ยื้อ
yʉ́ʉMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] tug; pull back and forth; wrest [sth]
To pull back and forth in a struggle, trying to wrest or keep hold of something from another person.
Examples
เด็กdèkเด็กdèk1child; kid2young person (informal)สองsɔ̌ɔngสองsɔ̌ɔng1two; 22secondคนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: peopleยื้อyʉ́ʉยื้อyʉ́ʉ1[to] tug; pull back and forth; wrest [sth]2[to] stall; drag out; buy time3[to] fend off; keep going; keep alive (fig.)ของเล่นkɔ̌ɔng-lênของเล่นkɔ̌ɔng-lên1toy; plaything2novelty; fun gadget3plaything (figurative)กันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsตกdtòkตกdtòk1[to] fall; drop2(rain/snow) fall3[to] fail (an exam/test)4[to] drop; decline; decrease5[to] cost; come to6[to] fall to; devolve upon; be allotted to7[to] be left out; miss one’s turnพื้นpʉ́ʉnพื้นpʉ́ʉn1floor2ground; base surface; bottom3basis; level; background (figurative)4background (color/pattern)
Two kids tugged back and forth over a toy until it fell to the floor.
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ทั้งtángสองsɔ̌ɔngฝ่ายfàaiยื้อyʉ́ʉธงtongกันganอยู่yùuกลางglaangสนามsà-nǎamไม่มีmâi-miiใครkraiยอมyɔɔmปล่อยbplɔ̀i
Both sides struggled over the flag in the middle of the field, neither willing to let go.
พนักงานpá-nák-ngaanยามyaamเข้าไปkâo-bpaiยื้อyʉ́ʉมีดmîitจากjàakผู้ก่อเหตุpûu-gɔ̀ɔ-hèetโดยdooiใช้มือchái-mʉʉอีกìikข้างkâangกันganไม่ให้mâi-hâiถูกtùukฟันfan
The security guard moved in to wrest the knife from the assailant, using his other hand to block the blade.
2VerbB2
[to] stall; drag out; buy time
To delay or prolong an action, decision, or process in order to gain advantage or avoid an outcome; to buy time.
Examples
คู่เจรจาkûu-jee-rá-jaaคู่เจรจาkûu-jee-rá-jaa1negotiating partner; counterpart; interlocutor2dialogue partner (formal status)พยายามpá-yaa-yaamพยายามpá-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptยื้อyʉ́ʉยื้อyʉ́ʉ1[to] tug; pull back and forth; wrest [sth]2[to] stall; drag out; buy time3[to] fend off; keep going; keep alive (fig.)การตัดสินใจgaan-dtàt-sǐn-jaiการตัดสินใจgaan-dtàt-sǐn-jai1a decision2decision-makingเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofดูท่าduu-tâaดูท่าduu-tâait seems; it looks likeทีtiiทีtii1turn; chance; opportunity; one’s shot2time; occasion; instance3classifier: times; hits; strokes; attempts4please; for me (request particle)ของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsอีกฝ่ายìik-fàaiอีกฝ่ายìik-fàaithe other side; the other party; the other personก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; former
The negotiators tried to delay the decision to first observe the other side's stance.
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เขาkǎoยื้อyʉ́ʉไม่ให้mâi-hâiลงนามlong-naamสัญญาsǎn-yaaเพราะprɔ́หวังwǎngต่อรองdtɔ̀ɔ-rɔɔngเงื่อนไขngʉ̂ʉan-kǎiให้hâiดีกว่าเดิมdii-gwàa-dəəm
He stalled signing the contract, hoping to negotiate better terms.
รัฐบาลrát-tà-baanยื้อyʉ́ʉการประกาศgaan-bprà-gàatนโยบายná-yoo-baaiออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiโดยdooiอ้างว่าâang-wâaต้องdtɔ̂ngรอrɔɔข้อมูลkɔ̂ɔ-muunครบถ้วนkróp-tûuan
The government postponed announcing the policy, claiming it had to wait for complete data.
ทนายtá-naaiยื้อyʉ́ʉกระบวนการgrà-buuan-gaanในnaiศาลsǎanเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaซื้อเวลาsʉ́ʉ-wee-laaเตรียมdtriiamหลักฐานlàk-tǎanเพิ่มเติมpə̂əm-dtəəm
The lawyer delayed the court process to buy time to prepare additional evidence.
3VerbB2
[to] fend off; keep going; keep alive (fig.)
To struggle to keep something from failing, e.g., keep a patient alive, a deal from collapsing, or a team in the game.
Examples
หมอmɔ̌ɔหมอmɔ̌ɔ1doctor; physician2veterinarian3expert; specialist (informal)4traditional healer; shamanพยายามpá-yaa-yaamพยายามpá-yaa-yaam[to] try; attemptยื้อชีวิตyʉ́ʉ-chii-wítยื้อชีวิตyʉ́ʉ-chii-wít1[to] prolong life; [to] struggle to keep [sb] alive2[to] keep something going (figurative)คนไข้kon-kâiคนไข้kon-kâipatient (medical)ตลอดทั้งdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-tángตลอดทั้งdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-tángthroughout; all throughคืนkʉʉnคืนkʉʉn1nighttime; night2[to] return [sth]; give back3[to] refund; reimburseจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofชีพจรchîip-pá-jɔɔnชีพจรchîip-pá-jɔɔn1pulse (heartbeat)2life signs; signs of activity (figurative)กลับมาglàp-maaกลับมาglàp-maa1[to] come back; return2[to] resume; make a comeback; be back
The doctor tried to keep the patient alive all night until the pulse returned.
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โค้ชkóotเปลี่ยนbplìianแผนpɛ̌ɛnเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaยื้อyʉ́ʉทีมtiimให้hâiอยู่ในyùu-naiเกมgeemจนถึงjon-tʉ̌ngนาทีสุดท้ายnaa-tii-sùt-táai
The coach changed the strategy to keep the team in the game until the final minute.
ผู้บริหารpûu-bɔɔ-rí-hǎanยื้อyʉ́ʉดีลdiinด้วยdûuaiการเสนอgaan-sà-nə̌əเงื่อนไขngʉ̂ʉan-kǎiใหม่màiหวังwǎngไม่ให้mâi-hâiการเจรจาgaan-jee-rá-jaaล่มlôm
The executives kept the deal alive by offering new terms, hoping the negotiation wouldn't collapse.
แม้máeสถานการณ์วิกฤตsà-tăan-ná-gaan wí-grìtโรงroongพpยาyaaยาyaaบาลbaanยังyangระดมrá-domทีมteemเพื่อpêuuaยื้อyéuคนไข้kon kâiรายนี้raai néeให้hâiผ่านpàanคืนนี้keun néeไปให้bpai hâiได้dâi
Even in a critical situation, the hospital mobilized a team to keep this patient alive through the night.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
yʉ́ʉ
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → 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 | — | — |