โยก
yôokMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] shake; rock; sway
to move back and forth or side to side; to cause something to wobble or sway
Examples
ลมแรงlom-rɛɛngลมแรงlom-rɛɛng1strong wind; high wind2windy; very windy; strong-wind conditionsทำให้tam-hâiทำให้tam-hâi1[to] make; cause [sb/sth] to [do/be sth]; render2[to] do/make [sth] for [sb]ต้นไม้dtôn-máaiต้นไม้dtôn-máai1tree2plants/greenery (general, esp. woody plants)โยกyôokโยกyôok1[to] shake; rock; sway2[to] transfer; reassign (job/role); relocate3[to] loosen; wobble; make unstableไปมาbpai-maaไปมาbpai-maa1[to] go back and forth; frequent2back and forth; to and fro
The strong wind makes the trees sway back and forth.
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He gently rocked the chair to see if it was stable.
2VerbB1
[to] transfer; reassign (job/role); relocate
to move [sb] to a different job, role, or place; to be reassigned or relocated
Examples
ปีหน้าbpii-nâaปีหน้าbpii-nâanext yearเขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillอาจàatอาจàat1may; might (possibility)2possibly; perhaps3able; capable (literary/formal)ถูกtùukถูกtùuk1cheap; inexpensive2correct; right3to be correct/right4proper; morally right5[to] be affected; suffer (often adverse)6passive marker (often adverse)โยกyôokโยกyôok1[to] shake; rock; sway2[to] transfer; reassign (job/role); relocate3[to] loosen; wobble; make unstableไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaanไปทำงานbpai-tam-ngaan[to] go to workสาขาsǎa-kǎaสาขาsǎa-kǎa1branch (office/location)2field; discipline3branch (tree/river) [formal/literary]เชียงใหม่chiiang-màiเชียงใหม่chiiang-mài1Chiang Mai (city in northern Thailand)2Chiang Mai Province
Next year he might be moved to work at the Chiang Mai branch.
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ฝ่ายทรัพยากรบุคคลfàai-sáp-pá-yaa-gɔɔn-bùk-konแจ้งว่าjɛ̂ɛng-wâaจะjàโยกyôokฉันchǎnไปbpaiดูแลงานduu-lɛɛ-ngaanโครงการkroong-gaanใหม่mài
HR informed me that they will move me to oversee a new project.
ผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanถูกtùukโยกyôokตำแหน่งdtam-nɛ̀ngไปดูbpai-duuแลlɛɛทีมวิจัยtiim-wí-jaiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaแก้ปัญหาgɛ̂ɛ-bpan-hǎaงบประมาณngóp-bprà-maan
The manager was reassigned to oversee the research team to address budget issues.
หลังlǎngการปรับโครงสร้างgaan-bpràp-kroong-sâangบริษัทbɔɔ-rí-sàtตัดสินใจdtàt-sǐn-jaiโยกyôokหลายlǎaiแผนกpà-nɛ̀ɛkไปยังbpai-yangสำนักงานใหญ่sǎm-nák-ngaan-yàiเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพิ่มประสิทธิภาพpə̂əm-bprà-sìt-tí-pâap
After the restructuring, the company decided to relocate several departments to the headquarters to improve efficiency.
3VerbB2
[to] loosen; wobble; make unstable
to become or make something not firmly fixed so it wobbles or can be moved easily
Examples
โต๊ะdtóโต๊ะdtó1table2deskตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)ขาkǎaขาkǎa1leg (body part)2leg/foot (of furniture or object)3polite calling or answering particle (female speech)4classifier: legs (of animals/objects)5enthusiast; regular; participantไม่เท่ากันmâi-tâo-ganไม่เท่ากันmâi-tâo-ganunequal; uneven; not the sameพอpɔɔพอpɔɔ1enough; sufficient2enough; sufficiently3[to] suffice; be enough4quite; rather; fairly5as soon as; whenวางwaangวางwaang1[to] put; place; set (down)2[to] hang up (the phone); end a call3[to] lay (eggs)4[to] lay out; formulate; establish (plan/policy/system)5[to] set; assign; impose6[to] let go of; relinquish (attachment/prejudice)แก้วน้ำgɛ̂ɛo-náamแก้วน้ำgɛ̂ɛo-náamdrinking glass; tumblerแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)มันmanมันman1it (thing/animal)2greasy; oily; fatty3fun; thrilling; highly entertaining4he/she (colloquial, impolite)5starchy tuber; tuberous crop6fat; grease7creamy; rich (texture/taste)โยกyôokโยกyôok1[to] shake; rock; sway2[to] transfer; reassign (job/role); relocate3[to] loosen; wobble; make unstableง่ายngâaiง่ายngâai1easy; simple2easily; readilyมากmâakมากmâak1very; extremely2much; a lot; greatly3many; numerous
This table’s legs are uneven; when you put a glass on it, it wobbles easily.
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อย่าyàaขันน็อตkăn nótหลวมๆlŭuam lŭuamนะnáเดี๋ยวdĭiaoเก้าอี้gâo îจะjàโยกyôhkและláeนั่งnângไม่มั่นคงmâi mân kong
Don’t leave the screws loose, or the chair will wobble and be unstable to sit on.
พอpɔɔรถไฟrót-faiผ่านpàanบ้านไม้bâan-máaiทั้งtángหลังlǎngเหมือนจะmʉ̌ʉan-jàโยกyôokเพราะprɔ́เสาเข็มsǎo-kěmไม่แน่นmâi-nɛ̂n
When the train passes, the wooden house seems to wobble because the piles aren’t firm.
ช่างchângเตือนdtʉʉanว่าwâaถ้าtâaยึดyʉ́tโครงkroongไม่แน่นmâi-nɛ̂nลมแรงlom-rɛɛngอาจàatทำให้tam-hâiป้ายโฆษณาbpâai-koo-sà-naaโยกyôokและlɛ́เสี่ยงsìiangต่อdtɔ̀ɔการgaanหล่นlòn
The technician warned that if the frame isn’t secured, strong winds may cause the billboard to wobble and risk falling.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ก, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
yôok
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |