กิ้ว
gîuMeaning
1InterjectionB2
teasing cry; nyah-nyah
a playful teasing sound, often said as กิ้วๆกิ้วๆgîiu-gîiuteasing sound; ooh, look at you!, used to mock someone lightly, especially when they are embarrassed or being teased about romance
Examples
กิ้วๆgîiu-gîiuกิ้วๆgîiu-gîiuteasing sound; ooh, look at you!หน้าแดงnâa daengหน้าแดงnâa daeng1[to] blush; [to have] one's face turn red2red-faced; flushedหมดแล้วmòt láewหมดแล้วmòt láewall gone; finished; sold outแอบชอบàep chôpแอบชอบàep chôp[to] have a secret crush on [sb]เขาkăoเขาkăo1he; him2she; her3they; them (context-dependent)4horn5mountain; hillใช่ไหมchâi măiใช่ไหมchâi măi[Q] right?; isn't it?; correct?ล่ะlâล่ะlâ1topic/contrast particle; question tag2sentence-final particle (casual emphasis)
Kiw kiw, your face is all red! You secretly like him, don't you?
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พอporเพื่อนpêuuanเห็นhĕnฉันchănเดินdernจับมือjàp meuuกับgàpแฟนfaenก็gâwพากันpaa ganร้องróngกิ้วๆgîiu-gîiuแซวsaeoฉันchănใหญ่yàiเลยloie
When my friends saw me walking hand in hand with my boyfriend, they all went 'kiw kiw' and teased me endlessly.
เด็กๆdèk dèkทำเสียงtam sĭiangกิ้วๆgîiu-gîiuล้อเลียนló liianเพื่อนpêuuanที่têeทำตัวtam dtuuaเปิ่นๆbpêrn-bpêrnอยู่yòoหน้าnâaชั้นเรียนchán riianจนjonเขาkăoเขินอายkĕrn aai
The children made 'kiw kiw' sounds to tease their friend who was acting awkwardly in front of the class until he became embarrassed.
บรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatในnaiห้องเรียนhông riianเต็มไปด้วยdtem bpai dûuaiเสียงsĭiangกิ้วๆgîiu-gîiuทันทีที่tan-tee têeครูkruuจับได้jàp dâiว่าwâaมีmeeคนkonแอบàepเขียนkĭianจดหมายรักjòt-măai rákมาmaaวางไว้waang wáiใต้dtâiโต๊ะdtó
The classroom atmosphere was instantly filled with 'kiw kiw' teasing sounds as soon as the teacher caught someone sneaking a love letter under a desk.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Falling tone
gîu
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Mid class + Mai tho → Falling
Tone chart
Every class and spelling pattern, with this syllable outlined.
| Mid class | High class | Low class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No mark + live | Mid | Rising | Mid |
| No mark + dead short | Low | Low | High |
| No mark + dead long | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai ek | Low | Low | Falling |
| Mai tho | Falling | Falling | High |
| Mai tri | High | — | — |
| Mai chattawa | Rising | — | — |