หยั่ง(yàng)

Meanings

1VerbB2

[to] gauge; sound; probe; fathom

to measure or test the depth, strength, or nature of something, literally or figuratively (e.g., sound water depth, probe a wound, gauge public opinion)

Examples

ชาวประมงchaao bprà-mongชาวประมงchaao bprà-mongfisher; fisherman/fisherwoman; fisherfolkใช้cháiใช้chái1[to] use; employ2[to] spend (money); pay; expend3[to] require; take (time/effort/amount)4[to] order; command (someone to do) [colloq.]5be acceptable/valid; okay [set phrase]เชือกchûueakเชือกchûueak1string (for tying)2ring rope (boxing)3classifier for ropes/cords4rope; cord; lineผูกpòokผูกpòok1[to] tie [sth]; fasten [sth]2[to] bind; connect; associate3[to] compose fixed-form verse4[to] obligate; bind; commitตะกั่วdtà-gùuaตะกั่วdtà-gùua1lead (metal, Pb)2lead sinker; lead weightหยั่งyàngหยั่งyàng1[to] gauge; sound; probe; fathom2[to] divine; discern (literary)3[to] reach; extend to (literary)ความลึกkwaam lúekความลึกkwaam lúek1depth (physical measurement)2depth; profundity (abstract/quality)ก่อนgònก่อนgòn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerทอดสมอtôt sà-mŏrทอดสมอtôt sà-mŏr1[to] drop anchor; [to] anchor2at anchor; lying at anchor
The fishermen used a rope with a lead weight to sound the depth before dropping anchor.
2VerbC1

[to] divine; discern (literary)

to perceive, sense, or foresee in advance in a formal or literary style

Examples

เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillหยั่งรู้yàng rúuหยั่งรู้yàng rúu1[to] fathom; have deep insight; intuit2[to] divine; perceive the unseenว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeฝนfŏnฝนfŏn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3then; would (result in conditionals)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerจึงjeungจึงjeung1therefore; so; thus2only then; then (as a result)รีบrêepรีบrêep1[to] hurry; rush2in a hurry; rushed3hastily; quickly (due to urgency)เก็บgèpเก็บgèp1to collect; pick up; gather2to tidy up; put in order3to charge; take (a fee/payment)4to keep back; save5[to] harvest; pick (fruit/flowers)6to keep; store; put away7to put away/holster (weapon); to conceal8[to] tuck in; gather up (hair/clothes)ผ้าpâaผ้าpâa1cloth; fabric; textile2cloth item3classifier: piece/bolt of cloth (Thai classifier)ไว้ก่อนwái gònไว้ก่อนwái gòn1for now; for the time being2in advance; beforehand
He sensed that rain was coming, so he hurried to take the clothes in first.
3VerbC1

[to] reach; extend to (literary)

to go as far as; to extend or penetrate to a certain point (formal/literary use)

Examples

เรื่องราวrêuuang raaoเรื่องราวrêuuang raao1story; tale2matter; affair; incidentแห่งhàengแห่งhàeng1of; belonging to (formal)2place; location (formal)3classifier: places/institutionsความหวังkwaam wăngความหวังkwaam wăng1hope; expectation2hope (person/thing); prospectของkŏngของkŏng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsเธอterเธอter1you (informal; familiar)2term of address (affectionate)3she; herหยั่งyàngหยั่งyàng1[to] gauge; sound; probe; fathom2[to] divine; discern (literary)3[to] reach; extend to (literary)ไปถึงbpai tĕungไปถึงbpai tĕung1[to] arrive at; get to; reach (a place)2[to] reach; extend to (level/amount/scope)3[to] reach; be delivered to (sb/sth)ผู้คนpôo konผู้คนpôo konpeople; the publicในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of (formal/official)ชุมชนchum-chonชุมชนchum-chon1community2community (online/interest-based)รอบข้างrôp kâangรอบข้างrôp kâang1surroundings; nearby area2around; on all sides3surrounding; adjacent; nearby
Her story of hope extends to people in the surrounding community.

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