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| ยึกยัก yeukH yakH |  |
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| 1. | to avoid; dodge; evade; hold out |
| 2. | not smoothly; roughly |
| 3. | in fits and starts |
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| Phonemic Thai | ยึก-ยัก |
| IPA | jɯ́k ják |
| Royal Thai General System | yuekyak |
| 1. [verb] | |||
| definition | to avoid; dodge; evade; hold out | ||
| synonym | ยักท่า | yakH thaaF | to trick; dupe; outwit; fool |
| related word | เล่นตัว | lenF dtuaaM | to hold out for something; be independent; be difficult; be stand-offish |
| sample sentence | เราจะบีบแตรใส่คนที่ยืนยึกยักริมถนนแยกที่ผ่านมาไม๊ ถ้าเรารู้ว่าเค้าใส่ขาเทียม? raoM jaL beepL dtraaeM saiL khohnM theeF yeuunM yeukH yakH rimM thaL nohnR yaaekF theeF phaanL maaM maiH thaaF raoM ruuH waaF khaaoH saiL khaaR thiiamM "Would you sound your horn at someone who was shuffling on the side of the road at the crosswalk you are passing – if you knew he had an artificial leg?" | ||
| 2. [adverb] | |||
| definition | not smoothly; roughly | ||
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| 3. [adverb] | |||
| definition | in fits and starts | ||
| synonym | กระยึกกระยัก | graL yeukH graL yakH | in fits and starts; not smoothly |
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