ยุ

Thai

Etymology

Compare Lao ຍູ້ (nyū), Isan ยู้, Northern Thai ᨿᩪ᩶, Khün ᨿᩪ᩶, Lü ᦍᦴᧉ (yuu²), Shan ယူႉ (yṵ̂u), ယု (yǔ), all in the senses: to push, to shove, to thrust; to help; to stimulate.

Pronunciation

Orthographic/Phonemic		ยุ y u
Romanization	Paiboon	yú
	Royal Institute	yu
(standard) IPA(key)		/juʔ˦˥/(R)

Verb

ยุ • (yú) (abstract noun การยุ)

1. to urge; to provoke; to incite