ย้อนหลัง

yón lăng

Meanings

1VerbB1

go back; rewind; view earlier

to move backward in time order, such as rewinding a video, viewing previous episodes, or checking earlier records/history

Examples

ฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)กดgòtกดgòt1[to] press; push down2[to] click; tap (button/key)3[to] suppress; hold down4[to] massage pressปุ่มbpùmปุ่มbpùm1button (device control)2key (keyboard)3knob; bump4papilla; nodule (biol./med.)เพื่อpêuuaเพื่อpêuua1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofดูdooดูdoo1consult; get advice from2try; have a go3[to] divine; tell fortune4[to] examine; check; inspect5[to] seem; appear6[to] look; watch; seeคลิปklípคลิปklíp1clip (short video)2clip (fastener)3[to] clip; fasten with a clip4magazine/clip (ammo) — informal5classifier: video clipsย้อนหลังyón lăngย้อนหลังyón lăng1[to] apply retroactively; backdate2go back; rewind; view earlier3retroactively; for a past periodจากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart (literary/formal)3parting; separation (literary)เมื่อวานmêuua waanเมื่อวานmêuua waan1yesterday (the day before today)2yesterday; yesterday (as an adverb)
I pressed the button to watch the clip from yesterday in the playback.
2AdverbB2

retroactively; for a past period

with effect starting from a past date or covering an earlier period (e.g., pay, benefits, rules)

Examples

บริษัทbò-rí-sàtบริษัทbò-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)จ่ายjàaiจ่ายjàai1[to] pay2[to] disburse; distribute (funds/resources)3[to] spend (money)โบนัสboh-nátโบนัสboh-nát1bonus (extra pay/reward)2bonus (extra benefit/perk)ย้อนหลังyón lăngย้อนหลังyón lăng1[to] apply retroactively; backdate2go back; rewind; view earlier3retroactively; for a past periodตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeตั้งแต่dtâng dtàe1from; since (starting point)2from X to Yเดือนมกราคมdeuuan mók-gà-raa-komเดือนมกราคมdeuuan mók-gà-raa-komJanuaryให้hâiให้hâi1[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; permitพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanพนักงานpá-nák-ngaan1employee; staff member; worker2attendant; clerk (service role)ทุกคนtúk konทุกคนtúk koneveryone; everybody
The company will pay bonuses retroactively starting from January to all employees.
3VerbB2

[to] apply retroactively; backdate

to make something valid from a past date or to apply rules, benefits, or charges to a past period

Examples

บริษัทbò-rí-sàtบริษัทbò-rí-sàtcompany; firm; corporationจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)จ่ายjàaiจ่ายjàai1[to] pay2[to] disburse; distribute (funds/resources)3[to] spend (money)โบนัสboh-nátโบนัสboh-nát1bonus (extra pay/reward)2bonus (extra benefit/perk)ย้อนหลังyón lăngย้อนหลังyón lăng1[to] apply retroactively; backdate2go back; rewind; view earlier3retroactively; for a past periodให้hâiให้hâi1[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; permitครอบคลุมkrôp-klumครอบคลุมkrôp-klum1[to] cover; include; encompass2comprehensive; extensive3[to] apply to; be applicableผลงานpŏn ngaanผลงานpŏn ngaan1work; output; result2achievementของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsปีที่แล้วbpee têe láewปีที่แล้วbpee têe láew1last year; the previous year2last year (time marker)
The company will pay the bonus retroactively to cover last year’s performance.

Word Breakdown

ย้อนyónย้อนyón1[to] turn/go back; reverse; rewind2[to] look back; recall; refer back (to the past)3retro-; back- (prefixal use)Part 1
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หลังlăngหลังlăng1back (of body)2behind; at the back of3after; later than4roof (of a house)5CL: building; house; structure6rear; back (part)Part 2
ย้อนหลังyón lăngย้อนหลังyón lănggo back; rewind; view earlier