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Thai
Etymology
From Proto-Tai *ˀjuːᴮ (“to be (in a place)”). Cognate with Northern Thai ᩀᩪ᩵, Lao ຢູ່ (yū), Lü ᦊᦴᧈ (ẏuu¹), Tai Dam ꪤꪴ꪿, Shan ယူႇ (yùu), Ahom 𑜊𑜥 (jʸū), Bouyei qyus, Zhuang youq.
Pronunciation
Verb
อยู่ • (yùu) (abstract noun การอยู่)
- to be (at, in, on some place, some condition, etc).
- เธออยู่ไหน
- təə yùu nǎi
- Where are you? / Where is he/she?
- ฉันอยู่นี่
- chǎn yùu nîi
- I am here
- ไปอยู่ไหนมา
- bpai yùu nǎi maa
- Where have been?
- เขาอยู่ไหม
- kǎo yùu mǎi
- Is he ?
- to dwell, to live, to reside; to remain, to stay.
- ฉันอยู่บ้านหลังนี้
- chǎn yùu bâan lǎng níi
- I live in this house.
- โลกนี้อยู่ยาก
- lôok níi yùu yâak
- hard to live this world.
- อยู่นานไม่ได้
- yùu naan mâi dâai
- can't stay long.
- กินอย่างหมู อยู่อย่างหมา
- gin yàang mǔu · yùu yàang mǎa
- Eat like a hog, live like a dog.
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Adverb
อยู่ • (yùu) (abstract noun ความอยู่)
- used to indicate that an action is being done or a condition is happening; still.
- กินอยู่
- gin yùu
- eating.
- กินได้อยู่
- gin dâai yùu
- still edible
- เดินอยู่
- dəən yùu
- walking.
- อ่านอยู่
- àan yùu
- reading .
- successfully; capably.
- เอาอยู่
- ao yùu
- to handle something successfully
- somewhat; somehow; in a way; not quite; quite.
- ดีอยู่
- dii yùu
- sort of good
- ได้อยู่
- dâai yùu
- somewhat permissible; somewhat okay