ยอ

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ยอ • (yɔɔ)

1. (botany) beach mulberry, of species Morinda citrifolia of the family Rubiaceae

From Proto-Tai *ɲoːᴬ (“to lift”).^[1]

Cognate with Northern Thai ᨿᩬᩴ, Lao ຍໍ (nyǭ), Lü ᦍᦸ (yoa), Tai Dón ꪑꪮ, Shan ယေႃး (yáu), Phake ယ︀ေ︀ႃ (yō), Zhuang yo.

Compare Middle Chinese 諛 (MC yu).

ยอ • (yɔɔ) (abstract noun การยอ)

1. (transitive) to lift; to raise; to elevate
2. (transitive) to promote; to boost
3. (transitive) to exalt; to extol; to glorify
4. (transitive) to flatter (to please by complimentary remarks or attention)

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ยอ • (yɔɔ) (abstract noun การยอ)

1. (transitive, obsolete) to stop (to bring to a stop)
   • 1681, “พระราชพงษาวดาร ฉบับหลวงประเสริฐ”, in ประชุมพงษาวดาร, volume 1, กรุงเทพฯ: โรงพิมพ์ไทย, published 1914, page 116:

     ครั้งนั้นพญาคำแหงแลท้าวผ่าคองคิดด้วยกันว่าจะยอทัพหลวง

     kráng nán pá-yaa kam-hɛ̌ɛng lɛɛ táao pàa kɔɔng kít dûai-gan wâa jà yɔɔ táp lǔuang

     [On] that occasion, Phaya Khamhaeng and Thao Phakhong bethought themselves that [they] should halt the royal hosts.

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ยอ • (yɔɔ)

1. dip net

Borrowed from Vietnamese giò via Hue/Ho Chi Minh accent.

ยอ • (yɔɔ)

1. Vietnamese sausage Chả lụa