ยอ

Thai
Beach mulberry
An Indian man holding a dip net.
Sliced Chả lụa.

Pronunciation
Orthographic/Phonemicยอ
y ɒ
RomanizationPaiboonyɔɔ
Royal Instituteyo
(standard) IPA(key)/jɔː˧/(R)
Homophones
 
ญ
ญ.
ย

Noun

ยอ • (yɔɔ)

  1. (botany) Morinda citrifolia (beach mulberry, noni)

Etymology 2

Compare Middle Chinese 諛 (MC yu). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨿᩬᩴ, Lao ຍໍ (nyǭ), Lü ᦍᦸ (yoa), Tai Dón ꪑꪮ, Shan ယေႃး (yáu), Phake ယေႃ (yō), Zhuang yoj.

Verb

ยอ • (yɔɔ) (abstract noun การยอ)

  1. to please by complimentary remarks or attention.
  2. to lift; to bring or move to a higher place or position.
Derived terms

Verb

ยอ • (yɔɔ) (abstract noun การยอ)

  1. to stop; to bring to a stop.

Noun

ยอ • (yɔɔ)

  1. dip net.

Etymology 5

From Vietnamese giò via Hue/Ho Chi Minh accent.

Noun

ยอ • (yɔɔ)

  1. Vietnamese sausage Chả lụa.
Derived terms
  • หมูยอ
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