ย่อตัว
yôr dtuuaMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] crouch; duck; lower oneself
To bend the knees or body to make yourself lower; to crouch or duck down.
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillตัวสูงdtuua sŏongตัวสูงdtuua sŏongtall (of a person or animal)เลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2must; bound toย่อตัวyôr dtuuaย่อตัวyôr dtuua1[to] crouch; duck; lower oneself2[to] curtsy; dip slightly3[to] pull back; fall temporarily in priceเวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4classifier: scheduled occasions; meals; dosesเดินเข้าdern kâoเดินเข้าdern kâo[to] walk in; [to] enter on footบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง5domestic; domesticated; cultivatedคนอื่นkon èunคนอื่นkon èun1other people; others2someone else; another person
He is tall, so he has to duck down when entering other people's houses.
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The children crouched down to hide behind the bushes while playing hide-and-seek.
ช่างภาพchâang pâapบอกให้bòk hâiนางแบบnaang bàepย่อตัวyôr dtuuaลงlongเล็กน้อยlék nóiเพื่อให้pêuua hâiองค์ประกอบภาพong-bprà-gòp pâapดูdooดีขึ้นdee kêun
The photographer told the model to crouch down slightly to improve the photo's composition.
ทันทีที่tan-tee têeได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsĭiangระเบิดrà-bèrtทหารtá-hăanก็gâwรีบrêepย่อตัวyôr dtuuaลงlongหาhăaที่กำบังtêe gam-bangโดยสัญชาตญาณdoi săn-châat-dtà-yaan
As soon as they heard the explosion, the soldiers instinctively ducked down to take cover.
2VerbB2
[to] curtsy; dip slightly
To lower the body briefly by bending the knees as a polite gesture (e.g., in greeting, dance, or worship).
Examples
ตอนdtonตอนdton1section; part2episode; chapter3when; at the time (of)4time segment; period5classifier for sections, chapters, or episodesเดินผ่านdern pàanเดินผ่านdern pàan1[to] walk past; pass by (on foot)2[to] walk through; traverse (on foot)ผู้ใหญ่pôo yàiผู้ใหญ่pôo yài1adult; grown-up2elder; respected senior3adult (modifier)4authority; person in charge5senior; high-ranking (modifier)นักเรียนnák riianนักเรียนnák riianschool student; pupilที่ดีtêe deeที่ดีtêe deegood; suitable; desirableควรkuuanควรkuuan1should; ought to2appropriate; proper; suitable3[to] deserve; be worthy ofถ่อมตัวtòm dtuuaถ่อมตัวtòm dtuua[to] be humble; act modestlyและláeและláeand (coordinating)ย่อตัวyôr dtuuaย่อตัวyôr dtuua1[to] crouch; duck; lower oneself2[to] curtsy; dip slightly3[to] pull back; fall temporarily in priceลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alight7southward; down-country8[to] publish; post [sth] onlineเล็กน้อยlék nóiเล็กน้อยlék nói1a little; slightly2minor; slight; trivial3a small amount
When walking past an elder, a good student should be humble and lower their body slightly.
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นางรำnaang ramย่อตัวyôr dtuuaลงlongอย่างสวยงามyàang sŭuai ngaamตามdtaamจังหวะดนตรีjang-wà don-dtreeไทยtai
The dancer gracefully lowered her body in time with the Thai music.
การย่อตัวgaan-yɔ̂ɔ-dtuuaเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaรับrápของkɔ̌ɔngจากjàakผู้ใหญ่pûu-yàiเป็นbpenการแสดงgaan-sà-dɛɛngความเคารพkwaam-kao-rópอย่างสูงyàang-sǔungในnaiวัฒนธรรมไทยwát-tá-ná-tam-tai
Lowering your body when receiving something from an elder is a show of high respect in Thai culture.
เวลาway-laaเข้าเฝ้าฯkâo fâoเราraoต้องdtôngเรียนรู้riian róoวิธีwí-teeการเดินgaan dernเข่าkàoและláeย่อตัวyôr dtuuaให้hâiถูกต้องtòok dtôngตามแบบแผนdtaam bàep păen
When having a royal audience, we must learn the proper way to walk on our knees and lower our bodies according to protocol.
3VerbB2
[to] pull back; fall temporarily in price
For a market or the price of a financial asset to fall for a short time, often after a rise.
Examples
ราคาหุ้นraa-kaa hûnราคาหุ้นraa-kaa hûnstock priceย่อตัวyôr dtuuaย่อตัวyôr dtuua1[to] crouch; duck; lower oneself2[to] curtsy; dip slightly3[to] pull back; fall temporarily in priceลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] get off (vehicle)3down; downstream4[to] put; apply; record5[to] decrease; go down6[to] land; alight7southward; down-country8[to] publish; post [sth] onlineเล็กน้อยlék nóiเล็กน้อยlék nói1a little; slightly2minor; slight; trivial3a small amountหลังจากlăng jàakหลังจากlăng jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)ขึ้นมาkêun maaขึ้นมาkêun maa1[to] come up (toward the speaker); move upward2[to] get up; rise3[to] go up; increase4[to] become; start to be (change of state)5[to] arise; appear; emergeหลายlăaiหลายlăai1many; several2very; very much; a lot (Isan)วันwanวันwan1day2daytime; daylight3classifier: days
The stock price dipped slightly after rising for several days.
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วันนี้wan néeราคาraa-kaaทองtongย่อตัวyôr dtuuaแต่dtàeตอนบ่ายdton bàaiก็gâwกลับglàpขึ้นมาkêun maaอีกèek
Gold prices dipped today but rose again in the afternoon.
นักลงทุนnák long tunบางคนbaang konรอrorให้ราคาhâi-rá-khâหุ้นhûnย่อตัวyôr dtuuaก่อนgònเข้าซื้อkâo séuเพราะpráwมองว่าmong wâaแนวโน้มnaeo nómระยะยาวrá-yá yaaoยังyangเป็นbpenขาขึ้นkăa kûen
Some investors are waiting for stock prices to pull back before buying because they believe the long-term trend is still upward.
แม้máeตลาดหุ้นdtà-làat hûnจะjàย่อตัวyôr dtuuaในnaiช่วงเช้าchûuang cháoเพราะpráwแรงraengขายkăaiทำกำไรtam gam-raiแต่dtàeก็gâwฟื้นféunกลับมาglàp maaได้dâiเมื่อmêuuaมีmeeข่าวดีkàao deeช่วงบ่ายchûuang bàai
Although the stock market pulled back in the morning due to profit-taking, it recovered when good news arrived in the afternoon.
Word Breakdown
ย่อyɔ̂ɔย่อyɔ̂ɔ1[to] condense; abridge2[to] abbreviate3[to] minimize; shrink4condensed; abbreviated[to] condense; abridgePart 1
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ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figurebody; self; person (colloq.)Part 2
ย่อตัวyôr dtuuaย่อตัวyôr dtuua[to] crouch; duck; lower oneself[to] crouch; duck; lower oneselfWord