ยอง(yong)
Meanings
1VerbB1
[to] squat; crouch on heels
To sit in a squatting position with knees bent and heels on or near the ground.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillยองyongยองyong1[to] squat; crouch on heels2low stoolอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainข้างทางkâang taangข้างทางkâang taang1roadside/wayside2by the road/along the way3roadside (as a modifier)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofผูกpòokผูกpòok1[to] tie [sth]; fasten [sth]2[to] bind; connect; associate3[to] compose fixed-form verse4[to] obligate; bind; commitเชือกรองเท้าchêuuak rong-táaoเชือกรองเท้าchêuuak rong-táaoshoelace; shoestring
He squatted by the roadside to tie his shoelaces.
2NounC1
low stool
A small low stool used for sitting in a squatting or low-seated position (regional/colloquial).
Examples
ยายyaaiยายyaai1grandmother (maternal)2old woman (informal; can be rude)วางwaangวางwaang1[to] put; place; set (down)2[to] hang up (the phone); end a call3[to] lay (eggs)4[to] set; assign; impose5[to] put down; let go (emotion/attachment)6[to] lay out; formulate; establish (plan/policy/system)หม้อแกงmô gaaengหม้อแกงmô gaaeng1Thai custard dessert2curry potบนbonบนbon1on; upon2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ยองyongยองyong1[to] squat; crouch on heels2low stoolไม้máiไม้mái1wood; timber2tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)3prefix in tool/implement names4classifier (long, rigid objects)5stick; rod; club; batเตี้ยdtîiaเตี้ยdtîia1short (height)2low (objects/structures)ๆ-แล้วláeoแล้วláeo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already (preverbal perfective)4and; and then (linking clauses)5already (sentence-final)เรียกrîakเรียกrîak1[to] call out; summon; hail2[to] ask for; charge; demand3[to] recruit; enlist4[to] call [sb/sth] (by name); nameพวกเราpûuak raoพวกเราpûuak rao1we; us2our group; our sideมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerนั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)กินข้าวgin kâaoกินข้าวgin kâao1[to] have a meal; eat (general)2[to] eat rice (literal)3[to] dine; go eat togetherรอบrôpรอบrôp1round; cycle; lap; turn2time slot; session3perimeter; circumference; surrounding area4around; surrounding5careful; cautious; thorough6classifier: rounds; laps; showings7all around; fullyๆ-
Grandma placed the pot of curry on a small low wooden yong stool and called us to sit around and eat.