yoke
/jəʊk/
US pronunciation
American sound/jəʊk/
yoke
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Myanmar meaning
(n) ထမ်းပိုး။ နွားတစ်ရှင်း။ (v) ထမ်းပိုးတပ်သည်။ ပေါင်းစည်းသည်။
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yoke /jǝƱk/ n
၁။ [sing] ~ (of sth/sb) (fml ) ဖိနှိပ်ချုပ်ချယ်ခြင်း။ throw off the yoke of slavery ❍ under the yoke of a cruel master.
၂။ [C] (က) လှည်းထမ်းပိုး။ (ခ) (pl unchanged) (တစ်)ရှဉ်း။ five yoke of oxen.
၃။ [C] ထမ်းပိုး။
၄။ [C] (အဝတ်အထည်တွင် ပခုံး၊ တင်ပါးနေရာ) အတွင်းခံဒေါက်။
v
၁။ ~ sth (to sth); ~ sth and sth (together) ထမ်းပိုးတပ် သည်။ ကသည်။ yoke oxen to a plough ❍ yoke bullocks together.
၂။ ~ A and B (together) (in sth) (fml ) (usu passive) ဆက်စပ်ပေးသည်။ ပူးပေါင်းသည်။ companies yoked (together) in a trilateral deal.
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repression, oppression, burden, bondage, annoyance, associate, attach, bond, bracket, buckle, chain, combine, conjoin, conjugate, connect, couple, coupling, drag, encumbrance, enslavement, fasten, fix, harness, helotry, hitch, knot, ligament, ligature, link, load, nexus, peonage, secure, serfdom, service, servility, servitude, slavery, splice, strap, tack, tie, unite, wed
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