ย่นย่อ(yôn yôr)

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] shorten; [to] abridge

to shorten, to abridge, or to condense something such as text, time, or distance

Examples

นักเรียนnák riianนักเรียนnák riianschool student; pupilต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightย่นย่อyôn yôrย่นย่อyôn yôr1[to] shorten; [to] abridge2[to] shrink back; [to] be dauntedบทความbòt kwaamบทความbòt kwaamarticle; essayนี้néeนี้née1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] have [sb] do; cause to3for (benefit of)4so that; in order to5until; to the point that (result)6[to] allow; let; permitเหลือlĕuuaเหลือlĕuua1[to] remain; be left2[to] have left; have remaining3[to] spare; have extra4[to] exceed; be more thanเพียงpiiangเพียงpiiang1only; merely; just2enough; sufficient (literary/formal)3as; as much as; only if/when4only; merely (preposed to nouns/phrases)หนึ่งnèungหนึ่งnèung1one (number)2a; one (single)3certain; particular4first; top; foremost5one (with classifier)ย่อหน้าyâo nâaย่อหน้าyâo nâaparagraph
Students must condense this article to just one paragraph.
2VerbC1

[to] shrink back; [to] be daunted

to shrink back, to flinch, or to be daunted by difficulties (often used in the negative form to mean unflinching)

Examples

ถึงแม้tĕung máeถึงแม้tĕung máe1even though; although2even ifงานngaanงานngaan1work; job; employment2task; assignment; duty3event; fair; function4work (product); creation5joule (physics unit)6unit (classifier) for eventsจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)หนักnàkหนักnàk1heavy (weight)2difficult; tough (mentally/physically demanding)3heavily; severely; intensely4serious; severeและláeและláeand (coordinating)เหนื่อยnèuayเหนื่อยnèuay1tired; exhausted2[to] get tired; become tired3tiring; exhausting4hard; laborious; exhausting (informal)แค่ไหนkâe năiแค่ไหนkâe năi1how much; to what extent2how far/long3no matter how ... (pattern)เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerไม่เคยmâi koieไม่เคยmâi koienever; have neverย่นย่อyôn yôrย่นย่อyôn yôr1[to] shorten; [to] abridge2[to] shrink back; [to] be dauntedเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
No matter how hard and tiring the work is, he never shrinks back.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ย่นyônย่นyôn1[to] wrinkle; crease2[to] shorten; contract; reduce (length/time)3wrinkled; creasedPart 1
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ย่อyôย่อyô1[to] condense; abridge2[to] abbreviate3[to] minimize; shrink4condensed; abbreviatedPart 2
ย่นย่อyôn yôrย่นย่อyôn yôr[to] shorten; [to] abridge