หวี่
wìiMeanings
1AdverbB2
with a high-pitched buzzing sound
with a high-pitched buzzing sound, especially that of a small flying insect
Examples
คืนนี้kʉʉn-níiคืนนี้kʉʉn-níi1tonight (the night of today)2tonightฉันchǎnฉันchǎn1I; me2[to] eat (of Buddhist monks and novices)นอนไม่หลับnɔɔn-mâi-làpนอนไม่หลับnɔɔn-mâi-làp[to] be unable to sleep; [to] suffer from insomniaเลยləəiเลยləəi1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedเพราะprɔ́เพราะprɔ́1because2because of; due to3melodious; pleasant-soundingมีmiiมีmii1[to] have; possess2there is/are; exist3[to] experience; undergoยุงyungยุงyungmosquitoบินbinบินbin1[to] fly2[to] fly (by air travel)หวี่wìiหวี่wìi1with a high-pitched buzzing sound2gnat; fruit flyอยู่yùuอยู่yùu1[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)หูhǔuหูhǔu1ear2hearing; ability to hear3handle; lug; loop (ear-like part)ตลอดเวลาdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-wee-laaตลอดเวลาdtà-lɔ̀ɔt-wee-laaall the time; constantly
Tonight I couldn't sleep at all because there was a mosquito buzzing next to my ear the whole time.
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ฉันchǎnรำคาญram-kaanเสียงsǐiangแมลงวันmá-lɛɛng-wanที่tîiบินbinหวี่wìiอยู่yùuรอบrɔ̂ɔpจานjaanอาหารaa-hǎanมากmâak
I'm very annoyed by the sound of flies buzzing around the food plate.
หลังจากlǎng-jàakจบjòpคอนเสิร์ตkɔɔn-sə̀ətร็อกrɔ́kหูhǔuของเขาkɔ̌ɔng-kǎoก็gɔ̂ยังyangมีmiiเสียงsǐiangวิ้งwíngและlɛ́หวี่wìiดังdangสะท้อนsà-tɔ́ɔnอยู่yùuข้างในkâang-nai
After the rock concert ended, his ears still had a ringing and buzzing sound echoing inside.
เครื่องจักรkrêuuang jàkเก่าgàoเครื่องkrêuuangนั้นnánเริ่มrêrmส่งเสียงsòng sĭiangหวี่wèeแปลกๆbplàek bplàekเหมือนmĕuuanกำลังจะgam-lang jàเสียsĭia
That old machine started making a strange high-pitched buzzing sound as if it was about to break.
2NounB2
gnat; fruit fly
a gnat or fruit fly (often used as a short form of แมลงหวี่แมลงหวี่má-lɛɛng-wìifruit fly; small gnat)
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ระวังrá-wangระวังrá-wang1[to] be careful; take care2watch out!; caution!3[to] watch out for; guard againstอย่าyàaอย่าyàadon’t; do not (negative imperative)ทิ้งtíngทิ้งtíng1[to] throw away; discard2[to] drop; let fall3[to] abandon; desert4[to] leave behind; leave (sth) behind5[to] waste; squanderเศษอาหารsèet-aa-hǎanเศษอาหารsèet-aa-hǎanfood scraps; food wasteไว้wáiไว้wái1[to] keep; save; store2[to] set aside; reserve3for later; in reserve4[to] leave (something) as is5marks retention or maintenance of a state6[to] wear; sport (hair/moustache/etc.)ไม่งั้นmâi-ngánไม่งั้นmâi-ngánotherwise; or else; if notพวกpûuakพวกpûuak1group; set; category2gang; faction; clique3those; the ... ones (pluralizing prefix)4pluralizing prefix before pronouns or names5classifier for groups or kindsแมลงหวี่má-lɛɛng-wìiแมลงหวี่má-lɛɛng-wìifruit fly; small gnatจะjàจะjà1will; shall (future/intention marker)2about to; going to (near future, often w/ กำลังจะ)3will; would (in conditional results)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2[to] come to (a state or situation)3past/as of now aspect markerตอมdtɔɔmตอมdtɔɔm1[of insects] swarm/hover over2[fig.] flock around; crowd aroundเต็มdtemเต็มdtem1full; filled2complete; entire; full (amount)3[to] be full4fully; completely; to the fullบ้านbâanบ้านbâan1house; home2home (family unit)3village; hometown4classifier: หลัง5domestic; domesticated; cultivated
Be careful not to leave food scraps behind, otherwise gnats will swarm all over the house.
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ที่têeถังtăngขยะเปียกkà-yà bpìiakหลังบ้านlăng bâanมีmeeแมลงหวี่บินmá-laeng wèe binว่อนwônอยู่yòoเต็มไปหมดdtem bpai mòt
There are gnats flying all over the wet trash can behind the house.
สเปรย์sà-bpeenสมุนไพรsà-mǔn-praiนี้níiสามารถsǎa-mâatไล่lâiพวกpûuakแมลงหวี่má-lɛɛng-wìiที่tîiชอบchɔ̂ɔpมาmaaตอมdtɔɔmผลไม้pǒn-lá-máaiสุกsùkได้dâaiดีมากdii-mâak
This herbal spray is very effective at repelling the gnats that like to swarm ripe fruit.
เขาkăoพยายามpà-yaa-yaamปัดbpàtแมลงหวี่má-laeng wèeตัวdtuuaเล็กๆlék lékที่têeคอยkoiบินbinมาmaaรบกวนróp-guuanใกล้ๆglâi glâiดวงตาduuang dtaaของเขาkŏng kăo
He tried to brush away the tiny gnat that kept flying annoyingly close to his eyes.
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 markMai ek
- Syllable endingLive syllableNot needed here: the tone mark decides.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Low tone
wìi
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
High class + Mai ek → Low
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 | — | — |