โยธา
yoo-taaMeanings
1NounB2
civil works/civil engineering (official)
relating to public works and infrastructure, such as roads, bridges, buildings, or government construction; also the profession of civil engineering (formal/official usage)
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โครงการkroong-gaanโครงการkroong-gaan1project; scheme2plan; proposalนี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)อยู่ในyùu-naiอยู่ในyùu-nai[to] be in [somewhere]ความดูแลkwaam-duu-lɛɛความดูแลkwaam-duu-lɛɛ1care; supervision2charge; custody; careของkɔ̌ɔngของkɔ̌ɔng1of; belonging to2thing; item; stuff3property; goodsกรมโยธาgrom-yoo-taaกรมโยธาgrom-yoo-taaThai Dept. of Public Works and Town and Country Planning (shorthand)และlɛ́และlɛ́and (coordinating)ผังเมืองpǎng-mʉʉangผังเมืองpǎng-mʉʉang1urban planning2city plan; urban plan (map/document)
This project is under the supervision of the Department of Public Works and Town & Country Planning.
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เทศบาลtêet-sà-baanจัดงบjàt-ngópให้hâiฝ่ายโยธาfàai-yoo-taaซ่อมsɔ̂mถนนสายหลักtà-nǒn-sǎai-làkก่อนgɔ̀ɔnฤดูฝนrʉ́-duu-fǒn
The municipality allocated a budget for the public works division to repair the main road before the rainy season.
วิศวกรโยธาwít-sà-wá-gɔɔn-yoo-taaได้dâaiตรวจdtrùuatรับrápสะพานใหม่sà-paan-màiและlɛ́ยืนยันyʉʉn-yanว่าwâaตามdtaamมาตรฐานความปลอดภัยmâat-dtrà-tǎan-kwaam-bplɔ̀ɔt-pai
The civil engineer inspected the new bridge and confirmed compliance with safety standards.
งานngaanโยธาyoo-taaในพื้นที่nai-pʉ́ʉn-tîiชายฝั่งchaai-fàngต้องdtɔ̂ngคำนึงถึงkam-nʉng-tʉ̌ngการกัดเซาะgaan-gàt-sɔ́และlɛ́ฐานรากtǎan-râakที่tîiทนtonแรงrɛɛngคลื่นklʉ̂ʉn
Public works in coastal areas must consider erosion and foundations resistant to wave forces.
2NounC1
soldier; warrior (literary)
a soldier or warrior, especially in literary or older usage
Examples
ในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)นิทานní-taanนิทานní-taantale; story (traditional/children’s)เรื่องrʉ̂ʉangเรื่องrʉ̂ʉang1matter; issue; subject2story; tale3classifier for stories/films/cases4about; regarding (as a topic marker)นี้níiนี้níi1this (near speaker)2this one3this; the present (time/topic)เหล่าlàoเหล่าlào1group; set; category2the ... (plural/collective marker)3classifier: groups; kinds; military branchesโยธาyoo-taaโยธาyoo-taa1civil works/civil engineering (official)2soldier; warrior (literary)ช่วยกันchûuai-ganช่วยกันchûuai-gan1[to] help each other; cooperate2[to] do jointly; pitch in togetherปกป้องbpòk-bpɔ̂ngปกป้องbpòk-bpɔ̂ng[to] protect; defendเมืองmʉʉangเมืองmʉʉang1city; town; urban area2country; state; nation3region; realm (historical)จากjàakจากjàak1from; away from2[to] leave; depart; part from3nipa palmข้าศึกkâa-sʉ̀kข้าศึกkâa-sʉ̀kenemy; foe (military)
In this tale, the warriors work together to defend the city from the enemy.
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แม้mɛ́ɛจะjàเดินทัพdəən-tápมาmaaหลายlǎaiวันwanเหล่าlàoโยธาyoo-taaก็gɔ̂ยังyangพร้อมprɔ́ɔmเข้าkâoสู้sûuศึกsʉ̀kทันทีที่tan-tii-tîiได้รับdâi-rápคำสั่งkam-sàng
Although they had been marching for days, the soldiers were still ready to enter battle as soon as they received the order.
กวีgà-wiiมิได้mí-dâaiสดุดีsà-dù-diiเพียงpiiangชัยชนะchai-chá-náของkɔ̌ɔngกษัตริย์gà-sàtหากhàakยังyangกล่าวถึงglàao-tʉ̌ngเหล่าlàoโยธาyoo-taaผู้pûuสละชีวิตsà-là-chii-wítโดยdooiไม่มีmâi-miiผู้ใดpûu-daiจดจำjòt-jamชื่อchʉ̂ʉ
The poet not only celebrates the king's victory but also mentions the warriors who gave their lives and whose names no one remembers.
ครั้นkránเสบียงsà-biiangร่อยหรอrɔ̂ɔi-rɔ̌ɔและlɛ́กำลังเสริมgam-lang-sə̌əmยังyangมาmaaไม่ถึงmâi-tʉ̌ngแม่ทัพmɛ̂ɛ-tápจึงjʉngจำต้องjam-dtɔ̂ngถอนtɔ̌ɔnเหล่าlàoโยธาyoo-taaออกจากɔ̀ɔk-jàakสมรภูมิsà-mɔ̌ɔ-rá-puumเพื่อpʉ̂ʉaมิให้mí-hâiสูญsǔunเสียชีวิตsǐia-chii-wítไปbpaiมากกว่านี้mâak-gwàa-níi
With provisions dwindling and reinforcements yet to arrive, the commander was compelled to withdraw his soldiers from the battlefield to prevent further loss of life.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is โยธา said โย-ทา?
yoo-taa
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Mid tone
yoo
Level, in your normal speaking voice.
Low class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Mid
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 | — | — |