โย่งเย่ง(yôhng yêng)
Meanings
1AdjectiveB2
lanky; gangling
disproportionately tall, thin, and awkward in appearance
Examples
ตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeตั้งแต่dtâng dtàe1from; since (starting point)2from X to Yขึ้นkêunขึ้นkêun1[to] go up; rise; ascend2[to] increase3[to] board; get on4inceptive/result: start to; become5northward/up-country6result complement: upward/better7[to] sprout; grow; appearมัธยมmát-tá-yomมัธยมmát-tá-yom1secondary; middle/high school level2secondary school; secondary levelเขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillก็gâwก็gâw1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3even; after all (emphasis/justification)4conditional marker (if… then…)5topic/resumption markerตัวสูงdtuua sŏongตัวสูงdtuua sŏongtall (of a person or animal)โย่งเย่งyôhng yêngโย่งเย่งyôhng yêng1lanky; gangling2awkwardly; ganglinglyจนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofเสื้อผ้าsêua pâaเสื้อผ้าsêua pâa1clothes; clothing; apparel2outfits; wardrobe (collection of clothes)เก่าgàoเก่าgào1former; previous2old-fashioned; outdated3old; not newใส่sàiใส่sài1[to] put in; [to] add2[to] wear; [to] put on3[to] pour in; [to] fill4[to] include; [to] insert (data, settings)5[to] attack; [to] go at (colloq.)ไม่ได้mâi dâaiไม่ได้mâi dâai1cannot; not allowed; impossible2did not3[to] fail to get/receive [sth]4unacceptable; not allowed (won’t do)5No way!; absolutely not6not really/actually (corrective)เลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)
Since starting high school, he has grown disproportionately tall and thin until his old clothes don't fit at all.
2AdverbC1
awkwardly; ganglingly
moving or walking in an awkward, ungainly way, especially with a tall, thin body
Examples
เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillตัวสูงdtuua sŏongตัวสูงdtuua sŏongtall (of a person or animal)ผอมpŏmผอมpŏmthin; slim; skinnyเวลาway-laaเวลาway-laa1time2time; period; occasion3when; at the time (that)4time (classifier) [rare/idiomatic]วิ่งwîngวิ่งwîng1[to] run2[to] run (operate; be in service)3[to] flow; course4[to] chase; pursueเลยloieเลยloie1so; thus; then (immediate result)2completely; absolutely (emphasis)3past; beyond; exceed4at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)วิ่งwîngวิ่งwîng1[to] run2[to] run (operate; be in service)3[to] flow; course4[to] chase; pursueโย่งเย่งyôhng yêngโย่งเย่งyôhng yêng1lanky; gangling2awkwardly; ganglinglyดูdooดูdoo1consult; get advice from2try; have a go3[to] divine; tell fortune4[to] examine; check; inspect5[to] seem; appear6[to] look; watch; seeไม่ค่อยmâi kôiไม่ค่อยmâi kôi1rarely; seldom; not often2not very; hardly (degree)ทะมัดทะแมงtá-mát-tá-maengทะมัดทะแมงtá-mát-tá-maengnimble; brisk; efficient; well-fitted
He is tall and thin, so when he runs, he runs awkwardly and doesn't look very agile.