เยื้องกัน

yéuuang gan

Meanings

1AdverbB1

[to] be diagonally opposite (to each other)

To be positioned diagonally across from each other; kitty-corner.

Examples

บ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: houses/buildings (residences)ของฉันkŏng chănของฉันkŏng chănmy; mineอยู่yòoอยู่yòo1to be (located); be at2progressive/continuative marker3[to] live; reside; stay4to exist; remainเยื้องกันyéuuang ganเยื้องกันyéuuang gan[to] be diagonally opposite (to each other)กับgàpกับgàp1with; together with2and (informal)3against; versus4to; toward (recipient/target)5side dish; accompaniment6classifier: sets/pairs (spoon and fork)โรงเรียนrong rianโรงเรียนrong rian1school (institution)2school (building)
My house is kitty-corner to the school.

Word Breakdown

เยื้องyéuuangเยื้องyéuuang1diagonal; offset (position)2[to] be offset; slant3slightly; somewhat (literary)Part 1
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กันganกันgan1each other; one another (post-verb marker)2[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block3classifier: panel; partition; screen (rare)4together; together with5protective; preventive (modifier)6I; me (informal, male speech)Part 2
เยื้องกันyéuuang ganเยื้องกันyéuuang gan[to] be diagonally opposite (to each other)