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ยก

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Thai

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Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicยก
y k
RomanizationPaiboonyók
Royal Instituteyok
(standard) IPA(key)/jok̚˦˥/(R)

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Tai *ɲɤkᴰ (to raise). Cognate with Lao ຍົກ (nyok), ᦷᦍᧅ (yok), Shan ယုၵ်ႉ (yṵ̂k), Ahom 𑜊𑜤𑜀𑜫 (jʸuk), Northern Thai ᨿᩫ᩠ᨠ.

Verb

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ยก (yók) (abstract noun การยก)

  1. to raise; to lift.
  2. (archaic) to raise; to erect; to build; to construct; to create.[1]
  3. (as of a body of persons or animals) to move; to cause to move.
  4. (now only found in law, obsolete elsewhere) to deny, to dismiss; to cancel, to revoke.
    ยกคำขอ
    yók kam-kɔ̌ɔ
    to deny an application
    ยกฟ้อง
    yók fɔ́ɔng
    to dismiss a plaint
  5. (now only found in law, obsolete elsewhere) to prepare; to make.
    ยกร่าง
    yók râang
    to prepare a draft
  6. to give; to grant; to confer.
  7. to cite; to allude.

Adjective

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ยก (yók)

  1. (slang) all; entire; every.

References

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  1. ^ ราชบัณฑิตยสภา (2020) พจนานุกรมโบราณศัพท์ ฉบับราชบัณฑิตยสภา (in Thai), กรุงเทพฯ: สำนักงานราชบัณฑิตยสภา, →ISBN, page 260

Etymology 2

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Noun

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ยก (yók)

  1. a unit of measuring wooden boards, equal to 1 cubit wide, 16 wa long, and 1 inch thick.
  2. period of time; round.
  3. (historical) a round of flogging, consisting of 30 strokes.
  4. (printing, bookbinding) folio; signature.