Thai

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Tai *ɲɯːtᴰ. Cognate with Lao ຍືດ (nyư̄t), ຢືດ (yư̄t), ᦊᦹᧆᧈ (ẏued¹), Shan ယိုတ်ႈ (yūet), Tai Nüa ᥕᥪᥖ (yuet), Zuojiang Zhuang ywet.

Pronunciation

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Orthographic/Phonemicยืด
y ụ̄ ɗ
RomanizationPaiboonyʉ̂ʉt
Royal Instituteyuet
(standard) IPA(key)/jɯːt̚˥˩/(R)

Verb

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ยืด (yʉ̂ʉt) (abstract noun การยืด)

  1. to stretch; to expand.
  2. to extend; to lengthen.

Adjective

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ยืด (yʉ̂ʉt) (abstract noun ความยืด)

  1. elastic; flexible.