อ่อนข้อ(òn kôr)
Meanings
1VerbB2
[to] yield; relent
to give in, relent, or be more accommodating in a dispute or negotiation
Examples
สุดท้ายsùt táaiสุดท้ายsùt táai1last; final2finally; in the end; ultimatelyฝ่ายบริหารfàai bo-rí-hăanฝ่ายบริหารfàai bo-rí-hăan1management; executive side (organization)2executive branch (government)ยอมอ่อนข้อyom òrn kôrยอมอ่อนข้อyom òrn kôr[to] yield; [to] make a concessionเพิ่มpêrmเพิ่มpêrm1[to] increase; add2additional; more3additionally; in addition; moreoverวันwanวันwan1day2daytime; daylight3classifier: daysลาlaaลาlaa1donkey2[to] say goodbye; take one’s leave3leave (from work/school)4[to] request leaveพนักงานpá-nák-ngaanพนักงานpá-nák-ngaan1employee; staff member; worker2attendant; clerk (service role)ตามที่dtaam têeตามที่dtaam têe1as; just as; in the way that2according to; as perสหภาพsà-hà-pâapสหภาพsà-hà-pâap1union; association; federation2labor union; trade unionเรียกร้องrîak róngเรียกร้องrîak róng1[to] demand; call for; press for2[to] appeal for; urge (publicly)3[to] claim (rights/compensation)
In the end, management relented and increased employee leave days as the union demanded.
2VerbB2
[to] make concessions
to make concessions or soften one’s stance to avoid conflict; to back down
Examples
สุดท้ายsùt táaiสุดท้ายsùt táai1last; final2finally; in the end; ultimatelyเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillยอมอ่อนข้อyom òrn kôrยอมอ่อนข้อyom òrn kôr[to] yield; [to] make a concessionเพื่อไม่ให้pêuua mâi hâiเพื่อไม่ให้pêuua mâi hâiso that not; in order not to; to prevent [sth]ทะเลาะกันtá-ló ganทะเลาะกันtá-ló gan[to] argue; quarrel (with each other)ยืดเยื้อyêut yéuuaยืดเยื้อyêut yéuua1prolonged; lingering2[to] drag on; be prolonged3delayed; at a stalemate
In the end, he backed down so the argument wouldn’t drag on.
Related Words
Similar Meaning
ผ่อนปรนpòn bpronผ่อนปรนpòn bpron1[to] relax; ease; loosen (rules)2lenient; accommodating; permissive
- [to] relax; ease; loosen (rules)
- lenient; accommodating; permissive
ลดท่าทีlót tâa teeลดท่าทีlót tâa tee1[to] soften one’s stance2[to] de-escalate
- [to] soften one’s stance
- [to] de-escalate
ประนีประนอมbprà-nee-bprà-normประนีประนอมbprà-nee-bprà-norm1[to] accommodate (interests)2conciliatory; compromising3[to] compromise; reconcile
- [to] accommodate (interests)
- conciliatory; compromising
- [to] compromise; reconcile
โอนอ่อนผ่อนตามohn òn pòn dtaamโอนอ่อนผ่อนตามohn òn pòn dtaam[to] yield; give in; comply; go along (with); be accommodating
[to] yield; give in; comply; go along (with); be accommodating
ยอมyomยอมyom1[to] agree; consent2[to] allow; permit3[to] yield; give in; submit4[to] admit (acknowledge)
- [to] agree; consent
- [to] allow; permit
- [to] yield; give in; submit
- [to] admit (acknowledge)
Word Breakdown
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อ่อนข้อòn kôrอ่อนข้อòn kôr[to] yield; relent