หวี
wǐiMeanings
1NounA1
comb
a grooming tool with teeth used to arrange or untangle hair.
Examples
ฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)มีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoหวีwǐiหวีwǐi1comb2[to] comb3hand of bananas; classifier: hands of bananasสีดำsǐi-damสีดำsǐi-dam1black (color)2blackในnaiในnai1in; inside; within2during; in (time)3of; belonging to (formal)กระเป๋าgrà-bpǎoกระเป๋าgrà-bpǎo1bag; handbag; purse2pocket3wallet4classifier: ใบ
I have a black comb in my bag.
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His comb is placed on the dressing table.
ฉันchǎnชอบchɔ̂ɔpใช้cháiหวีwǐiไม้máaiมากกว่าmâak-gwàaหวีwǐiพลาสติกpláat-sà-dtìkเพราะprɔ́ไม่mâiทำให้tam-hâiผมpǒmชี้ฟูchíi-fuu
I prefer using a wooden comb to a plastic one because it doesn’t make my hair frizzy.
2VerbA2
[to] comb
to use a comb to arrange or untangle hair.
Examples
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เมื่อกี้mʉ̂ʉa-gîiฉันchǎnเผลอนอนplə̌ə-nɔɔnทับtápผมpǒmเลยləəiต้องdtɔ̂ngลุกมาlúk-maaหวีwǐiให้hâiเรียบrîiapก่อนgɔ̀ɔnออกไปɔ̀ɔk-bpai
I accidentally slept on my hair, so I had to get up and comb it smooth before going out.
พอporฝนตกfŏn dtòkผมก็pŏm gôrพันกันpan ganง่ายngâaiฉันchănเลยloieหยิบyìpหวีwĕeมาmaaค่อยๆkôi kôiหวีwĕeออกòk
When it rains, my hair tangles easily, so I grabbed a comb and gently combed it out.
เธอtəəหวีผมwǐi-pǒmให้hâiหลานlǎanอย่างyàangใจเย็นjai-yenเพราะprɔ́กลัวว่าgluua-wâaจะjàดึงdʉngจนjonเจ็บjèpหนังศีรษะnǎng-sǐi-sà
She calmly combed her niece’s hair, afraid that she might pull and hurt her scalp.
3ClassifierA2
hand of bananas; classifier: hands of bananas
a cluster of bananas growing together in one tier of a larger bunch; also the classifier used to count such clusters.
Examples
บนbonบนbon1on; upon; in; above2upper; top3[to] vow (at a shrine)โต๊ะdtóโต๊ะdtó1table2deskมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoกล้วยglûuaiกล้วยglûuai1banana (fruit)2banana plant/tree3easy; a breeze (slang)หนึ่งnʉ̀ngหนึ่งnʉ̀ng1one (number)2a; one; a single3a certain; a particular4first; top; foremostหวีwǐiหวีwǐi1comb2[to] comb3hand of bananas; classifier: hands of bananas
There is one hand of bananas on the table.
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Mom bought two hands of bananas yesterday.
This hand of bananas is still green; we'll eat it in two or three days.
พ่อpɔ̂ɔแบ่งbɛ̀ngกล้วยglûuaiจากjàakเครือkrʉʉaใหญ่yàiให้hâiเพื่อนบ้านpʉ̂ʉan-bâanบ้านbâanละláหวีwǐiแล้วlɛ́ɛoยังyangเหลือไว้lʉ̌ʉa-wáiกินginเองeengอีกìikหลายlǎaiหวีwǐi
Dad gave each neighboring household a hand of bananas from a large bunch and still had several hands left for us to eat.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh classLeading หA silent ห before ว puts this syllable in high class.
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableA long vowel with no final consonant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
wǐi
Dips low first, then rises clearly.
High class + No tone mark + Live syllable → Rising
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 | — | — |