ยอด
top
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- 1 top、tip、peak
- 2 total、total amount、amount、balance、aggregate figure
- 3 excellent、superb、great、top-class
ยอด centers on the idea of the top or highest point. From that core meaning, it is also used for totals in numbers and money, and for praising something as excellent or top-class.
top、tip、peak
This sense refers to the top, tip, peak, or uppermost part of something, especially mountains, trees, poles, and plants.
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ยอดเขา yɔ̂ɔt khǎw mountain peak ยอดเขา details
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ยอดไม้ yɔ̂ɔt máay treetop ยอดไม้ details
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เด็ดยอดผัก dèt yɔ̂ɔt phàk pick the young shoots of vegetables เด็ดยอดผัก details
total、total amount、amount、balance、aggregate figure
This sense means a total, amount, balance, or aggregated figure. It is common in accounting, banking, sales, reports, and online metrics.
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ยอดรวม yɔ̂ɔt ruam total ยอดรวม details
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ยอดเงินในบัญชี yɔ̂ɔt ŋən nay banchii the balance in the account ยอดเงินในบัญชี details
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ยอดขายเดือนนี้เพิ่มขึ้น yɔ̂ɔt khǎay dʉan níi phə̂əm khʉ̂n Sales increased this month. ยอดขายเดือนนี้เพิ่มขึ้น details
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ยอดวิวสูงมาก yɔ̂ɔt wiw sǔuŋ mâak The view count is very high. ยอดวิวสูงมาก details
excellent、superb、great、top-class
This sense describes something as excellent, superb, or top-class. It often appears in expressions such as ยอดมาก, ยอดเยี่ยม, and สุดยอด.
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ยอดมาก! yɔ̂ɔt mâak Excellent! ยอดมาก! details
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ฝีมือยอดมาก fǐimʉʉ yɔ̂ɔt mâak The skill is excellent. ฝีมือยอดมาก details
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นักกีฬายอดเยี่ยม nákkiilaa yɔ̂ɔtyîam an outstanding athlete นักกีฬายอดเยี่ยม details
Learning notes
Explanation
The core image of ยอด is “the top.” In concrete uses, it refers to the peak, tip, or uppermost part, as in ยอดเขา for a mountain peak and ยอดไม้ for a treetop. With numbers, it means an aggregated figure or final amount, as in sales totals, account balances, or view counts. In praise, the idea of being at the top becomes “excellent” or “top-class.”
Usage
You will hear and see ยอด when talking about the top of a mountain, tree, pole, or plant; when checking totals, balances, bills, and sales; and when describing online metrics such as views or likes. As praise, it commonly appears in conversational expressions like ยอดมาก and สุดยอด, or in the more polished expression ยอดเยี่ยม.
Caution
ยอดเงิน can mean an amount to be paid or an account balance depending on context. Also, ยอด is not the default word for every kind of number: จำนวน is often used for a count or quantity, and ราคา is used for price.
Differences from similar words
1 top synonyms
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ปลาย is a broader word for an end or tip, used for objects, roads, periods of time, and more. ยอด is more specifically the uppermost or highest part, or the growing tip of a plant.
2 total synonyms
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ผลรวม feels like the sum or result of addition, often in a mathematical or tabulated sense. ยอด is common for practical figures such as amounts, balances, and sales totals.