ยืดยาด(yêut-yâat)
Meanings
1AdjectiveB1
slow; sluggish
(of a person or what they do) moving or acting with unnecessary slowness; slow, sluggish.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4[to] be + set expressionsคนkonคนkon1person; human2people (as a group)3person; human being (as prefix-like element)4classifier: peopleยืดยาดyêut-yâatยืดยาดyêut-yâat1slow; sluggish2drawn-out; tedious3slowly; sluggishlyมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatly
He is a very sluggish person.
2AdverbB1
slowly; sluggishly
In a slow, sluggish, or drawn-out manner.
Examples
อย่าyàaอย่าyàa1don’t; do not (negative imperative)2don’t … yet; hold offเดินdernเดินdern1[to] walk; go on foot2[to] run; operate (machine/system)3[to] proceed; go; move along4[to] start; initiate (process/plan)ยืดยาดyêut-yâatยืดยาดyêut-yâat1slow; sluggish2drawn-out; tedious3slowly; sluggishlyสิsìสิsì1[!] emphatic particle (statement)2[!] urging/encouraging particle (imperative)3[!] reassuring/affirming particleรีบหน่อยrêep nòiรีบหน่อยrêep nòihurry up
Don't walk so sluggishly! Hurry up!
3AdjectiveB2
drawn-out; tedious
(of a process, speech, or task) taking longer than necessary, often becoming tedious or long-winded.
Examples
การประชุมgaan bprà-chumการประชุมgaan bprà-chum1meeting; conference; assembly2session/sitting (of a formal body)วันนี้wan néeวันนี้wan née1today (time of speech)2today; this day3nowadays; these days (informal)ยืดยาดyêut-yâatยืดยาดyêut-yâat1slow; sluggish2drawn-out; tedious3slowly; sluggishlyมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2many; numerous3much; a lot; greatlyทั้งๆtáng tángทั้งๆtáng tángcontrast marker (with 'ที่')ที่têeที่têe1place; spot; seat; space2that/which/who (relative marker)3at; in; to (before place/recipient)4when; the time that (time marker)5ordinal/degree marker6classifier: place/seat/slotมีเรื่องmee rêuuangมีเรื่องmee rêuuang1[to] have an issue; something came up2[to] get into a quarrel/fightต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jaiตัดสินใจdtàt-sĭn-jai[to] decideแค่kâeแค่kâe1only; just2merely; simply (downplaying)3only; just (preposition)นิดเดียวnít diaoนิดเดียวnít diao1a tiny bit; a very small amount2just a little; only a bit; a tiny amount
Today's meeting was very drawn-out, even though there were only a few things to decide.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ยืดเยื้อyêut yéuuaยืดเยื้อyêut yéuua1prolonged; lingering2[to] drag on; be prolonged3delayed; at a stalemate
- prolonged; lingering
- [to] drag on; be prolonged
- delayed; at a stalemate
อืดอาดèuut àatอืดอาดèuut àat1slow; sluggish; tardy; procrastinating2[to] dawdle; [to] be slow
- slow; sluggish; tardy; procrastinating
- [to] dawdle; [to] be slow
ล่าช้าlâa cháaล่าช้าlâa cháa1delayed; late2[to] be delayed; be slow
- delayed; late
- [to] be delayed; be slow
อ้อยอิ่งôi ìngอ้อยอิ่งôi ìng1[to] linger; dawdle; tarry2lingering; unhurried; reluctant to leave
- [to] linger; dawdle; tarry
- lingering; unhurried; reluctant to leave
เยิ่นเย้อyêrn yérเยิ่นเย้อyêrn yér1protracted; dilatory2long-winded; verbose
- protracted; dilatory
- long-winded; verbose