ยศ
yótMeanings
1NounB1
rank; title (official status)
An official level or position in a hierarchy, such as a military rank or honorific title.
Examples
พี่ชายpîi-chaaiพี่ชายpîi-chaaiolder brother; elder male siblingได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerเลื่อนยศlʉ̂ʉan-yótเลื่อนยศlʉ̂ʉan-yót[to] promote [sb] in rankเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)ร้อยrɔ́ɔiร้อยrɔ́ɔi1one hundred (100)2[to] string; thread; link together3[to] compose verse; write in poetic formโทtooโทtoo1master’s degree level; graduate (M.A./M.S.)2Thai tone name (falling tone)3second; secondary4second class; second rankเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉa1when; at the time that2at; in; on (with time expressions)ปีที่แล้วbpii-tîi-lɛ́ɛoปีที่แล้วbpii-tîi-lɛ́ɛo1last year; the previous year2last year (time marker)
My older brother was promoted to the rank of lieutenant last year.
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In today’s ceremony, he will officially receive a new rank.
เธอtəəทำตามtam-dtaamระเบียบrá-bìiapทุกtúkขั้นตอนkân-dtɔɔnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaขอเลื่อนkɔ̌ɔ-lʉ̂ʉanยศyótในnaiสายsǎaiงานราชการngaan-râat-chá-gaan
She followed every procedure to request a promotion in rank in the civil service.
ผู้บัญชาการpûu-ban-chaa-gaanประกาศbprà-gàatแต่งตั้งdtɛ̀ng-dtângและlɛ́เทียบtîiapยศyótนายทหารnaai-tá-hǎanตามdtaamคำสั่งkam-sàngกองทัพgɔɔng-táp
The commander announced appointments and rank equivalencies for officers according to the army’s orders.
2NounB2
prestige; honor; high standing
Social prestige or honor; high standing linked to one’s position or achievements.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillไม่สนใจmâi-sǒn-jaiไม่สนใจmâi-sǒn-jai[to] not be interested; [to] ignoreเงินทองngən-tɔɔngเงินทองngən-tɔɔngmoney; wealthมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousเท่ากับtâo-gàpเท่ากับtâo-gàp1[to] equal; be equal to (=)2[to] amount to; be tantamount toยศyótยศyót1rank; title (official status)2prestige; honor; high standingที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmการทำงานgaan-tam-ngaanการทำงานgaan-tam-ngaan1working; work (the act)2operation; functioningเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofสังคมsǎng-komสังคมsǎng-kom1social studies (subject)2society; community3social; societal4social circle; social world
He doesn’t care about money as much as the prestige he gains from working for society.
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นักวิจัยnák-wí-jaiคนkonนั้นnánได้dâaiยศyótในnaiแวดวงwɛ̂ɛt-wongเพราะprɔ́ผลงานpǒn-ngaanช่วยchûuaiผู้ป่วยpûu-bpùuaiหายhǎaiจากjàakโรคหายากrôok-hǎa-yâak
That researcher earned honor in the community because his work helped patients recover from a rare disease.
ยศyótที่แท้จริงtîi-tɛ́ɛ-jingไม่ได้mâi-dâaiมาจากmaa-jàakตำแหน่งdtam-nɛ̀ngแต่dtɛ̀ɛเกิดจากgə̀ət-jàakความไว้วางใจkwaam-wái-waang-jaiที่tîiคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnมีmiiให้hâi
True prestige does not come from a position, but from the trust others place in you.
หลายคนlǎai-konหลงlǒngยศyótจนjonลืมlʉʉmว่าwâaความเคารพkwaam-kao-rópต้องdtɔ̂ngสร้างsâangด้วยdûuaiความซื่อสัตย์kwaam-sʉ̂ʉ-sàtและlɛ́การกระทำgaan-grà-tamที่tîiสม่ำเสมอsà-màm-sà-mə̌ə
Many people are so enamored with prestige that they forget respect must be built through honesty and consistent actions.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableShort vowelEnds in -ศ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
yót
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 | — | — |