โยกคลอน
yôok-klɔɔnMeanings
1VerbB1
[to] wobble; be shaky/loose
to be loose and move unsteadily or shake, as with a loose tooth, a rickety chair, or an unstable structure.
Examples
ฟันfanฟันfan1tooth; teeth2gear tooth; cog3[to] slash; chop; hack4[to] cut; deduct (informal)5[to] overcharge [sb]; [to] rip off (slang)6[to] rake in money; make a large profit (slang)7[to] have sex (slang)ของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnmy; mineโยกคลอนyôok-klɔɔnโยกคลอนyôok-klɔɔn1[to] wobble; be shaky/loose2be shaky/unstable (figurative)ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ต้องdtɔ̂ngต้องdtɔ̂ng1must; have to2must; bound toไปหาหมอbpai-hǎa-mɔ̌ɔไปหาหมอbpai-hǎa-mɔ̌ɔ[to] go to the doctorฟันfanฟันfan1tooth; teeth2gear tooth; cog3[to] slash; chop; hack4[to] cut; deduct (informal)5[to] overcharge [sb]; [to] rip off (slang)6[to] rake in money; make a large profit (slang)7[to] have sex (slang)
My tooth is loose. I have to go to the dentist.
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เก้าอี้ไม้gâo-îi-máaiตัวdtuuaนี้níiเริ่มrə̂əmโยกคลอนyôok-klɔɔnแล้วlɛ́ɛoนั่งnângแล้วlɛ́ɛoรู้สึกrúu-sʉ̀kไม่mâiปลอดภัยbplɔ̀ɔt-paiเลยləəi
This wooden chair is starting to get rickety. It doesn't feel safe to sit on.
เสาบ้านsǎo-bâanต้นdtônหนึ่งnʉ̀ngโยกคลอนyôok-klɔɔnนิดหน่อยnít-nɔ̀iตอนdtɔɔnมีmiiรถบรรทุกrót-ban-túkวิ่งผ่านwîng-pàan
One of the house's pillars shakes a little when a truck drives by.
โครงสร้างkroong-sâangของkɔ̌ɔngสะพานsà-paanเก่าgàoแห่งนี้hɛ̀ng-níiโยกคลอนyôok-klɔɔnอย่างเห็นได้ชัดyàang-hěn-dâai-chátเมื่อmʉ̂ʉaมีmiiลมlomพัดpátแรงrɛɛngทำให้tam-hâiทางการtaang-gaanต้องdtɔ̂ngสั่งsàngปิดbpìtชั่วคราวchûua-kraao
The structure of this old bridge shakes noticeably when the wind is strong, forcing the authorities to order a temporary closure.
2AdjectiveB2
be shaky/unstable (figurative)
to be unstable or insecure in a figurative sense, such as a shaky position, wavering resolve, or undermined confidence.
Examples
ตำแหน่งdtam-nɛ̀ngตำแหน่งdtam-nɛ̀ng1position; location; spot2position; post; job title; role3rank; status4slot; placement; orderผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaanผู้จัดการpûu-jàt-gaan1manager; administrator2personal manager; handlerของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎohis; hers; theirsเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toโยกคลอนyôok-klɔɔnโยกคลอนyôok-klɔɔn1[to] wobble; be shaky/loose2be shaky/unstable (figurative)หลังจากlǎng-jàakหลังจากlǎng-jàak1after; subsequent to (time)2after; once (clause)ทำtamทำtam1[to] do; make2[to] act; behave3[to] cook; prepare food4[to] do; carry out (work)5[to] cause; makeโครงการkroong-gaanโครงการkroong-gaan1project; scheme2plan; proposalพลาดplâatพลาดplâat1[to] miss; fail to catch; fail to attend2[to] make a mistake; slip up3mistaken; in error
His manager position became shaky after the project failed.
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ความสัมพันธ์kwaam-sǎm-panของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoเริ่มrə̂əmโยกคลอนyôok-klɔɔnเพราะprɔ́เราraoไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iมีmiiเวลาwee-laaให้hâiกันgan
Our relationship started to become unstable because we don't have much time for each other.
สถานะsà-tǎa-náทางการเมืองtaang-gaan-mʉʉangของkɔ̌ɔngรัฐบาลrát-tà-baanเริ่มrə̂əmโยกคลอนyôok-klɔɔnอย่างหนักyàang-nàkหลังlǎngเกิดgə̀ətข่าวฉาวkàao-chǎaoเรื่องrʉ̂ʉangการทุจริตgaan-tút-jà-rìt
The government's political stability became severely undermined after the corruption scandal broke.
ความเชื่อมั่นkwaam-chʉ̂ʉa-mânที่tîiประชาชนbprà-chaa-chonมีmiiต่อdtɔ̀ɔระบบrá-bòpเศรษฐกิจsèet-tà-gìtของkɔ̌ɔngประเทศbprà-têetเกิดgə̀ətการgaanโยกคลอนyôok-klɔɔnครั้งใหญ่kráng-yài
The public's confidence in the country's economic system has been greatly shaken.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
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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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
โยกyôokโยกyôok1[to] shake; rock; sway2[to] transfer; reassign (job/role); relocate3[to] loosen; wobble; make unstable[to] shake; rock; swayPart 1
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คลอนklɔɔnคลอนklɔɔn1loose; slightly wobbly2[to] wobble/shift due to looseness3unstable; shaky (incl. figurative)loose; slightly wobblyPart 2
โยกคลอนyôok-klɔɔnโยกคลอนyôok-klɔɔn[to] wobble; be shaky/loose[to] wobble; be shaky/looseWord