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| ยักษ์ yakH |  |
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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 |
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| pronunciation guide | |
| Phonemic Thai | ยัก |
| IPA | ják |
| Royal Thai General System | yak |
| similar sounding | ยาก, อยาก | ||
| alternate spelling | ยักข์ | yakH | |
| 1. [noun, proper noun, person, formal, loanword, Pali] | |||
| definition | [a character from the Ramayana epic, a] giant [or] demon | ||
| classifier | ตน  | dtohnM | [numerical classifier for angel, demon] |
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| related words | กรุงลงกา | groongM lohngM gaaM | Lanka; (ancient) Ceylon, the city of the demon king ทศกัณฐ์  (Ravana) in รามเกียรติ์ (Ramayana) |
| ทศกัณฐ์ | thohtH ganM | the 'ten-necked' Ravana—the demon king of กรุงลงกา (the Lanka City) in รามเกียรติ์ (Ramayana) | |
| นางสีดา | naangM seeR daaM | Rama's lover Sita, a character from the Ramayana epic | |
| พระนารายณ์ | phraH naaM raaiM | [Hinduism] Narayana (Vishnu), another name for รามา (Rama), the hero of the Ramayana epic | |
| พระราม | phraH raamM | Rama, the hero character in the Ramayana epic, believed to be the avatar of พระนารายณ์ | |
| พระลักษมณ์ | phraH lakH | พระราม's brother in รามเกียรติ์ | |
| พระวิษณุ | phraH 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 | |
| พระวิษณุ | phraH 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) | |
| ราพณาสูร | raapF phaH naaM suunR | Ravana, a demon king in the Ramayana epic | |
| รามเกียรติ์ | raamM maH giianM | the Thai version of รามายณะ | |
| รามา | raaM maaM | Rama, the hero and main character of the Ramayana epic, believed to be the avatar of พระนารายณ์ | |
| รามายณะ | raaM maaM yaH naH | Ramayana [name of the Indian literature on which the Thai counterpart รามเกียรติ์ is based] | |
| วิษณุกรรม | witH nooH gamM | the architect of the gods in Hindu mythology | |
| หนุมาน | haL nooH maanM | Hanuman, the monkey king from the Ramayana epic | |
| 2. [noun, colloquial, loanword, Pali] | |||
| definition | giant; ogre; colossus; monster; titan | ||
| categories | |||
| example | ปลาหมึกยักษ์ | bplaaM meukL yakH | octopus |
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| 3. [adjective, colloquial, loanword, Pali] | |||
| definition | huge; colossal; enormous; gargantuan; gigantic; immense; mammoth; titanic; vast | ||
| example | คลื่นยักษ์ | khleuunF yakH | tsunami; tidal wave |
| sample sentence | เมื่อภัยธรรมชาติจากคลื่นยักษ์ถล่มป่าเถื่อนถึงเพียงนี้ แล้วเรื่องอะไรที่คนไทยต้องมาเข่นฆ่าประหัตประหารกันเองด้วยเล่า meuuaF phaiM thamM maH chaatF jaakL khleuunF yakH thaL lohmL bpaaL theuuanL theungR phiiangM neeH laaeoH reuuangF aL raiM theeF khohnM thaiM dtawngF maaM khenL 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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