อะหยัง

à-yăng

Meanings

1PronounA2

what (Northern Thai dialect)

A dialectal pronoun, primarily from Northern Thai (Lanna), meaning 'what'; the equivalent of the standard Thai 'อะไรอะไรà-rai1what2what; what kind of (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)'.

Examples

นี่nêeนี่nêe1this (colloq.)2this; this one (pronoun)3here4here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)5you see; after all (colloq.)คือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.อะหยังà-yăngอะหยังà-yăng1what (Northern Thai dialect)2what?; huh?3something; anything (Northern Thai)
What is this? (Northern Thai dialect)
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ตอนเที่ยงdton tîiangกิ๋นข้าวgĭn kâaoกับgàpอะหยังà-yăngมาmaa
What did you eat for lunch? (Northern Thai dialect)
เจ้าjâaoกำลังgam-langยะอะหยังyá-à-yǎngอยู่yùu
What are you doing right now? (Northern Thai dialect)
เปิ้นbpêrnบ่bòเข้าใจ๋kâo-jăiว่าwâaตั๋วdtŭuaต้องการdtông gaanอะหยังกั๋นà-yǎng gǎnแน่nâe
I don't understand what you really want. (Northern Thai dialect)
2InterjectionA2

what?; huh?

Northern Thai interjection used to show surprise or to ask someone to repeat; like 'What?' or 'Huh?'.

Examples

อะหยังà-yăngอะหยังà-yăng1what (Northern Thai dialect)2what?; huh?3something; anything (Northern Thai)เก๊าะgáwเก๊าะgáwso; then; also (colloquial/dialectal particle)เมื่อกี้mêuua géeเมื่อกี้mêuua gée1just now; a moment ago2a moment ago; just now (time)อู้ôoอู้ôo1[to] slack off; shirk work2[to] speak; say (Northern Thai)3booming/resonant (of sound)ว่าwâaว่าwâa1[to] say; tell2that (clause marker)3[to] think; consider; deem4[to] scold; reproach; criticizeใดdaiใดdai1which; any (unspecified)2any; whichever (unspecified)นะnáนะná1softener; friendly particle2persuasive/confirming particle3wondering particle
Huh? What did you just say? (Northern Thai dialect)
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อะหยังà-yăngนะnáข้าเจ้าkâa jâoบ่bòได้ยินdâi-yinเลยloieจ่วยjùuaiอู้ôoแหมhăemกำgamได้dâiก่อgò
What? I didn't hear you at all. Could you please say it again? (Northern Thai dialect)
โทรศัพท์toh-rá-sàpหายไปhăai bpaiไหนnăiไม่รู้mâi rúuอะหยังà-yăngก็gâwเมื่อกี้นี้mêuua gée néeยังyangวางอยู่waang yòoตรงนี้dtrong néeเลยloie
"I don't know where my phone went." "What?! It was right here just a moment ago!"
อะหยังà-yăngของkŏngเปิ้นbpêrnอยู่ดีๆyòo dee deeก็gâwหัวเราะhŭua róขึ้นมาkêun maaคนเดียวkon diiao
What's with him? He just suddenly started laughing by himself. (Expressing mild surprise/confusion)
3PronounB2

something; anything (Northern Thai)

A word in Northern Thai for a thing that is not named or specified, often meaning anything in negative statements or conditions.

Examples

ตั้งแต่dtâng dtàeตั้งแต่dtâng dtàefrom; since (starting point)เจ๊าjáoเจ๊าjáo1morning (Northern Thai)2in the morning (Northern Thai)3(colloq.) [to] be even; [to] end in a draw; [to] break even; [to] void a bet (push)เฮาhaoเฮาhao1we; us; our (regional)2I; me (informal, regional)ยังyangยังyang1still; continuing2not yet (with ไม่)3yet? (question use)4still/even (emphatic degree)5to; towardบ่ได้bò dâiบ่ได้bò dâi1[to] be unable to [do sth]2did not; have not3[to] not be allowed to [do sth]4[to] not get; not receiveกินginกินgin1[to] eat2[to] drink (colloquial/with some nouns)3[to] take medicine (colloquial)4[to] consume; use up5[to] corrode; erode; eat into6[to] take (a bribe); pocketอะหยังà-yăngอะหยังà-yăng1what (Northern Thai dialect)2what?; huh?3something; anything (Northern Thai)เลยloieเลยloie1at all; whatsoever (often in negatives)2so; thus; then (immediate result)3completely; absolutely (emphasis)4[to] pass; go beyond; exceedตอนนี้dton néeตอนนี้dton née1now; at the moment2this time/this moment (time noun)หิวhĭuหิวhĭu1hungry2[to] be hungry; feel hungryขนาดkà-nàatขนาดkà-nàat1size; dimension; magnitude2degree; extent3to such an extent; that much4even; to the extent that5as; to the extent of6very; extremely (Northern Thai)
I haven't eaten anything since this morning, and now I'm really hungry.
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ถ้าtâaต้องการdtông gaanอะหยังà-yăngเพิ่มpêrmก็gâwบอกbòkได้dâiเน้อnérเฮาhaoจะjàไปbpaiเอามาao maaหื้อhêuua
If you need anything else, just let me know. I'll go get it for you.
ถึงtĕungเขาkăoจะjàบ่ได้bò dâiพูดpôotอะหยังà-yăngแต่dtàeเฮาhaoก็gâwฮู้hûuว่าwâaเขาkăoยังyangเสียsĭiaใจ๋jăiกับgàpเรื่องrêuuangที่têeเกิดขึ้นgèrt kêun
Although he didn't say anything, I know he's still upset about what happened.
ถ้าtâaมีmeeอะหยังà-yăngที่têeเฮาhaoช่วยchûuaiได้dâiก็gâwบอกbòkมาmaaเน้อnérจะได้jà dâaiบ่bòต้องdtôngแก้ปัญหาgâe bpan-hăaอยู่yòoคนเดียวkon diiao
If there's anything I can help with, let me know so you don't have to deal with the problem alone.

Word Breakdown

อะàอะà1uh; um (hesitation)2huh?; what? (prompt/attention)3softening/filler particle (colloquial)uh; um (hesitation)Part 1
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หยังyǎngหยังyǎng1what (Isan/Lao dialect)2something; anything (Isan)what (Isan/Lao dialect)Part 2
อะหยังà-yăngอะหยังà-yăngwhat (Northern Thai dialect)what (Northern Thai dialect)Word

Related Words

1what (Northern Thai dialect)

2what?; huh?

3something; anything (Northern Thai)