ยิง

See also: ยัง, ยุง, and ยุ่ง

Thai

Etymology

From Proto-Tai *ɲɯŋᴬ (“to shoot”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᨿᩥ᩠ᨦ, Lao ຍິງ (nying), Zhuang nyingz, Saek ญิ๊ง.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		ยิง y i ŋ
Romanization	Paiboon	ying
	Royal Institute	ying
(standard) IPA(key)		/jiŋ˧/(R)

Verb

ยิง • (ying) (abstract noun การยิง)

1. (of weapons) to discharge; to shoot; to fire.
2. (of shooting instruments, as stable guns, glue guns, etc); to use; to employ; to cause to work or operate; to cause to discharge something inside.
3. (figurative) to shoot: to give forth or send forth rapidly or forcibly.

   ยิงคำถาม

   ying kam-tǎam

   (literally) to shoot questions

   ยิงประตู

   ying bprà-dtuu

   (literally) to shoot (a ball into) a goal

4. (figurative) to flash: to display, give forth, or send forth suddenly and briefly.

   ยิงฟัน

   ying fan

   (literally) to flash (one's) teeth

5. (slang, telephony) to beep (so as to request a call back, for example).

Derived terms

• กุ้งยิง (gûng-ying)
• ยิงปืนนัดเดียวได้นกสองตัว
• ยิงเป้า
• ยิงลม
• หยุดยิง (yùt-ying)