ยั้ง(yáng)

Meanings

1VerbB1

[to] restrain; hold back; curb; refrain

To stop or limit oneself or someone else from doing something; to hold back or refrain.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillยั้งyángยั้งyáng1[to] restrain; hold back; curb; refrain2[to] pause; stop briefly; hesitateมือmeuuมือmeuu1hand2skill; level; expertise3round; turn (card games)4doer; agent5classifier: pairs of handsไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)3so that; in order to4for later; in reserve5[to] leave (something) as is6[to] set aside; reserveไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)กดgòtกดgòt1[to] press; push down2[to] click; tap (button/key)3[to] suppress; hold down4[to] massage pressส่งข้อความsòng kô kwaamส่งข้อความsòng kô kwaam[to] send a message; [to] textที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotโกรธgròhtโกรธgròht1[to] be angry (at/with/about)2angry; mad
He held back and didn’t send the angry message.
2VerbB2

[to] pause; stop briefly; hesitate

To stop for a short time or hesitate; to pause briefly.

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillกำลังจะgam-lang jàกำลังจะgam-lang jàabout to (imminent future)พูดต่อpôot dtòrพูดต่อpôot dtòr[to] continue speakingแต่dtàeแต่dtàe1but; however (contrast)2only; just (restriction)3from; since (starting point)4even; despite (emphatic concessive)ยั้งyángยั้งyáng1[to] restrain; hold back; curb; refrain2[to] pause; stop briefly; hesitateไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)3so that; in order to4for later; in reserve5[to] leave (something) as is6[to] set aside; reserveครู่หนึ่งkrôo nèungครู่หนึ่งkrôo nèung1for a moment2a moment; a short whileเพราะpráwเพราะpráw1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingคิดkítคิดkít1[to] think; consider2[to] calculate; figure out3[to] charge (a price)4[to] intend; planคำkamคำkam1word; term2speech; saying; utterance3classifier for words/utterancesไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)ออกòkออกòk1[to] go out; exit; leave2[to] come out; appear; be issued3[to] produce; emit; put out4[to] pay; spend; disburse5[to] issue; publish6out; outward7resulting; turn out8[to] quit; resign9[in sports] out of bounds
He was about to continue speaking, but paused for a moment because he couldn't think of the words.

Related Words

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ยับยั้งyáp yángยับยั้งyáp yáng1[to] restrain; hold back2[to] inhibit; suppress
  • [to] restrain; hold back
  • [to] inhibit; suppress
เหนี่ยวnìiaoเหนี่ยวnìiao1[to] pull; draw; tug2[to] hold back; restrain; delay3[to] pull the trigger; fire4sticky; adhesive (colloq./dial.)
  • [to] pull; draw; tug
  • [to] hold back; restrain; delay
  • [to] pull the trigger; fire
  • sticky; adhesive (colloq./dial.)
รั้งrángรั้งráng1[to] pull back; draw tight; restrain; delay2[to] detain; hold back; keep from leaving3[to] brace; guy (with rope or stay)
  • [to] pull back; draw tight; restrain; delay
  • [to] detain; hold back; keep from leaving
  • [to] brace; guy (with rope or stay)
กั๊กgákกั๊กgák1[to] hold back; withhold; be stingy2stingy; withholding3[to] hedge; be noncommittal4half-measure; underpowered (slang)
  • [to] hold back; withhold; be stingy
  • stingy; withholding
  • [to] hedge; be noncommittal
  • half-measure; underpowered (slang)
อั้นânอั้นân1[to] hold back; suppress2backed up; congested3price-capped; frozen (prices)
  • [to] hold back; suppress
  • backed up; congested
  • price-capped; frozen (prices)