ยัก
yákMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] twitch; shrug; jerk
To move a body part with a small sudden motion, such as twitching an eyebrow or shrugging a shoulder.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillยักyákยักyák1[to] twitch; shrug; jerk2[to] embezzle; misappropriateคิ้วkíuคิ้วkíu1eyebrow2classifier: ข้าง; คู่3molding; rim; lip (by analogy)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3[to] have [sb] do; cause to4for (benefit of)5so that; in order to6until; to the point that (result)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)
He twitched his eyebrow at me.
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Yesterday she shrugged and walked away.
The doctor twitched his nose slightly to show disagreement.
พอporได้ยินdâi-yinคำถามkam tăamยากyâakๆ-เขาkăoก็gâwยักyákไหล่làiแบบbàepไม่ใส่ใจmâi sài jaiแล้วláeoตอบdtòpสั้นsânๆ-
When he heard the tough question, he just shrugged indifferently and gave a brief answer.
2VerbB2
[to] embezzle; misappropriate
To wrongfully take or divert money or property entrusted to one’s care.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillถูกtòokถูกtòok1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3to be correct/right4proper; morally right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6passive marker (often adverse)กล่าวหาglàao hăaกล่าวหาglàao hăa[to] accuse [sb] (of [sth])ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeยักyákยักyák1[to] twitch; shrug; jerk2[to] embezzle; misappropriateเงินบริจาคngern bò-ri-jàakเงินบริจาคngern bò-ri-jàakdonated money; contributionsของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsมูลนิธิmoon-lá-ní-tíมูลนิธิmoon-lá-ní-tífoundation; charitable organizationไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already pastใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] tell [sb] to do [sth]; assign; orderส่วนตัวsùuan dtuuaส่วนตัวsùuan dtuua1personal; private (pertaining to an individual)2personally; privately
He was accused of embezzling the foundation’s donation money for personal use.
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ผู้จัดการpôo jàt gaanยักyákงบngòpโครงการkrohng gaanเล็กๆlék lékมาหลายเดือนmaa lăai deuuanจนjonบริษัทbò-rí-sàtเริ่มrêrmสงสัยsŏng săi
The manager had been diverting small project funds for months until the company became suspicious.
พนักงานpá-nák-ngaanการเงินgaan-ngənยอมรับyɔɔm-rápว่าwâaยักyákทรัพย์sápที่tîiลูกค้าlûuk-káaฝากไว้fàak-wáiเพราะprɔ́ต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้หนี้chái-nîiด่วนdùuan
The finance staff admitted to misappropriating property entrusted by clients because of urgent debts.
คดีká-diiนี้níiชี้ชัดchíi-chátว่าwâaเขาkǎoยักyákเงินngənค่าkâaประกันbprà-ganที่tîiบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtเก็บรักษาgèp-rák-sǎaไว้wáiโดยdooiแอบɛ̀ɛpโอนoonไปยังbpai-yangบัญชีban-chiiญาติyâat
This case shows clearly that he embezzled insurance funds held by the company by secretly transferring them to a relative’s account.
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 -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
yák
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 | — | — |