โยชน์
yôotMeaning
1NounB2
traditional unit of distance (16 km)
A traditional Thai unit of distance equal to 400 sen, which is exactly 16 kilometers (approximately 10 miles).
Examples
ถึงแม้tʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛถึงแม้tʉ̌ng-mɛ́ɛ1even though; although2even ifโรงเรียนroong-riianโรงเรียนroong-riian1school (institution)2school (building)จะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)อยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainไกลglaiไกลglai1far; distant2far; to a distant place3far (in time/relationship); distantเป็นbpenเป็นbpen1to be (identity/category/state)2to become3[to] know how; be able to (skill)4alive; living5[to] have; suffer from; be in (a condition)โยชน์yôotโยชน์yôottraditional unit of distance (16 km)เขาkǎoเขาkǎo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardตื่นdtʉ̀ʉnตื่นdtʉ̀ʉn1[to] wake up; awaken2be awake; stay awake3[to] be startled; be alarmed; get excited aboutแต่เช้าdtɛ̀ɛ-cháaoแต่เช้าdtɛ̀ɛ-cháaoearly in the morning; since early morningเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaเพื่อpʉ̂ʉa1for; in order to2for the sake of; on behalf ofเดินไปdəən-bpaiเดินไปdəən-bpai[to] walk to [somewhere]โรงเรียนroong-riianโรงเรียนroong-riian1school (institution)2school (building)ทุกวันtúk-wanทุกวันtúk-wan1every day; daily2daily; occurring every day
Even though the school is miles away, he still wakes up early to walk to school every day.
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ผู้เฒ่าpûu-tâoเล่าlâoว่าwâaเมืองลับแลmʉʉang-láp-lɛɛนั้นnánตั้งอยู่dtâng-yùuห่างhàangจากjàakหมู่บ้านmùu-bâanของเราkɔ̌ɔng-raoออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpaiประมาณbprà-maanสองsɔ̌ɔngโยชน์yôot
The elder said that the hidden city is located about two yojanas away from our village.
หากhàakคำนวณkam-nuuanตามมาตราdtaam-mâat-dtraaวัดwátแบบไทยbɛ̀ɛp-taiโบราณboo-raanระยะทางrá-yá-taangหนึ่งnʉ̀ngโยชน์yôotจะjàเทียบเท่ากับtîiap-tâo-gàpสิบsìpหกhòkกิโลเมตรgì-loo-méetโดยประมาณdooi-bprà-maan
If calculated according to the ancient Thai measurement system, a distance of one yojana is approximately equivalent to sixteen kilometers.
ในnaiนิทานชาดกní-taan chaa-dòkพระโพธิสัตว์prá-poh-tí-sàtต้องdtôngเดินทางdern taangรอนแรมron raemข้ามkâamป่าbpàaเป็นระยะbpen rá-yáทางtaangหลายlăaiร้อยróiโยชน์yôhtเพื่อpêuuaแสวงหาsà-wăeng hăaสัจธรรมsàt-jà-tam
In the Jataka tales, the Bodhisattva had to travel continuously across the forest for a distance of hundreds of yojanas to seek the truth.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is โยชน์ said โยด?
yôot
- Final soundAt the end of a syllable, ช is said like ด (t).Silent letterน์ is silent: the ◌์ mark cancels its sound.
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableLong vowelEnds in -ช, a stop, so it is dead.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
yôot
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + No tone mark + Dead syllable · Long vowel → Falling
น์ is silent here.
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 | — | — |