ยอบ
yɔ̂ɔpMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] crouch; [to] lower oneself
to crouch down, squat, or lower one's body
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; she; him; her2they; them (context-dependent)3horn4mountain; hillยอบyɔ̂ɔpยอบyɔ̂ɔp1[to] crouch; [to] lower oneself2[to] sink slightly; [to] subsideตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alight7southward; down-country8[to] publish; post [sth] onlineเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to keep; save; put away2to collect; pick up; gather3to tidy up; put in order4[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)5to charge; take (a fee/payment)6[to] tuck in; gather up (hair/clothes)เหรียญrǐianเหรียญrǐian1coin2medal3CL: เหรียญ4round metal token5crypto coin; cryptocurrency6dollar (informal)7virtual coin; virtual currency unitที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerตกdtòkตกdtòk1[to] fall; drop2(rain/snow) fall3[to] fail (an exam/test)4[to] drop; decline; decrease5[to] cost; come to6[to] set (of the sun)7[to] fall to; devolve upon; be allotted to8[to] be left out; miss one’s turnบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)พื้นpʉ́ʉnพื้นpʉ́ʉn1floor2ground; base surface; bottom3plain; unpatterned4basis; level; background (figurative)5background (color/pattern)
He crouched down to pick up the coin that fell on the floor.
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The cat lowered its body to prepare to jump and catch the mouse.
ทหารtá-hǎanต้องdtɔ̂ngยอบyɔ̂ɔpตัวdtuuaเดินผ่านdəən-pàanพุ่มไม้pûm-máaiเพื่อไม่ให้pʉ̂ʉa-mâi-hâiศัตรูsàt-dtruuสังเกตเห็นsǎng-gèet-hěn
The soldiers had to crouch down while walking through the bushes so the enemy wouldn't notice them.
พยาบาลpá-yaa-baanยอบyɔ̂ɔpตัวdtuuaลงlongเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaพูดคุยpûut-kuiกับgàpเด็กน้อยdèk-nɔ́ɔiที่tîiกำลังgam-langนั่งnângร้องไห้rɔ́ɔng-hâi
The nurse crouched down to talk to the little child who was crying.
2VerbC1
[to] sink slightly; [to] subside
to sink, subside, or drop slightly below the original level
Examples
โซฟาsoo-faaโซฟาsoo-faasofa; couchตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureนี้níiนี้níi1this2this oneเก่าgàoเก่าgào1old; not new2former; previous3old-fashioned; outdatedมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerousพอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenนั่งnângนั่งnâng1[to] sit; sit down2[to] take; ride [sth] (vehicle)ปุ๊บbpúpปุ๊บbpúpimmediately; the instant thatเบาะbɔ̀เบาะbɔ̀seat cushion; padded seatก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerยอบyɔ̂ɔpยอบyɔ̂ɔp1[to] crouch; [to] lower oneself2[to] sink slightly; [to] subsideลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alight7southward; down-country8[to] publish; post [sth] onlineไปเลยbpai-ləəiไปเลยbpai-ləəi1Go ahead; go right now2[to] go past; go beyond3completely; altogether; really (emphatic)
This sofa is very old; as soon as you sit on it, the cushion sinks right down.
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ที่นอนtîi-nɔɔnฟองน้ำfɔɔng-náamอันนี้an-níiใช้cháiมาmaaหลายlǎaiปีbpiiจนjonตรงกลางdtrong-glaangเริ่มrə̂əmยอบyɔ̂ɔpลงlongไปแล้วbpai-lɛ́ɛo
This foam mattress has been used for many years until the middle has started to sink.
เมื่อmʉ̂ʉaบรรทุกban-túkสัมภาระsǎm-paa-ráจนjonเกินพิกัดgəən-pí-gàtท้ายtáaiรถบรรทุกrót-ban-túkก็gɔ̂ยอบyɔ̂ɔpต่ำลงdtàm-longอย่างเห็นได้ชัดyàang-hěn-dâai-chátจนjonแทบจะtɛ̂ɛp-jàติดdtìtพื้นถนนpʉ́ʉn-tà-nǒn
When overloaded with cargo, the rear of the truck sagged noticeably until it was almost touching the road.
สปริงsà-bpringโช้คอัพchóok-àpของkɔ̌ɔngรถยนต์rót-yonเสื่อมสภาพsʉ̀ʉam-sà-pâapทำให้tam-hâiตัวรถdtuua-rótยอบyɔ̂ɔpลงมาlong-maaมากกว่าmâak-gwàaปกติbpòk-gà-dtì
The car's shock absorber springs have deteriorated, causing the car body to sag more than usual.
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 -บ, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
yɔ̂ɔp
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 | — | — |