วี่แวว
wîi-wɛɛoMeaning
1NounB2
sign; hint; trace
a slight sign, hint, or trace suggesting that something exists or may happen
Examples
ฝนfǒnฝนfǒn1rain2[to] file; grind; honeยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardไม่มีmâi-miiไม่มีmâi-mii1to not have; lack2there is/are not; does/do not exist3[reply] we don't have it; out of stockวี่แววwîi-wɛɛoวี่แววwîi-wɛɛosign; hint; traceจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)หยุดyùtหยุดyùt1[to] stop; halt2[to] take time off; be off work or schoolทั้งที่táng-tîiทั้งที่táng-tîialthough; even thoughเมฆmêekเมฆmêekcloudเริ่มrə̂əmเริ่มrə̂əm1[to] start; begin2[to] start to; begin toบางลงbaang-longบางลงbaang-long[to] become thinner; [to] become less denseแล้วlɛ́ɛoแล้วlɛ́ɛo1already; now (as of this point)2then; and then; after that3already; completed-action marker4and; and then (linking clauses)
There is still no sign of the rain stopping, even though the clouds are thinning.
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เขาkǎoรอrɔɔจดหมายjòt-mǎaiมาmaaหลายlǎaiวันwanแต่dtɛ̀ɛก็gɔ̂ไม่มีmâi-miiวี่แววwîi-wɛɛoว่าwâaจะjàถึงtʉ̌ng
He has waited for the letter for many days, but there is no hint that it will arrive.
แม้mɛ́ɛทีมtiimจะjàพยายามpá-yaa-yaamเต็มที่dtem-tîiแต่ยังdtɛ̀ɛ-yangไม่mâiเห็นhěnวี่แววwîi-wɛɛoของkɔ̌ɔngการกลับมาgaan-glàp-maaชนะchá-náแบบbɛ̀ɛpต่อเนื่องdtɔ̀ɔ-nʉ̂ʉang
Even though the team is trying their best, there is still no trace of a consistent comeback to winning.
หลังlǎngประกาศbprà-gàatนโยบายná-yoo-baaiใหม่màiตลาดdtà-làatก็gɔ̂ยังyangไม่mâiแสดงsà-dɛɛngวี่แววwîi-wɛɛoของkɔ̌ɔngการฟื้นตัวgaan-fʉ́ʉn-dtuuaอย่างมั่นคงyàang-mân-kong
After the new policy was announced, the market still showed no sign of a stable recovery.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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แววwɛɛoแววwɛɛo1gleam; glint; sheen2sign of talent; promise3hint; sign of a feeling or qualitygleam; glint; sheenPart 2
วี่แววwîi-wɛɛoวี่แววwîi-wɛɛosign; hint; tracesign; hint; traceWord