โยกเยก
yôok-yêekMeanings
1VerbA2
[to] wobble; rock; sway unsteadily
To move unsteadily from side to side or back and forth, such as a loose tooth, a wobbly chair, or a small boat on waves.
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; mineโยกเยกyôok-yêekโยกเยกyôok-yêek1[to] wobble; rock; sway unsteadily2wobbly; unsteady; shaky3fickle; indecisive; easily swayed
My tooth wobbles.
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The small boat bobbed back and forth on the waves.
Be careful, that chair wobbles.
เสาsǎoต้นdtônนี้níiเริ่มrə̂əmโยกเยกyôok-yêekหลังจากlǎng-jàakเกิดgə̀ətแผ่นดินไหวpɛ̀n-din-wǎiเล็กน้อยlék-nɔ́ɔi
This pillar started to sway after the minor earthquake.
2AdjectiveA2
wobbly; unsteady; shaky
Describing something that is unstable, unsteady, or not firm, causing it to wobble or sway.
Examples
เก้าอี้gâo-îiเก้าอี้gâo-îi1chair2post; position (informal)ตัวdtuuaตัวdtuua1body; self; person (colloq.)2classifier: animals, garments, furniture, certain items; people (informal)3character; figureนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)โยกเยกyôok-yêekโยกเยกyôok-yêek1[to] wobble; rock; sway unsteadily2wobbly; unsteady; shaky3fickle; indecisive; easily swayed
This chair is wobbly.
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That old wooden bridge looks very unsteady.
He fixed the table, but it's still wobbly anyway.
โครงสร้างkroong-sâangของkɔ̌ɔngบ้านbâanหลังlǎngเก่าgàoนี้níiโยกเยกyôok-yêekจนjonไม่น่าจะmâi-nâa-jàปลอดภัยbplɔ̀ɔt-paiที่จะtîi-jàเข้าไปkâo-bpai
The structure of this old house is so unstable that it's probably not safe to enter.
3AdjectiveB1
fickle; indecisive; easily swayed
Describing a person who is not firm in mind or decisions; easily influenced and changes opinions often.
Examples
เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)คนkonคนkon1person; human2classifier: people3[to] stir; mix by stirringโยกเยกyôok-yêekโยกเยกyôok-yêek1[to] wobble; rock; sway unsteadily2wobbly; unsteady; shaky3fickle; indecisive; easily swayedเดี๋ยวdǐiaoเดี๋ยวdǐiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyทะเลtá-leeทะเลtá-lee1sea2seaside; the beachเดี๋ยวdǐiaoเดี๋ยวdǐiao1soon; in a moment2for a moment; briefly; one moment3wait! just a moment4otherwise; or else (colloq.)5alternating; now … now …ก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerอยากyàakอยากyàak1[to] want; desire2to crave; to long forไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyภูเขาpuu-kǎoภูเขาpuu-kǎomountain
He's indecisive; one moment he wants to go to the sea, the next he wants to go to the mountains.
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คุณkunต้องdtɔ̂ngหนักแน่นnàk-nɛ̂nกว่าgwàaนี้níiอย่าyàaเป็นbpenคนkonโยกเยกyôok-yêekไปมาbpai-maaไม่อย่างนั้นmâi-yàang-nánทีมtiimจะjàทำงานtam-ngaanต่อdtɔ̀ɔไม่ได้mâi-dâai
You need to be more firm and not so wishy-washy, otherwise the team won't be able to proceed.
จุดยืนjùt-yʉʉnของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoโยกเยกyôok-yêekมากmâakเขาkǎoคุยkuiกับgàpใครkraiก็gɔ̂เห็นด้วยhěn-dûuaiกับgàpคนkonนั้นnánไปหมดbpai-mòt
His stance is very shaky; he agrees with whoever he's talking to at the moment.
ผู้นำpûu-namที่tîiมีmiiนิสัยní-sǎiโยกเยกyôok-yêekขาดkàatความเด็ดขาดkwaam-dèt-kàatย่อมyɔ̂mยากyâakที่จะtîi-jàได้รับdâi-rápความไว้วางใจkwaam-wái-waang-jaiจากjàakผู้ใต้บังคับบัญชาpûu-dtâai-bang-káp-ban-chaa
A leader who is indecisive and lacks firmness will find it difficult to gain the trust of their subordinates.
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 | — | — |