ยาง
rubber
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- 1 rubber、rubber item
- 2 tire、tyre
- 3 plant sap、resin、latex、natural rubber
ยาง is a common noun for rubber as a material and for tires on vehicles. Depending on context, it can also refer to sticky plant sap or to an egret, especially in the compound นกยาง.
rubber、rubber item
This sense refers to rubber as a material, or to everyday items made from rubber or elastic material.
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ยางลบ yaaŋ lóp eraser ยางลบ details
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ยางรัดผม yaaŋ rát phǒm hair tie ยางรัดผม details
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รองเท้ายาง rɔɔŋ tháaw yaaŋ rubber shoes or sandals รองเท้ายาง details
tire、tyre
This sense means a tire on a car, motorcycle, bicycle, or other vehicle. In vehicle-related contexts, ยาง alone is often understood as “tire.”
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ยางแบน yaaŋ bɛɛn The tire is flat. ยางแบน details
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เปลี่ยนยาง plìan yaaŋ change a tire เปลี่ยนยาง details
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เติมลมยาง təəm lom yaaŋ inflate a tire เติมลมยาง details
plant sap、resin、latex、natural rubber
This sense refers to sticky sap, latex, or resin from plants, especially the raw material used to make natural rubber.
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น้ำยาง náam yaaŋ latex; rubber sap น้ำยาง details
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กรีดยาง krìit yaaŋ tap rubber trees กรีดยาง details
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สวนยาง sǔan yaaŋ rubber plantation สวนยาง details
Learning notes
Explanation
ยาง is easiest to understand as something sticky, elastic, or rubber-like. Its core meaning is “rubber,” but in vehicle contexts it often means “tire,” and in farming or plant contexts it can mean sap, latex, or natural rubber. Word order matters: ยางลบ is an eraser, รองเท้ายาง means rubber shoes, and ยางรถ means a vehicle tire. The bird meaning is most practical to learn as นกยาง.
Usage
You will hear this word in contexts such as vehicle maintenance, stationery, household items, hair accessories, and rubber farming. For travel and daily life, phrases like ยางแบน, เปลี่ยนยาง, and เติมลมยาง are especially useful.
Caution
Do not confuse ยาง with ยัง. ยาง is a noun meaning rubber, tire, sap, or egret depending on context; ยัง means “still” or “yet.”
Differences from similar words
1 rubber synonyms
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ยางพารา specifically refers to natural rubber or the rubber tree. ยาง is broader and can mean rubber as a material or rubber items in general.
2 tire synonyms
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ยางรถ explicitly means a vehicle tire, especially a car tire. ยาง alone can mean “tire” when the context is already about vehicles.
3 plant sap synonyms
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น้ำยาง clearly refers to the liquid latex or sap itself. ยาง is broader and may refer to the sap, processed rubber, or a tire depending on context.