วิ้ว
wíuMeanings
1InterjectionB1
woo; whee
an exclamation used to express excitement, joy, or playful teasing
Examples
วิ้วwíuวิ้วwíu1woo; whee2[sound] whoosh; whistleในที่สุดnai-tîi-sùtในที่สุดnai-tîi-sùtfinally; eventually; ultimatelyก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerสอบsɔ̀ɔpสอบsɔ̀ɔp1[to] take an exam; sit a test2exam; test (colloq.)3[to] test; examine (ability)4tapered; narrowing toward one endเสร็จแล้วsèt-lɛ́ɛoเสร็จแล้วsèt-lɛ́ɛo1finished; done; already finished2after finishing; once doneคืนนี้kʉʉn-níiคืนนี้kʉʉn-níi1tonight (the night of today)2tonightไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyฉลองchà-lɔ̌ɔngฉลองchà-lɔ̌ɔng[to] celebrateกันganกันgan1together; together with2each other; one another (post-verb marker)3[to] prevent; keep [sth] out; ward off; block4protective; resistant to; -proof5I; me (informal, male speech)6[to] set aside; reserve; earmarkเถอะtə̀เถอะtə̀1suggestion/encouragement particle2prompting/permission particle3resignation/emphasis particle
Woohoo! Finally done with exams. Let's go celebrate tonight.
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วิ้วwíuวันนี้wan-níiแต่งตัวdtɛ̀ng-dtuuaหล่อlɔ̀ɔเป็นพิเศษbpen-pí-sèetจะjàไปเดตbpai-dèetกับgàpสาวsǎaoที่ไหนtîi-nǎiเนี่ยnîia
Ooh-hoo! You're dressed exceptionally handsome today, where are you going on a date?
พอpɔɔเห็นhěnเพื่อนpʉ̂ʉanเดินdəənจับมือjàp-mʉʉกับgàpแฟนfɛɛnมาmaaทุกคนtúk-konก็gɔ̂พร้อมใจกันprɔ́ɔm-jai-ganร้องrɔ́ɔngวิ้วwíuแซวsɛɛoเสียงดังsǐiang-dang
As soon as they saw their friend walking hand-in-hand with his girlfriend, everyone unanimously shouted "woohoo" to tease them loudly.
บรรยากาศban-yaa-gàatในnaiงานปาร์ตี้ngaan-bpaa-dtîiเต็มไปด้วยdtem-bpai-dûuaiเสียงร้องsǐiang-rɔ́ɔngวิ้วwíuแซวsɛɛoคู่รักkûu-rákที่tîiเพิ่งเปิดpə̂ng-bpə̀ətตัวdtuuaอย่างเป็นทางการyàang-bpen-taang-gaan
The party atmosphere was filled with "woohoo" sounds, teasing the couple that just officially announced their relationship.
2InterjectionB2
[sound] whoosh; whistle
a word representing a whooshing sound, such as wind blowing, or a high-pitched whistle
Examples
ลมหนาวlom-nǎaoลมหนาวlom-nǎaocold wind; winter windพัดมาpát-maaพัดมาpát-maa[to] blow towardsเสียงดังsǐiang-dangเสียงดังsǐiang-dang1loud; noisy (high volume)2a loud noiseวิ้วwíuวิ้วwíu1woo; whee2[sound] whoosh; whistleทำเอาtam-aoทำเอาtam-aoto cause; to leave [sb/sth] ...ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)ขนลุกkǒn-lúkขนลุกkǒn-lúk1[to] get goosebumps2goosebumps3goosebumpy; covered in goosebumpsไปbpaiไปbpai1[to] go2away; off (directional complement/particle)3on; onward; continuously (aspect marker)4(aspect) completed; already past5too; excessivelyทั้งตัวtáng-dtuuaทั้งตัวtáng-dtuua1the whole body; all over2the whole one; the entire thing
The cold wind blew with a loud whoosh, giving me goosebumps all over.
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ลูกธนูlûuk-tá-nuuพุ่งpûngแหวกwɛ̀ɛkอากาศaa-gàatไปbpaiเสียงดังsǐiang-dangวิ้วwíuก่อนจะgɔ̀ɔn-jàปักbpàkเข้าที่kâo-tîiเป้าbpâoอย่างแม่นยำyàang-mɛ̂n-yam
The arrow flew through the air with a whooshing sound before hitting the target accurately.
พายุฤดูร้อนpaa-yú rú-doo rónพัดกระหน่ำpát grà-nàmจนได้jon dâiยินyinเสียงลมพัดsĭiang lom pátผ่านpàanช่องchâwngหน้าต่างnâa dtàangดังdangวิ้วwíwๆ-ตลอดทั้งdtà-lòt tángคืนkeun
The summer storm raged so hard that the sound of the wind blowing through the window gaps went "whoosh-whoosh" all night long.
ก้อนหินgɔ̂ɔn-hǐnขนาดใหญ่kà-nàat-yàiถูกtùukขว้างkwâangเฉียดchìiatหัวhǔuaฉันchǎnไปbpaiอย่างรวดเร็วyàang-rûuat-reoพร้อมกับprɔ́ɔm-gàpเสียงดังsǐiang-dangวิ้วwíuจนjonน่าหวาดเสียวnâa-wàat-sǐiao
A large rock was thrown past my head extremely fast with a terrifying whooshing sound.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai tho
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
High tone
wíu
Starts high and keeps climbing.
Low class + Mai tho → High
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 | — | — |