Thai edit

Etymology edit

Compare Lao ຍຸບ (nyup).

Pronunciation edit

Orthographic/Phonemicยุบ
y u ɓ
RomanizationPaiboonyúp
Royal Instituteyup
(standard) IPA(key)/jup̚˦˥/(R)
Homophonesยุพ

Verb edit

ยุบ (yúp) (abstract noun การยุบ)

  1. to sink in; to cave in; to collapse inwards.
  2. to reduce; to decrease; to lessen; to become less intense.
  3. (of a project, organisation, position, etc) to dissolve; to disband; to disestablish; to discontinue; to abolish; to cancel.
  4. (of a metal object) to dissolve or melt (into liquid to be made into a new or different object).

Derived terms edit