ย่อตัว(yôr dtuua)

Meanings

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)เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)ต้องdtôngต้องdtông1must; have to2should; likely to; bound to3correct; rightย่อตัวyôr dtuuaย่อตัวyôr dtuua1[to] crouch; duck; lower oneself2[to] curtsy; dip slightlyเวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4time (classifier) [rare/idiomatic]เดินเข้าdern kâoเดินเข้าdern kâo[to] walk in; [to] enter on footบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: houses/buildings (residences)คนอื่นkon èunคนอื่นkon èun1other people; others2someone else; another person
He is tall, so he has to duck down when entering other people's houses.
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

ตอนdtonตอนdton1episode; chapter2when; at the time (of)3section; part4time segment; periodเดินผ่านdern pàanเดินผ่านdern pàan1[to] walk past; pass by (on foot)2[to] walk through; traverse (on foot)ผู้ใหญ่pôo yàiผู้ใหญ่pôo yài1adult; grown-up2elder; respected senior3authority; person in charge4senior; adult (modifier)5adult (modifier)นักเรียนnák riianนักเรียนnák riianschool student; pupilที่ดีtêe deeที่ดีtêe deegood; suitable; desirableควรkuuanควรkuuan1should; ought to2appropriate; proper; suitable3deserve; be worthy ofถ่อมตัวtòm dtuuaถ่อมตัวtòm dtuua[to] be humble; act modestlyและláeและláeand (coordinating)ย่อตัวyôr dtuuaย่อตัวyôr dtuua1[to] crouch; duck; lower oneself2[to] curtsy; dip slightlyลงlongลงlong1[to] go down; descend2[to] put; apply; record3[to] decrease; go down4[to] land; alight5down; downstream6downstream; southbound7[to] get off (vehicle)เล็กน้อยlék nóiเล็กน้อยlék nói1minor; slight; trivial2a small amount3a little; slightly
When walking past an elder, a good student should be humble and lower their body slightly.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ย่อyôย่อyô1[to] condense; abridge2[to] abbreviate3[to] minimize; shrink4condensed; abbreviatedPart 1
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ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2character; figure3classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)4self-/personal (attributive)Part 2
ย่อตัวyôr dtuuaย่อตัวyôr dtuua[to] crouch; duck; lower oneself