โยกหลบ
yôok-lòpMeaning
1VerbB1
[to] dodge; [to] evade by swaying
to dodge or evade something, typically by swaying or shifting one's body to the side.
Examples
นักมวยnák-muuaiนักมวยnák-muuaiboxer; prizefighterโยกหลบyôok-lòpโยกหลบyôok-lòp[to] dodge; [to] evade by swayingหมัดmàtหมัดmàt1flea2fist; punchของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuffคู่ต่อสู้kûu-dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuคู่ต่อสู้kûu-dtɔ̀ɔ-sûuopponent; adversary; rival
The boxer dodged his opponent's punch.
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เขาkǎoโยกหลบyôok-lòpลูกบอลlûuk-bɔɔnที่tîiเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanขว้างkwâangมาmaaได้dâaiอย่างyàangหวุดหวิดwùt-wìt
He narrowly dodged the ball that his friend threw.
พอporเห็นhĕnคนkonวิ่งwîngสวนมาsǔuan maaผมก็pŏm gôrรีบrêepโยกหลบyôhk lòpไปbpaiด้านข้างdâan kâangทันทีtan tee
When I saw someone running towards me, I quickly dodged to the side.
ด้วยdûuaiปฏิกิริยาbpà-dtì-gì-rí-yaaที่tîiว่องไวwɔ̂ɔng-waiเขาkǎoสามารถsǎa-mâatโยกหลบyôok-lòpเศษsèetกระจกgrà-jòkที่tîiร่วงลงrûuang-longมาจากmaa-jàakตึกdtʉ̀kได้dâaiอย่างน่าอัศจรรย์yàang-nâa-àt-sà-jan
With his quick reflexes, he was able to miraculously dodge the glass shards falling from the building.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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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หลบlòpหลบlòp1[to] dodge; avoid2[to] hide; take cover3[to] evade; elude4[to] return; go back (Southern Thai)[to] dodge; avoidPart 2
โยกหลบyôok-lòpโยกหลบyôok-lòp[to] dodge; [to] evade by swaying[to] dodge; [to] evade by swayingWord