วี่
wîiMeaning
1AdverbB2
with a high-pitched buzzing sound
With a thin, high-pitched buzzing sound, like that of a small flying insect; often written วี่วี่wîiwith a high-pitched buzzing sound ๆ.
Examples
ยุงyungยุงyungmosquitoบินbinบินbin1[to] fly2[to] fly (by air travel)วี่wêeวี่wêewith a high-pitched buzzing soundๆ-อยู่yòoอยู่yòo1[to] live; reside; stay2to be (located); be at3progressive/continuative marker4to exist; remainข้างkâangข้างkâang1side; flank2beside; next to; by3classifier: sides; paired parts4side; party (in a dispute or game)5side; lateral (modifier)หูhŏoหูhŏo1ear2hearing; ability to hear3handle; lug; loop (ear-like part)จนjonจนjon1poor2until; up to3so ... that; to the point ofฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)3like; as (in the manner of)นอนไม่หลับnon mâi làpนอนไม่หลับnon mâi làp[to] be unable to sleep; [to] suffer from insomnia
A mosquito kept buzzing by my ear, so I couldn't sleep.
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มีmeeเสียงsĭiangแมลงmá-laengดังdangวี่wêeๆ-อยู่ในyòo naiห้องhôngแต่dtàeฉันchănหาhăaไม่เจอmâi jerว่าwâaมันmanอยู่yòoตรงไหนdtrong năi
An insect is making a high-pitched buzzing sound in the room, but I can't find it.
แม้máeจะjàปิดbpìtมุ้งmúngไว้wáiอย่างดีyàang deeแล้วláeoแต่dtàeฉันchănก็gâwยังyangได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsĭiangยุงyungบินbinวี่wêeๆ-อยู่yòoใกล้glâiหูhŏoจนjonต้องdtôngลุกขึ้นมาlúk kêun maaเปิดไฟbpèrt faiหาhăa
Although I had carefully closed the mosquito net, I could still hear a mosquito buzzing near my ear and had to get up and turn on the light to find it.
พอporวางwaangจานjaanผลไม้pŏn-lá-máiสุกsùkไว้wáiได้dâiไม่นานmâi naanแมลงหวี่má-laeng wèeก็gâwพากันpaa ganบินbinวี่wêeๆ-อยู่yòoรอบrôpจานjaanจนjonฉันchănต้องdtôngหาhăaฝาชีfăa cheeมาmaaครอบkrôp
Not long after I set out a plate of ripe fruit, fruit flies started buzzing around it, so I had to get a food cover to put over the plate.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classLow class
- Tone markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
Low class consonants
คฅฆงชซฌญฑฒณทธนพฟภมยรลวฬฮ
Result
Falling tone
wîi
Starts high, rises a little, then drops clearly.
Low class + Mai ek → 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 | — | — |