หวีเหา
wǐi-hǎoMeaning
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lice comb
a fine-toothed comb used specifically for removing head lice and their eggs from hair
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseซื้อsʉ́ʉซื้อsʉ́ʉ1[to] buy; purchase2[to] bribe; buy offหวีเหาwǐi-hǎoหวีเหาwǐi-hǎolice combมาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerสางsǎangสางsǎang1[to] comb; detangle2[to] dawn; grow light3[to] sort out; unravel (a problem)4dawn; daybreakผมpǒmผมpǒm1I; me (male speaker, polite)2hair (on the head)ให้hâiให้hâi1[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 siblingที่tîiที่tîi1place; spot; seat; space2at; in; to (a place)3classifier: places; seats; individual servings4that/which/who (relative marker)5when; the time that (time marker)6ordinal markerติดdtìtติดdtìt1[to] stick; attach; fasten2[to] be stuck; be attached; adhere3[to] catch; pick up (disease/odor/habit)4addicted to; hooked on; attached to5close to; adjacent; touching; contiguous6owing; indebted; behind on payments7busy; occupied; tied up8[to] catch fire; light; start; come on9[to] follow closely; keep close toเหาhǎoเหาhǎolouse; liceมาจากmaa-jàakมาจากmaa-jàak1[to] come from; be from (source/origin)2[to] result from; be due toโรงเรียนroong-riianโรงเรียนroong-riianschool
Mom bought a lice comb to comb the hair of my younger sister who caught lice from school.
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คุณkunต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiหวีเหาwǐi-hǎoสางsǎangผมpǒmทุกวันtúk-wanจนกว่าjon-gwàaไข่เหาkài-hǎoจะjàหมดไปmòt-bpaiจากjàakศีรษะsǐi-sà
You must use a lice comb to comb your hair every day until the lice eggs are completely gone from your head.
การใช้gaan-cháiแชมพูchɛɛm-puuกำจัดgam-jàtเหาhǎoเพียงอย่างเดียวpiiang-yàang-diiaoอาจàatไม่พอmâi-pɔɔต้องdtɔ̂ngใช้cháiหวีเหาwǐi-hǎoซี่sîiถี่tìiสางsǎangไข่kàiออกɔ̀ɔkด้วยdûuaiจึงjʉngจะjàหายขาดhǎai-kàat
Using lice shampoo alone may not be enough; you must also use a fine-toothed lice comb to comb out the eggs to be completely cured.
สมัยก่อนsà-mǎi-gɔ̀ɔnหวีเหาwǐi-hǎoมักmákทำจากtam-jàakไม้máaiหรือrʉ̌ʉไม้ไผ่máai-pàiแต่dtɛ̀ɛปัจจุบันbpàt-jù-banนิยมní-yomใช้cháiพลาสติกpláat-sà-dtìkหรือrʉ̌ʉสแตนเลสsà-dtɛɛn-lèetที่tîiทำความสะอาดtam-kwaam-sà-àatง่ายกว่าngâai-gwàa
In the past, lice combs were often made of wood or bamboo, but nowadays it is more popular to use plastic or stainless steel ones which are easier to clean.
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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หวีเหาwǐi-hǎoหวีเหาwǐi-hǎolice comblice combWord