ยอด
yɔ̂ɔtMeanings
1NounB1
top; peak; summit
the highest point or uppermost part of something, such as a mountain, building, or object
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เราraoเราrao1we; us2I; me (informal/regional)ปีนbpeenปีนbpeen[to] climb; scaleขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4result complement: upward/better5postverbal particle: onset or occurrence6[to] sprout; grow; appear7northward/up-countryไปจนถึงbpai jon tĕungไปจนถึงbpai jon tĕung1up to; as far as (place/limit)2until; through (time/date)3to the extent of; even reachingยอดเขาyôt kăoยอดเขาyôt kăomountaintop; summit; peakเล็กๆlék lékเล็กๆlék lék1small; little; tiny (softened by reduplication)2slightly; a littleหลังบ้านlăng bâanหลังบ้านlăng bâan1back of the house; backyard2domestic affairs; family side (figurative)3wife (figurative)
We climbed up to the top of the small hill behind the house.
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From the top of this building, we can see both the river and the bridge.
เขาkǎoชี้chíiให้ดูhâi-duuยอดเจดีย์yɔ̂ɔt-jee-diiที่tîiเป็นbpenสีทองsǐi-tɔɔngสว่างsà-wàangตอนdtɔɔnพระอาทิตย์ตกprá-aa-tít-dtòk
He pointed to the top of the stupa that glowed golden at sunset.
นักปีนเขาnák-bpiin-kǎoวางwaangแผนเส้นทางpɛ̌ɛn-sên-taangลมlomและlɛ́หินhǐnหลวมlǔuamเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaไปให้bpai-hâiถึงtʉ̌ngยอดภูเขาyɔ̂ɔt-puu-kǎoที่tîiสูงชันsǔung-chanอย่างyàangปลอดภัยbplɔ̀ɔt-pai
The climbers planned for wind patterns and loose rocks to safely reach the steep mountain peak.
2NounB1
amount; total; balance; sales
the total sum or final count, especially of money (e.g., account balance, transaction total), often used for sales figures or totals
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วันนี้wan-níiวันนี้wan-níi1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; at presentยอดขายyɔ̂ɔt-kǎaiยอดขายyɔ̂ɔt-kǎai1sales revenue; total sales2sales volume/units soldหน้าร้านnâa-ráanหน้าร้านnâa-ráan1storefront; front of a shop2physical store; brick-and-mortar outletรวมruuamรวมruuam1[to] include; contain2[to] gather; combine; consolidate3total; sum; aggregate4in total; altogether; overall5combined; total; overallได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action markerสองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondหมื่นmʉ̀ʉnหมื่นmʉ̀ʉn1ten thousand (10,000)2Muen (historical title)บาทbàatบาทbàat1baht (Thai currency unit)2baht (classifier for Thai currency amounts)3foot (literary)
Today the total in-store sales amounted to 20,000 baht.
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ช่วยchûuaiตรวจdtrùuatยอดyɔ̂ɔtโอนoonในnaiบัญชีban-chiiให้hâiหน่อยnɔ̀iว่าwâaเท่ากับtâo-gàpใบแจ้งหนี้bai-jɛ̂ɛng-nîiหรือไม่rʉ̌ʉ-mâi
Please check the transfer total in the account to see if it matches the invoice.
สิ้นเดือนsîn-dʉʉanเราraoจะjàปิดยอดbpìt-yɔ̂ɔtและlɛ́ส่งsòngรายงานraai-ngaanให้hâiผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaan
At the end of the month we will close the totals and send the report to the manager.
หลังlǎngหักhàkส่วนลดsùuan-lótและlɛ́ภาษีpaa-sǐiแล้วlɛ́ɛoยอดสุทธิyɔ̂ɔt-sùt-tíของkɔ̌ɔngคำสั่งซื้อkam-sàng-sʉ́ʉอยู่ที่yùu-tîi3,250บาทbàat
After discounts and tax, the net total of the order is 3,250 baht.
3AdjectiveB1
excellent; superb
very good; outstanding in quality or performance; great! (exclamation of approval)
Examples
รสชาติrót-châatรสชาติrót-châat1taste; flavor (of food/drink)2quality; character; feelก๋วยเตี๋ยวgŭuai-dtĭiaoก๋วยเตี๋ยวgŭuai-dtĭiaorice noodles; noodle dishร้านนี้ráan néeร้านนี้ráan néethis shop; this storeยอดyôtยอดyôt1top; peak; summit2amount; total; balance; sales3excellent; superb4tip (of plant/shoot)5the best; the finest; the foremostจริงๆjing jingจริงๆjing jing1really; truly; actually; indeed2really?!; seriously?!
The taste of noodles at this shop is really excellent.
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Her presentation skills were outstanding, so everyone applauded.
Getting a job that fits me like this—one word: great!
ระบบrá-bòpใหม่màiทำงานtam-ngaanได้dâaiลื่นไหลlʉ̂ʉn-lǎiและlɛ́เสถียรsà-tǐianนับว่าnáp-wâaเป็นbpenยอดyɔ̂ɔt
The new system works smoothly and stably; it is considered the best.
