ยก

Thai

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemicยก
yk
RomanizationPaiboonyók
Royal Instituteyok
(standard) IPA(key)/jok̚˦˥/

Etymology 1

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

Verb

ยก (yók) (abstract noun การยก)

  1. to lift; to raise.
  2. (of a body of persons, animals, etc) to move; to cause to move.
  3. to cancel; to revoke; to exempt.
  4. to give; to grant; to confer.
  5. to cite; to allude.

Adjective

ยก (yók)

  1. (slang) all; entire; every.

Etymology 2

Noun

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. (printing, bookbinding) folio; signature.
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