ยอ
yɔɔMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] flatter; overpraise
To praise someone excessively, often to please or gain favor.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillชอบchɔ̂ɔpชอบchɔ̂ɔp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)ยอyɔɔยอyɔɔ1[to] flatter; overpraise2noni; Indian mulberry (tree/fruit)3lift net (fishing gear)4classifier: ผืนหัวหน้าhǔua-nâaหัวหน้าhǔua-nâa1boss; supervisor2leader; chiefเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofหวังwǎngหวังwǎng1[to] hope2[to] expect; count onได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerเลื่อนตำแหน่งlʉ̂ʉan-dtam-nɛ̀ngเลื่อนตำแหน่งlʉ̂ʉan-dtam-nɛ̀ng1[to] promote [sb]2[to] be promoted; get a promotion
He likes to flatter the boss in hopes of getting a promotion.
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อย่าyàaมัวแต่muua-dtɛ̀ɛยอyɔɔคนอื่นkon-ʉ̀ʉnจนjonเกินจริงgəən-jingเพราะprɔ́มันmanดูduuไม่จริงใจmâi-jing-jai
Don’t keep excessively flattering others, because it seems insincere.
She was flattered to the point of beaming, even though her work was still inconsistent.
นักการเมืองnák-gaan-mʉʉangคนkonนั้นnánล้อมรอบlɔ́ɔm-rɔ̂ɔpด้วยคนdûuai-konที่tîiคอยkɔɔiยอyɔɔทุกคำพูดtúk-kam-pûutทำให้tam-hâiเขาkǎoไม่mâiเห็นhěnข้อบกพร่องkɔ̂ɔ-bòk-prɔ̂ɔngของตัวเองkɔ̌ɔng-dtuua-eeng
That politician is surrounded by people who excessively praise his every word, preventing him from seeing his own flaws.
2NounB2
noni; Indian mulberry (tree/fruit)
Morinda citrifolia, a tropical tree and its fruit, used in traditional medicine, as food, and as a dye source.
Examples
ป้าbpâaป้าbpâa1aunt (older sister of father or mother)2auntie; middle‑aged/older woman (address)ปลูกbplùukปลูกbplùuk1[to] plant; grow (plants)2[to] build (a house); erect; set up (structure)3[to] instill; cultivate (values/habits)ต้นยอdtôn-yɔɔต้นยอdtôn-yɔɔnoni tree (Morinda citrifolia)หลังบ้านlǎng-bâanหลังบ้านlǎng-bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3wife (figurative)แล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)เอาaoเอาao1[to] take; get; pick2[to] want (request/ordering)3[to] use; employ4[to] bring/take (for use)5marker: adverse consequence6come on; all right; go ahead7[to] have sex (vulgar slang)8auxiliary marking emphasis or resultผลยอpǒn-yɔɔผลยอpǒn-yɔɔnoni fruitมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerหมักmàkหมักmàk1[to] marinate2[to] ferment3[to] apply and leave on (treatment)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeเครื่องดื่มkrʉ̂ʉang-dʉ̀ʉmเครื่องดื่มkrʉ̂ʉang-dʉ̀ʉmbeverage; drinkสมุนไพรsà-mǔn-praiสมุนไพรsà-mǔn-prai1medicinal herb; medicinal plant2herbal (as a modifier)
Aunt grows a noni tree behind the house and ferments the fruit to make an herbal drink.
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เขาkǎoใช้cháiใบbaiยอyɔɔมาmaaต้มdtômเป็นbpenยาyaaพื้นบ้านpʉ́ʉn-bâanบอกว่าbɔ̀ɔk-wâaช่วยให้chûuai-hâiกินข้าวgin-kâaoอร่อยà-rɔ̀iขึ้นkʉ̂n
He boils noni leaves as a folk remedy, saying it helps improve appetite.
ในnaiชุมชนchum-chonชายฝั่งchaai-fàngผลยอpǒn-yɔɔถูกtùukนำไปnam-bpaiย้อมyɔ́ɔmผ้าpâaให้ได้hâi-dâaiสีsǐiธรรมชาติtam-má-châatและlɛ́ยังyangใช้cháiเป็นbpenส่วนผสมsùuan-pà-sǒmในnaiแกงgɛɛngพื้นเมืองpʉ́ʉn-mʉʉang
In coastal communities, noni fruit is used to dye fabric with natural color and is also added to local curries.
นักวิจัยnák-wí-jaiเก็บgèpตัวอย่างdtuua-yàangรากrâakยอyɔɔเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaตรวจdtrùuatสารออกฤทธิ์sǎan-ɔ̀ɔk-rítโดยเปรียบเทียบdooi-bprìiap-tîiapกับgàpผลยอpǒn-yɔɔที่tîiใช้cháiทำอาหารtam-aa-hǎanและlɛ́ยาแผนโบราณyaa-pɛ̌ɛn-boo-raan
Researchers collected noni roots to analyze active compounds, comparing them with the fruit used in traditional food and medicine.
3NounB2
lift net (fishing gear)
A square fishing net suspended from a frame, lowered and quickly lifted to catch fish.
