หอยอีรม
hɔ̌ɔi-ii-romMeaning
1NounB1
oyster (regional)
A regional name for an oyster, a marine animal with a rough, irregular, two-part shell and soft flesh commonly eaten as seafood.
Examples
แม่mɛ̂ɛแม่mɛ̂ɛ1mother; mom2form of address for a woman (traditional/familiar)3prefix: female; main; baseแกะgɛ̀แกะgɛ̀1sheep2[to] unwrap; open by prying; peel [sth] off3[to] carve; engrave4[to] decipher; work [sth] outเปลือกหอยbplʉ̀ʉak-hɔ̌ɔiเปลือกหอยbplʉ̀ʉak-hɔ̌ɔishell; seashellอีiiอีii1vulgar female prefix2familiar female prefix (dialectal)รมromรมrom1[to] fumigate; smoke-treat2fumigation; smoking (process)3[to] chemically darken (metal); patinateก่อนgɔ̀ɔnก่อนgɔ̀ɔn1before; earlier; previously; first2previous; prior; formerนำไปnam-bpaiนำไปnam-bpai[to] take; carry; bring [sb/sth] (away/to somewhere)ทำอาหารtam-aa-hǎanทำอาหารtam-aa-hǎan[to] cook; prepare food
Mom shucks the oysters before cooking them.
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ร้านนี้ráan-níiเสิร์ฟsə̀əpหอยอีรมhɔ̌ɔi-ii-romสดsòtกับgàpน้ำจิ้มซีฟู้ดnáam-jîm-sii-fúutแต่dtɛ̀ɛฉันchǎnชอบchɔ̂ɔpกินginแบบbɛ̀ɛpสุกsùkมากกว่าmâak-gwàa
This restaurant serves raw oysters with Thai seafood dipping sauce, but I prefer them cooked.
ชาวบ้านchaao-bâanเก็บgèpหอยอีรมhɔ̌ɔi-ii-romที่tîiเกาะgɔ̀อยู่yùuตามdtaamโขดหินkòot-hǐnแล้วlɛ́ɛoนำไปnam-bpaiขายkǎaiที่tîiตลาดdtà-làat
The villagers collect oysters attached to the rocks and take them to sell at the market.
เนื่องจากnʉ̂ʉang-jàakหอยอีรมhɔ̌ɔi-ii-romมีmiiเปลือกbplʉ̀ʉakสองsɔ̌ɔngฝาfǎaที่tîiหนาnǎaและlɛ́ขรุขระkrù-kràการgaanแกะgɛ̀เอาaoเนื้อnʉ́ʉaออกɔ̀ɔkจึงjʉngต้องdtɔ̂ngทำtamอย่างระมัดระวังyàang-rá-mát-rá-wang
Because oysters have two thick, rough shell halves, their flesh must be removed carefully.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
3 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classHigh class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingLive syllableEnds in -ย, a sonorant, so it is live.
High class consonants
ขฃฉฐถผฝศษสห
Result
Rising tone
hɔ̌ɔi
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
หอยhɔ̌ɔiหอยhɔ̌ɔi1shellfish; mollusk (general)2vulgar slang: female genitaliashellfish; mollusk (general)Part 1
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รมromรมrom1[to] fumigate; smoke-treat2fumigation; smoking (process)3[to] chemically darken (metal); patinate[to] fumigate; smoke-treatPart 3
หอยอีรมhɔ̌ɔi-ii-romหอยอีรมhɔ̌ɔi-ii-romoyster (regional)oyster (regional)Word