อหิ
à-hìMeaning
1NounC2
snake (literary)
A literary word for a snake, borrowed from Pali or Sanskrit.
Examples
ทันทีที่tan-tii-tîiทันทีที่tan-tii-tîias soon as; once; the moment thatอหิà-hìอหิà-hìsnake (literary)เลื้อยlʉ́ʉaiเลื้อยlʉ́ʉai1[to] crawl; creep; slither2[to] climb/spread (of vines/plants)พ้นpónพ้นpón1[to] get past; be beyond2[to] be free from; escape; exempt from3beyond; past (as preposition/formal particle)กอgɔɔกอgɔɔ1clump; tuft (of plants)2classifier for clumps of plantsหญ้าyâaหญ้าyâa1grass2weed; weedy vegetationเด็กหนุ่มdèk-nùmเด็กหนุ่มdèk-nùmyoung man; teenage boyก็gɔ̂ก็gɔ̂1also; too2then; so (sequence/result)3conditional marker (if… then…)4well; after all (emphasis/justification)5topic/resumption markerชะงักchá-ngákชะงักchá-ngák1[to] stop short; pause abruptly2[to] stall; be held upไม่mâiไม่mâi1not (negator)2no (reply)กล้าglâaกล้าglâa1brave; courageous2to dare3seedling; young plant4bravely; boldlyขยับkà-yàpขยับkà-yàp1[to] move slightly; shift2[to] advance slightly; move up3[to] adjust; tweakเข้าไปkâo-bpaiเข้าไปkâo-bpai1[to] go in; enter (away from the speaker)2directional complement: into; in (away from speaker)ใกล้glâiใกล้glâi1near; close (in distance/time/resemblance)2[to] be near; be close toแม้mɛ́ɛแม้mɛ́ɛ1even if; although; even though2evenเพียงpiiangเพียงpiiang1only; merely; just2only; merely (preposed to nouns/phrases)3if merely; as soon as4equal to; as much as (literary)5enough; sufficient (literary/formal)ก้าวgâaoก้าวgâao1step; stride2[to] step; stride3[to] advance; progress4step forward; advance5step (classifier for steps/strides)เดียวdiiaoเดียวdiiaosingle; one; only; same
As soon as the serpent slithered out of the clump of grass, the young man froze, not daring to take even one step closer.
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ใต้dtâaiเงาไม้ngao-máaiใหญ่yàiอหิà-hìขดกายkòt-gaaiแน่นิ่งnɛ̂ɛ-nîngราวกับraao-gàpกำลังgam-langเฝ้ารอfâo-rɔɔเหยื่อyʉ̀ʉaที่tîiหลงlǒngเข้ามาkâo-maaในnaiอาณาเขตaa-naa-kèetของมันkɔ̌ɔng-man
In the shade of a great tree, a serpent lay coiled and motionless, as though awaiting prey that might stray into its territory.
ครั้นkránได้ยินdâi-yinเสียงsǐiangฝีเท้าfǐi-táaoอหิà-hìก็gɔ̂ชูchuuคอkɔɔแผ่pɛ̀ɛแม่เบี้ยmɛ̂ɛ-bîiaจนjonผู้เดินทางpûu-dəən-taangต้องdtɔ̂ngผงะถอยpà-ngà-tɔ̌ɔiด้วยdûuaiความหวาดหวั่นkwaam-wàat-wàn
Upon hearing footsteps, the serpent raised its head and spread its hood, making the traveler recoil in fear.
ในnaiบทกวีbòt-gà-wiiอหิà-hìที่tîiซ่อนกายsɔ̂ɔn-gaaiอยู่ใต้yùu-dtâaiกลีบบัวglìip-buuaมิได้mí-dâaiเป็นเพียงbpen-piiangสัตว์ร้ายsàt-ráaiหากhàakยังyangสื่อถึงsʉ̀ʉ-tʉ̌ngภัยpaiที่tîiแฝงเร้นfɛ̌ɛng-réenอยู่yùuท่ามกลางtâam-glaangความงดงามkwaam-ngót-ngaam
In the poem, the serpent concealed beneath the lotus petals is not merely a dangerous creature; it also represents peril lurking amid beauty.
Tones
See how the spelling sets each syllable's tone, step by step.
Why is อหิ said อะ-หิ?
à-hì
The tone rules below use the spoken syllables.
2 syllables · pick one to see its rule
How the tone is decided
- Consonant classMid class
- Tone markNo tone mark
- Syllable endingDead syllableA short vowel with no final consonant, so it is dead.
Mid class consonants
กจฎฏดตบปอ
Result
Low tone
à
Starts low and stays low, easing slightly down.
Mid class + No tone mark + Dead syllable → 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 | — | — |