Examples
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ยกยอyók-yɔɔยกยอyók-yɔɔ[to] flatter [sb]; [to] praise [sb] excessivelyขึ้นลงkʉ̂n-longขึ้นลงkʉ̂n-long1[to] go up and down; ascend and descend2[to] get on and off (a vehicle)3[to] rise and fall; fluctuateตามdtaamตามdtaam1[to] follow; go after2according to; in accordance with3after; behind; in pursuit of4[to] comply with; abide by; obey5along; along (a path); following (direction)จังหวะjang-wàจังหวะjang-wà1rhythm; beat2tempo; pace3timing; moment4stroke; move; step (in sports/dance)5engine strokeน้ำขึ้นน้ำลงnáam-kʉ̂n-náam-longน้ำขึ้นน้ำลงnáam-kʉ̂n-náam-longtideเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiso that; in order thatปลาbplaaปลาbplaa1fish (animal)2fish (as food)3classifier: ตัวเข้าไปkâo-bpaiเข้าไปkâo-bpai1[to] go in; enter (away from the speaker)2directional complement: into; in (away from speaker)ติดdtìtติดdtìt1[to] stick; attach; fasten2[to] be stuck; be attached; adhere3[to] catch; pick up (disease/odor/habit)4addicted to; hooked on; attached to5close to; adjacent; touching; contiguous6owing; indebted; behind on payments7busy; occupied; tied up8[to] catch fire; light; start; come on9[to] follow closely; keep close toในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)ตาข่ายdtaa-kàaiตาข่ายdtaa-kàai1net; mesh2mesh; lattice pattern
Villagers raise and lower the lift net with the tides so fish get caught in the mesh.
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ตอนกลางคืนdton glaang keunลุงlungใช้cháiยอyoแขวนkwăenไว้wáiริมคลองrim klongแล้วláeoคอยkoiยกyókเร็วๆreo reoเมื่อmêuuaเห็นhĕnปลาว่ายbplaa wâaiมาmaa
At night, Uncle hangs a lift net by the canal and quickly lifts it when he sees fish swimming by.
ยอyɔɔเป็นbpenเครื่องมือkrʉ̂ʉang-mʉʉประมงbprà-mongพื้นบ้านpʉ́ʉn-bâanที่อาศัยtîi-aa-sǎiการยกgaan-yókฉับพลันchàp-planหลังจากlǎng-jàakหยอดyɔ̀ɔtเหยื่อล่อyʉ̀ʉa-lɔ̂ɔเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaดักจับdàk-jàpปลาเล็กbplaa-lékที่tîiหากินhǎa-ginตามdtaamผิวน้ำpǐu-náam
The lift net is a traditional fishing tool that relies on a sudden lift after dropping bait to trap small fish that feed near the surface.
ชาวประมงchaao-bprà-mongจะjàปรับbpràpความตึงkwaam-dtʉngของkɔ̌ɔngเชือกchʉ̂ʉakและlɛ́องศาong-sǎaของkɔ̌ɔngกรอบgrɔ̀ɔpยอyɔɔให้hâiเหมาะกับmɔ̀-gàpกระแสน้ำgrà-sɛ̌ɛ-náamเพื่อให้pʉ̂ʉa-hâiยกขึ้นyók-kʉ̂nได้dâaiเร็วreoและlɛ́มีโอกาสmii-oo-gàatติดdtìtปลาbplaaมากขึ้นmâak-kʉ̂n
Fishermen adjust the rope tension and the frame angle of the lift net to suit the current, enabling a faster lift and better chances of catching fish.
4ClassifierB2
classifier: ผืนผืนpʉ̌ʉn1classifier (flat expanses/items)2sheet; stretch (flat expanse)
ผืนผืนpʉ̌ʉn1classifier (flat expanses/items)2sheet; stretch (flat expanse) is a classifier used when counting lift nets (ยอยอyɔɔ1[to] flatter; overpraise2noni; Indian mulberry (tree/fruit)3lift net (fishing gear)4classifier: ผืน).
Examples
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanชาวบ้านchaao-bâan1villagers; locals; rural residents2ordinary people; laypeople; the public3folksy; colloquial; plain (as a modifier)ใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderยอyɔɔยอyɔɔ1[to] flatter; overpraise2noni; Indian mulberry (tree/fruit)3lift net (fishing gear)4classifier: ผืนสองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondผืนpʉ̌ʉnผืนpʉ̌ʉn1classifier (flat expanses/items)2sheet; stretch (flat expanse)ดักdàkดักdàk1[to] set a trap; ambush; lie in wait2[to] intercept; cut off (someone’s path or message)3[to] head off; preempt [sb]/[sth] (colloquial)ปลาbplaaปลาbplaa1fish (animal)2fish (as food)3classifier: ตัวตอนdtɔɔnตอนdtɔɔn1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; periodหัวค่ำhǔua-kâmหัวค่ำhǔua-kâm1early evening2in the early evening3early-evening
The villagers use two lift nets to catch fish in the early evening.
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วันนี้wan-níiพ่อpɔ̂ɔซื้อsʉ́ʉยอyɔɔหนึ่งnʉ̀ngผืนpʉ̌ʉnใหม่màiไว้wáiลองlɔɔngในnaiบึงbʉngหลังบ้านlǎng-bâan
Today Dad bought one lift net to try in the pond behind the house.
ในnaiฤดูน้ำหลากrʉ́-duu-náam-làakเขาkǎoจะjàตั้งยอdtâng-yɔɔหลายlǎaiผืนpʉ̌ʉnเรียงกันriiang-ganเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพิ่มpə̂əmโอกาสoo-gàatจับปลาjàp-bplaa
During the flood season, they set up many lift nets in a row to increase the chance of catching fish.
ผู้เฒ่าpûu-tâoแนะนำให้nɛ́-nam-hâiเลือกlʉ̂ʉakยอyɔɔหนึ่งnʉ̀ngผืนpʉ̌ʉnที่tîiตาdtaaถี่tìiกว่าgwàaสำหรับsǎm-ràpจับกุ้งjàp-gûngเล็กlék
The elder advised choosing one lift net with a tighter mesh for catching small shrimp.
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 endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
yɔɔ
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |