ยึดไม้(yéut máai)

Meanings

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[to] seize/confiscate timber

to take timber or wooden items into custody by authority (e.g., for illegal logging)

Examples

เจ้าหน้าที่ป่าไม้jâo nâa têe bpàa máaiเจ้าหน้าที่ป่าไม้jâo nâa têe bpàa máaiforest ranger; forestry officerเข้ายึดkâo yéutเข้ายึดkâo yéut[to] seize; [to] occupyไม้máiไม้mái1wood; timber2tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)3prefix in tool/implement names4classifier (long, rigid objects)5stick; rod; club; batเถื่อนtèuuanเถื่อนtèuuan1illegal; illicit; unauthorized2unlicensed; bootleg; pirated3wild; uncivilized; rough4off the grid; outside official systemsจำนวนมากjam-nuuan mâakจำนวนมากjam-nuuan mâak1many; numerous; a large amount/number2in large numbers/amountsที่ซ่อนtêe sônที่ซ่อนtêe sônhiding place; hideoutอยู่ในyòo naiอยู่ในyòo nai[to] be in [somewhere]ป่าbpàaป่าbpàa1forest; woodland2the wild; wilderness3jungle (tropical forest)4wild; uncultivated (of land)
Forestry officials moved in to seize a large amount of illegal timber hidden in the forest.

Word Breakdown

ยึดyéutยึดyéut1[to] seize; confiscate2[to] occupy; seize control (of place/vehicle)3[to] hold; grip; fasten; secure4[to] adhere to; stick to [sth] (principle/position)Part 1
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ไม้máiไม้mái1wood; timber2tone/diacritic mark (Thai orthography)3prefix in tool/implement names4classifier (long, rigid objects)5stick; rod; club; batPart 2
ยึดไม้yéut máaiยึดไม้yéut máai[to] seize/confiscate timber