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-rai1what2which; what (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)'.
Examples
นี่nêeนี่nêe1this (near the speaker)2this; this one (pronoun)3here is…; look/listen (attention-getter)คือkeuคือkeu1to be (definition/identification)2namely; that is; i.e.3focus/clarifying marker after subjectอะหยังà-yăngอะหยังà-yăng1what (Northern Thai dialect)2what?; huh?
What is this? (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?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; tell; say that2[to] think; consider; deem3that (clause marker)4about; regarding5[to] scold; reproach; criticizeใดdaiใดdai1which; any (unspecified)2any; whichever (unspecified)นะnáนะná1[!] persuasive/confirming particle2[!] softener; friendly particle3[!] attention-getter (initial position)
Huh? What did you just say? (Northern Thai dialect)
Word Breakdown
อะàอะà1huh?; what? (prompt/attention)2softening/filler particle (colloquial)3uh; um (hesitation)Part 1
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อะหยังà-yăngอะหยังà-yăngwhat (Northern Thai dialect)