ยึกยัก
yʉ́k-yákMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] be hesitant; [to] stall
to be hesitant, indecisive, or reluctant to do something; to stall.
Examples
จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerรีบrîipรีบrîip1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; pressed for time3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)ไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyสิsìสิsì1will; shall (Isan)2emphatic particle (statement)3urging/encouraging particle (imperative)มัวแต่muua-dtɛ̀ɛมัวแต่muua-dtɛ̀ɛbe absorbed in; keep on (to the neglect of other things)ยึกยักyʉ́k-yákยึกยักyʉ́k-yák1[to] be hesitant; [to] stall2jerky; unsteadyอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainได้dâaiได้dâai1okay; sure; agreed2[to] get; obtain; receive3can; [to] be able to; may4[to] manage to; succeed in5actualized-action marker
If you're going, then hurry up. You keep hesitating.
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พอpɔɔถึงเวลาtʉ̌ng-wee-laaต้องdtɔ̂ngจ่ายเงินjàai-ngənเขาkǎoก็gɔ̂ทำท่าtam-tâaยึกยักyʉ́k-yákไม่mâiอยากจะyàak-jàควักkwákกระเป๋าgrà-bpǎo
When it came time to pay, he acted reluctant and didn't want to take out his wallet.
ถามtǎamอะไรà-raiไปbpaiก็gɔ̂ตอบไม่ตรงคำถามdtɔ̀ɔp-mâi-dtrong-kam-tǎamมัวแต่muua-dtɛ̀ɛยึกยักyʉ́k-yákเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaถ่วงเวลาtùuang-wee-laa
Whatever I asked, he wouldn't answer directly, just stalling to buy time.
ผู้ต้องสงสัยpûu-dtɔ̂ng-sǒng-sǎiมีmiiท่าทีtâa-tiiยึกยักyʉ́k-yákอย่างเห็นได้ชัดyàang-hěn-dâai-chátเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaถูกtùukตำรวจdtam-rùuatซักฟอกsák-fɔ̂ɔkเกี่ยวกับgìiao-gàpช่วงเวลาchûuang-wee-laaที่เกิดเหตุtîi-gə̀ət-hèet
The suspect was clearly hesitant when interrogated by the police about his whereabouts at the time of the incident.
2AdverbB1
jerky; unsteady
in a jerky, wiggly, or uneven way.
Examples
หนอนnɔ̌ɔnหนอนnɔ̌ɔn1worm; maggot; larva2worm (computing, malware)ตัวนั้นdtuua-nánตัวนั้นdtuua-nánthat one [animal, item]คลานklaanคลานklaan1[to] crawl2[to] creep along slowlyยึกยักyʉ́k-yákยึกยักyʉ́k-yák1[to] be hesitant; [to] stall2jerky; unsteadyไปมาbpai-maaไปมาbpai-maa1[to] go back and forth; frequent2back and forth; to and froบนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)ใบไม้bai-máaiใบไม้bai-máaileaf; leaves; foliage
That worm crawled in a wiggly way on the leaf.
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รถrótเก่าgàoคันkanนี้níiขับkàpแล้วlɛ́ɛoกระตุกgrà-dtùkยึกยักyʉ́k-yákตลอดทางdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-taangจนjonน่ารำคาญnâa-ram-kaan
This old car moves in a jerky way the whole time, it's so annoying.
ลายมือlaai-mʉʉของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoยึกยักyʉ́k-yákเหมือนmʉ̌ʉanไส้เดือนsâi-dʉʉanจนjonฉันchǎnอ่านàanไม่mâiออกɔ̀ɔkเลยləəi
His handwriting is as wiggly as an earthworm; I can't read it at all.
เข็มkěmของkɔ̌ɔngเครื่องวัดkrʉ̂ʉang-wátแผ่นดินไหวpɛ̀n-din-wǎiเริ่มrə̂əmสั่นsànยึกยักyʉ́k-yákไปมาbpai-maaแสดงถึงsà-dɛɛng-tʉ̌ngแรงสั่นสะเทือนrɛɛng-sàn-sà-tʉʉanที่tîiกำลังgam-langเกิดขึ้นgə̀ət-kʉ̂n
The needle of the seismograph began to move back and forth jerkily, indicating that tremors were occurring.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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
yʉ́k
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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ยึกยักyʉ́k-yákยึกยักyʉ́k-yák[to] be hesitant; [to] stall[to] be hesitant; [to] stallWord