ยักยอก
yák-yɔ̂ɔkMeanings
1VerbB2
[to] embezzle; misappropriate
To dishonestly take money or property entrusted to one’s care, especially in a position of trust or employment.
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ผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaan1manager; administrator2personal manager; handlerถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)กล่าวหาglàao-hǎaกล่าวหาglàao-hǎa[to] accuse [sb] (of [sth])ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeยักยอกyák-yɔ̂ɔkยักยอกyák-yɔ̂ɔk1[to] embezzle; misappropriate2embezzlement; misappropriationเงินngənเงินngən1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerลูกค้าlûuk-káaลูกค้าlûuk-káacustomer; clientฝากfàakฝากfàak1[to] deposit [money]2[to] leave/entrust [sth] with [sb]3[to] send via [sb]; send alongให้ดูhâi-duuให้ดูhâi-duu[to] show [sb] [sth]แลlɛɛแลlɛɛ1[to] look; behold (arch., lit.)2and; as well as (arch., lit.)3indeed (final particle, arch., lit.)4look! (arch. exclamation)
The manager was accused of embezzling company funds that clients had entrusted to his care.
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เขาkǎoยอมรับyɔɔm-rápว่าwâaยักยอกyák-yɔ̂ɔkทรัพย์sápของkɔ̌ɔngองค์กรong-gɔɔnแม้mɛ́ɛรู้rúuว่าwâaมันmanผิดกฎหมายpìt-gòt-mǎai
He admitted to embezzling the organization’s assets even though he knew it was illegal.
บัญชีban-chiiที่tîiไม่ตรงmâi-dtrongกันganชี้ว่าchíi-wâaอาจàatมีmiiการgaanยักยอกyák-yɔ̂ɔkเงินบริจาคngən-bɔɔ-rí-jàakซึ่งsʉ̂ngมอบหมายmɔ̂ɔp-mǎaiให้hâiเขาkǎoรับผิดชอบráp-pìt-chɔ̂ɔp
The mismatched accounts indicate there may have been embezzlement of donations entrusted to him.
พนักงานpá-nák-ngaanการเงินgaan-ngənใช้cháiช่องโหว่chɔ̂ng-wòoระบบrá-bòpยักยอกyák-yɔ̂ɔkค่าธรรมเนียมkâa-tam-niiamที่tîiลูกค้าlûuk-káaฝากไว้fàak-wáiโดยdooiโอนoonเข้าkâoบัญชีban-chiiส่วนsùuanตัวอย่างdtuua-yàangแนบเนียนnɛ̂ɛp-niian
The finance staff exploited a system loophole to embezzle fees left by clients, discreetly transferring them into a personal account.
2NounB2
embezzlement; misappropriation
The act or offense of dishonestly taking money or property that one is responsible for.
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เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3[to] touch; come into contact with [sb/sth]4to be correct/right5proper; morally right6[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)7passive marker (often adverse)ตั้งข้อหาdtâng-kɔ̂ɔ-hǎaตั้งข้อหาdtâng-kɔ̂ɔ-hǎa[to] charge [sb] (with a crime)ยักยอกyák-yɔ̂ɔkยักยอกyák-yɔ̂ɔk1[to] embezzle; misappropriate2embezzlement; misappropriationเงินngənเงินngən1money2funds; finances3silver (metal)บริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationหลังlǎngหลังlǎng1back (of body)2rear; back (part)3behind; at the back of4after; later than5CL: bed; bed-like platform6CL: building; house; structureตรวจพบdtrùuat-pópตรวจพบdtrùuat-póp[to] detect; discover (through examination/testing)บัญชีban-chiiบัญชีban-chii1account (bank; user profile)2list; register; roll3accounting; bookkeeping4ledger; account recordผิดปกติpìt-bpòk-gà-dtìผิดปกติpìt-bpòk-gà-dtìabnormal; irregular; unusual; malfunctioning
He was charged with embezzling company funds after irregularities were found in the accounts.
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ผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanโดนdoonสอบสวนsɔ̀ɔp-sǔuanเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangยักยอกyák-yɔ̂ɔkทรัพย์sápของkɔ̌ɔngลูกค้าlûuk-káa
The manager is under investigation for embezzling clients' assets.
ศาลsǎanพิพากษาpí-pâak-sǎaจำคุกjam-kúkอดีตà-dìitเหรัญญิกhěe-ran-yíkในnaiคดีká-diiยักยอกyák-yɔ̂ɔkเงินngənของkɔ̌ɔngสมาคมsà-maa-komนานnaanหลายlǎaiปีbpii
The court sentenced the former treasurer to prison for many years in the case of embezzling the association’s funds.
พนักงานpá-nák-ngaanการเงินgaan-ngənถูกtùukเลิกจ้างlə̂ək-jâangทันtanทีหลังtii-lǎngพบpópหลักฐานlàk-tǎanยักยอกyák-yɔ̂ɔkเงินngənที่tîiตนdtonรับผิดชอบráp-pìt-chɔ̂ɔp
The finance employee was immediately dismissed after evidence surfaced of embezzling funds under his responsibility.
Tones
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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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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ยักยอกyák-yɔ̂ɔkยักยอกyák-yɔ̂ɔk[to] embezzle; misappropriate[to] embezzle; misappropriateWord