชายpêe chaaiolder brother; elder male siblingได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedเลื่อนยศlêuuan yótเลื่อนยศlêuuan yót[to] promote [sb] in rankเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsร้อยróiร้อยrói1one hundred (100)2[to] compose verse; write in poetic form3[to] string; thread; link togetherโทtohโทtoh1second; secondary2master’s degree level; graduate (M.A./M.S.)3B; second class; second rank; grade B4Thai tone name (falling tone)เมื่อmêuuaเมื่อmêuua1when; at the time that2when (past time marker)ปีที่แล้วbpee têe láewปีที่แล้วbpee têe láew1last year; the previous year2last year (time marker)
My older brother was promoted to the rank of lieutenant last year.
2NounB2
prestige; honor; high standing
Social prestige or honor; high standing linked to one’s position or achievements.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่สนใจmâi sŏn jaiไม่สนใจmâi sŏn jai[to] not be interested; [to] ignoreเงินทองngern tongเงินทองngern tongmoney; wealthมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyเท่ากับtâo gàpเท่ากับtâo gàp1[to] equal; be equal to (=)2[to] amount to; be tantamount toยศyótยศyót1prestige; honor; high standing2rank; title (official status)ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotได้dâiได้dâi1get; obtain; receive2may (polite permission/request)3able to (postverbal/resultative)4manage to; succeed in (achievement)5can; be able to; may (possibility/permission)6okay; sure; agreedจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)การทำงานgaan tam ngaanการทำงานgaan tam ngaan1working; work (the act)2operation; functioningเพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofสังคมsăng-komสังคมsăng-kom1society; community2social; societal3social circle; social world4social studies (subject)
He doesn’t care about money as much as the prestige he gains from working for society.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ชั้นยศchán yótชั้นยศchán yót(military/official) rank
(military/official) rank
ฐานานุศักดิ์tăa-naa-nú-sàkฐานานุศักดิ์tăa-naa-nú-sàkrank; status; precedence
rank; status; precedence
ศักดิ์sàkศักดิ์sàk1noble lineage; pedigree2honorific element (given name component)3rank; status; dignity; prestige
- noble lineage; pedigree
- honorific element (given name component)
- rank; status; dignity; prestige
ชื่อยศchêuu yótชื่อยศchêuu yótrank name; title
rank name; title
อิสริยยศìt-sà-rí-yá-yótอิสริยยศìt-sà-rí-yá-yót1very high honor; high dignity2honorific rank/title (royal or noble)
- very high honor; high dignity
- honorific rank/title (royal or noble)