ยอ

Thai

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

ยอ • (yɔɔ)

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

Etymology 2

From Proto-Tai *ɲoːᴬ (“to lift”).[1]

Cognate with Northern Thai ᨿᩬᩴ, Lao ຍໍ (nyǭ), Lü ᦍᦸ (yoa), Tai Dón ꪑꪮ, Shan ယေႃး (yáu), Phake ယေႃ (yō), Zhuang yo.

Compare Middle Chinese 諛 (MC yu).

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

Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

ยอ • (yɔɔ) (abstract noun การยอ)

  1. to stop; to bring to a stop.

Etymology 4

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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

References

  1. ^ Pittayaporn, Pittayawat (2009) The Phonology of Proto-Tai (Doctoral dissertation)‎[1], Department of Linguistics, Cornell University , page 350
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