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ยอด

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Thai

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Etymology

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From Proto-Tai *ɲoːtᴰ (tip; highest point).[1]

Cognate with Lao ຍອດ (nyǭt), ᦍᦸᧆ (yoad), Shan ယွတ်ႈ (yāut), Ahom 𑜊𑜨𑜄𑜫 (jʸot) and 𑜐𑜨𑜄𑜫 (ñot).

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicยอด
y ɒ ɗ
RomanizationPaiboonyɔ̂ɔt
Royal Instituteyot
(standard) IPA(key)/jɔːt̚˥˩/(R)

Noun

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ยอด (yɔ̂ɔt)

  1. top; summit; apex; peak; upper or uppermost part.
  2. origin; source.
    ยอดน้ำ
    yɔ̂ɔt náam
    river source
  3. (royal) (พระ~) furuncle.
  4. sum; total; aggregate.

Adjective

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ยอด (yɔ̂ɔt) (abstract noun ความยอด)

  1. top; best; excellent.
  2. most; utmost; greatest.
  3. total; entire; whole.

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)‎[1], Department of Linguistics, Cornell University , page 361