4NounB2
tip (of plant/shoot)
the tender growing end or top part of a plant or shoot
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ตัดdtàtตัดdtàt1[to] cut2[to] trim; clip3[to] cut off; turn off; disconnect4[to] eliminate; remove5[to] edit; cut (media/text)6[to] deduct7[to] cross (a path); cut acrossยอดอ่อนyɔ̂ɔt-ɔ̀ɔnยอดอ่อนyɔ̂ɔt-ɔ̀ɔnyoung shoot; tender tip (plant)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsกะเพราgà-praoกะเพราgà-prao1holy basil (Ocimum tenuiflorum)2holy basil dish (pad krapao) [by ellipsis]ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastชำchamชำcham1dry groceries; sundries2[to] root cuttings; [to] raise plants for transplantingจะได้jà-dâaiจะได้jà-dâai1so that; in order that; that way2will be able to; get to; come to3then; so (result in instructions/explanations)ต้นdtônต้นdtôn1tree; plant2beginning; early3origin; source; root cause4stem; trunk; stalk; base5classifier: trees; plants; poles6initial; primary (as prefix)ใหม่màiใหม่mài1new; not old2new; different; fresh3again; anew4new; inexperienced (novice)โตเร็วdtoo-reoโตเร็วdtoo-reo1fast-growing2[to] grow quickly
Cut the tender basil tips for propagation to get new plants that grow quickly.
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เก็บgèpยอดyɔ̂ɔtชะอมchá-omตอนเช้าdtɔɔn-cháoแล้วlɛ́ɛoรีบrîipเอาaoเข้าkâoตู้เย็นdtûu-yenจะjàยังyangกรอบgrɔ̀ɔpอยู่yùu
Pick cha-om shoots in the morning and put them in the fridge quickly; they will stay crisp.
สวนsǔuanอินทรีย์in-siiหลีกเลี่ยงlìik-lîiangการพ่นgaan-pônสารเคมีsǎan-kee-miiช่วงchûuangมีmiiยอดอ่อนyɔ̂ɔt-ɔ̀ɔnเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiทำลายtam-laaiส่วนsùuanที่tîiกำลังgam-langงอกngɔ̂ɔk
Organic farms avoid spraying chemicals when tender shoots are present to avoid harming the growing tips.
เมื่อยmʉ̂ʉaiอดòtทุเรียนtú-riianเริ่มแทงrə̂əm-tɛɛngใบอ่อนbai-ɔ̀ɔnชาวสวนchaao-sǔuanจะjàบำรุงbam-rungด้วยdûuaiน้ำหมักชีวภาพnáam-màk-chii-wá-pâapเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเร่งrêngการแตกgaan-dtɛ̀ɛkยอดyɔ̂ɔtให้hâiสมบูรณ์sǒm-buun
When durian tips start pushing out young leaves, farmers nourish them with fermented bio-extracts to promote healthy shoot growth.
5NounC1
the best; the finest; the foremost
a person or thing regarded as the best or most outstanding of its kind
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ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)คณะทูตká-ná-tûutคณะทูตká-ná-tûut1diplomatic corps2diplomatic delegationครั้งนี้kráng-níiครั้งนี้kráng-níi1this time; this occasion2this time (around); on this occasionท่านtânท่านtân1you (formal/polite)2he; she (honorific)3sir; madam4honorific title5classifier (polite for persons)ยอดyɔ̂ɔtยอดyɔ̂ɔt1top; peak; summit2amount; total; balance; sales3excellent; superb4tip (of plant/shoot)5the best; the finest; the foremostคือkʉʉคือkʉʉ1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.ผู้แทนpûu-tɛɛnผู้แทนpûu-tɛɛn1representative; delegate; agent; proxy2member of parliament (MP)สูงสุดsǔung-sùtสูงสุดsǔung-sùt1highest; maximum; supreme2at most; at the highestที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerนำnamนำnam1[to] bring; take; lead2[to] lead; guideคณะká-náคณะká-ná1group; party; troupe; delegation2faculty (university division)3committee; board (as a body)4classifier: groups/delegations/troupesเข้าเฝ้าkâo-fâoเข้าเฝ้าkâo-fâo[to] have an audience with royalty
In this diplomatic mission, the head is the highest representative leading the delegation to the audience.
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แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàมีmiiที่ปรึกษาtîi-bprʉ̀k-sǎaหลายคนlǎai-konแต่dtɛ̀ɛคำตัดสินkam-dtàt-sǐnท้ายสุดtáai-sùtย่อมyɔ̂mเป็นbpenของkɔ̌ɔngยอดyɔ̂ɔtแห่งhɛ̀ngสภาsà-paa
Even with many advisors, the final decision belongs to the head of the council.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaเกิดgə̀ətความเห็นkwaam-hěnแตกต่างdtɛ̀ɛk-dtàangยอดyɔ̂ɔtแห่งhɛ̀ngหมู่mùuจึงjʉngออกประกาศɔ̀ɔk-bprà-gàatชี้ขาดchíi-kàatด้วยdûuaiถ้อยคำtɔ̂ɔi-kamสุขุมsù-kǔm
When differences arose, the head of the group issued a decisive proclamation with measured words.
ในnaiการประชุมgaan-bprà-chumเช้าcháoวานนี้waan-níiยอดyɔ̂ɔtของkɔ̌ɔngคณะอาจารย์ká-ná-aa-jaanได้ทรงdâai-songแถลงtà-lɛ̌ɛngนโยบายná-yoo-baaiโดยdooiมีmiiผู้ตามpûu-dtaamเสด็จsà-dètรายล้อมraai-lɔ́ɔm
At yesterday morning's meeting, the head of the faculty delivered the policy statement, surrounded by attendants.
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 syllableLong vowelEnds in -ด, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
yɔ̂ɔt
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
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 | — | — |