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ยักษ์  yak[s]H
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1.[a character from the Ramayana epic, a] giant [or] demon
2.giant; ogre; colossus; monster; titan
3.huge; colossal; enormous; gargantuan; gigantic; immense; mammoth; titanic; vast

pronunciation guide
Phonemic Thaiยัก
IPAják
Royal Thai General Systemyak

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sounding
ยาก, อยาก
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ยักข์yak[k]H
1.   [noun, proper noun, person, formal, loanword, Pali]
definition
[a character from the Ramayana epic, a] giant [or] demon

categories
related wordsกรุงลงกาgroongM lohngM gaaMLanka; (ancient) Ceylon, the city of the demon king ทศกัณฐ์ (Ravana) in รามเกียรติ์ (Ramayana)
ทศกัณฐ์ thohtH gan[t]Mthe 'ten-necked' Ravana—the demon king of กรุงลงกา (the Lanka City) in รามเกียรติ์ (Ramayana)
นางสีดา naangM seeR daaMRama's lover Sita, a character from the Ramayana epic
พระนารายณ์phraH naaM raay[n]M[Hinduism] Narayana (Vishnu), another name for รามา  (Rama), the hero of the Ramayana epic
พระรามphraH raamMRama, the hero character in the Ramayana epic, believed to be the avatar of พระนารายณ์
พระลักษมณ์phraH lakHพระราม's brother in รามเกียรติ์
พระวิษณุphraH witH saL nooH[Hinduism] (in later Hinduism) "the Preserver," the second member of the ตรีมูรติ (Trimurti), along with พระพรหม  (Brahma the Creator) and พระศิวะ (Shiva the Destroyer)
พระวิษณุphraH witH saL nooH[Hinduism] (in popular Hinduism) a deity believed to have descended from heaven to earth in several incarnations, or avatars, varying in number from nine to twenty-two, but always including animals. His most important human incarnation is the Krishna of the Bhagavad-Gita
ราพณาสูร raapF phaH naaM suunRRavana, a demon king in the Ramayana epic
รามเกียรติ์?the Thai version of รามายณะ
รามา raaM maaMRama, the hero and main character of the Ramayana epic, believed to be the avatar of พระนารายณ์
รามายณะraaM maaM yaH naHRamayana [name of the Indian literature on which the Thai counterpart รามเกียรติ์ is based]
หนุมาน haL nooH maanMHanuman, the monkey king from the Ramayana epic
examplesยอ ยักษ์yaawM yak[s]HThe 34th consonant in the Thai alphabet
ยอ ยักษ์เขี้ยวใหญ่yaawM yak[s]H khiaaoF yaiLY is for /yak[s]H/ (the giant) with the big fangs
2.   [noun, colloquial, loanword, Pali]
definition
giant; ogre; colossus; monster; titan

categories
exampleปลาหมึกยักษ์bplaaM meukL yak[s]Hoctopus
sample
sentence
ยักษ์ใหญ่ไล่ยักษ์เล็ก
yak[s]H yaiL laiF yak[s]H lekH
[tongue twister] "A bigger giant is chasing a smaller giant."
3.   [adjective, colloquial, loanword, Pali]
definition
huge; colossal; enormous; gargantuan; gigantic; immense; mammoth; titanic; vast

exampleคลื่นยักษ์ khleuunF yak[s]Htsunami; tidal wave
sample
sentence
เมื่อภัยธรรมชาติจากคลื่นยักษ์ถล่มป่าเถื่อนถึงเพียงนี้ แล้วเรื่องอะไรที่คนไทยต้องมาเข่นฆ่าประหัตประหารกันเองด้วยเล่า
meuuaF phaiM thamM maH chaatF jaakL khleuunF yak[s]H thaL lohmL bpaaL theuuanL theungR phiiangM neeH laaeoH reuuangF aL raiM theeF khohnM thaiM dtawngF maaM khehnL khaaF bpraL hatL bpraL haanR ganM aehngM duayF laoF
"When a natural disaster from a tsunami washes over the virgin forests, why must Thais murder each other to make matters even worse?"

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