หวีผม
wǐi-pǒmMeaning
1VerbA2
[to] comb hair
to comb one's hair.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseกำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1currently; in the middle of2power; strength3power (physics)4troops; forcesหวีผมwǐi-pǒmหวีผมwǐi-pǒm[to] comb hairให้hâiให้hâi1[to] give; provide2[to] allow; let; permit3to; for [sb] (recipient)4[to] have [sb] do; cause to5for (benefit of)6so that; in order to7until; to the point that (result)น้องสาวnɔ́ɔng-sǎaoน้องสาวnɔ́ɔng-sǎaoyounger sister; younger female sibling
Mom is combing my little sister's hair.
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You should comb your hair before going to school.
พี่ชายpîi-chaaiของฉันkɔ̌ɔng-chǎnไม่ค่อยmâi-kɔ̂iหวีผมwǐi-pǒmผมpǒmของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoเลยləəiยุ่งyûngตลอดเวลาdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-wee-laa
My older brother rarely combs his hair, so his hair is always messy.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakสระผมsà-pǒmเสร็จsètฉันchǎnต้องdtɔ̂ngรอrɔɔให้hâiผมpǒmแห้งสนิทhɛ̂ɛng-sà-nìtก่อนgɔ̀ɔnถึงจะtʉ̌ng-jàหวีผมwǐi-pǒmได้dâai
After washing my hair, I have to wait for it to be completely dry before I can comb it.
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 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 | — | — |
Word Breakdown
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หวีผมwǐi-pǒmหวีผมwǐi-pǒm[to] comb hair[to] comb hairWord