ยาก

ThaiEdit

EtymologyEdit

Cognate with Northern Thai ᨿᩣ᩠ᨠ, Lao ຍາກ (nyāk), Lü ᦍᦱᧅ (yaak), Shan ယၢၵ်ႈ (yāak), Tai Nüa ᥕᥣᥐ (yaak), Ahom 𑜊𑜀𑜫 (jʸak).

PronunciationEdit

Orthographic/Phonemic		ยาก y ā k
Romanization	Paiboon	yâak
	Royal Institute	yak
(standard) IPA^(key)		/jaːk̚˥˩/^(R)

AdjectiveEdit

ยาก • (yâak) (abstract noun ความยาก)

(archaic) rare, scarce; lacking, wanting.
(archaic) needy; poor.
difficult; hard.

AdverbEdit

ยาก • (yâak) (abstract noun ความยาก)

difficultly; with difficulty; without ease.

Usage notesEdit

Often found used like an auxiliary, such as:
- ทำยาก
  tam yâak
  hard to do
- เข้าถึงยาก
  kâo-tʉ̌ng yâak
  hard to reach; hard to access
- ตอบยาก
  dtɔ̀ɔp yâak
  hard to answer
- หายาก
  hǎa yâak
  hard to find

NounEdit

ยาก • (yâak)

(archaic) difficulty; hardship; trouble.

Derived termsEdit

Derived terms

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